---
id: flask-autoindex
version: "0.6.6"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# Flask-AutoIndex — The mod_autoindex for Flask

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 270.5K/mo

## What it is and what it does

Flask-AutoIndex is a Flask extension that automatically generates directory index pages for your application, rendering file listings in a web-friendly format. It mimics the behavior of Apache's mod_autoindex module but allows customization through Flask templates.

The package has no runtime dependencies beyond Flask itself, making it lightweight to add to an existing Flask project. However, it has been abandoned since 2020-03-30 and receives no active maintenance, which means it may not be compatible with recent Flask versions or modern Python releases without manual patching.

Use it for:

- Serve static file directories with auto-generated browsable index pages in Flask applications
- Create a simple file browser interface for downloading or viewing files stored on a web server
- Replace Apache mod_autoindex behavior when migrating from Apache to a Flask-based deployment

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Flask-AutoIndex generates directory listing pages for Flask applications, similar to Apache's mod_autoindex but with customizable HTML output.

No. The package is abandoned and has not been maintained for 2328 days. While it carries no known security vulnerabilities and uses a permissive MIT license, the lack of maintenance means it is unlikely to work reliably with current Flask or Python versions. Only consider it if you are working with a legacy Flask application that already depends on it.

## Install

pip install flask-autoindex
uv add flask-autoindex
poetry add flask-autoindex

## Installing Flask-AutoIndex

Before you install: High install friction with no runtime dependencies. The package is abandoned—last release was 2020-03-30, over 2328 days ago—and maintenance status is inactive.

License in practice: MIT license is permissive and imposes no significant restrictions on use, modification, or distribution.

Quickstart:

pip install Flask-AutoIndex

from flask import Flask
from flask_autoindex import AutoIndex

app = Flask(__name__)
AutoIndex(app, browse_root='.')

Requires Flask; compatibility with current Flask versions is uncertain given the package abandonment since 2020-03-30

Verify before relying:

- Whether Flask-AutoIndex works with current Flask versions given the abandonment since 2020-03-30
- Compatibility with modern Python releases and current Flask ecosystem
- Whether there are known issues or breaking changes in Flask that affect this extension

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: high
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 270.5K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

flask directory listing, auto index pages flask, directory browser flask, apache mod_autoindex flask, file listing web interface, flask file browser, abandoned, legacy

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