The alternatives right now (2012-02-22):<ol> Standard html: File select together in a form that is submitted to a page. (firefox, chrome, IE) Iframe hack: File select together with hidden iframe used to upload file. (firefox, chrome, IE) Flash (all flash enabled browsers) FileReader (firefox, chrome) Drag and drop together with FileReader and ajax post.  File select together with FileReader and ajax post. </ol> When building ordinary web applications then the first alternative is definitely the best. I[...]