Object Storage Service (OSS) is a secure, scalable, and cost-effective object storage solution that provides various tools for accessing and managing data. This topic describes how to choose a tool that suits your data access and management scenarios.
Available tools
Select the tool that best suits your daily use scenario from the following table, and click the corresponding document link to get started.
Tool | Scenario | Link to quick start |
OSS console | The OSS console provides a convenient graphical interface for accessing and managing your data stored in OSS buckets directly from a web browser, allowing you to do so from anywhere without needing to download dedicated software. You can monitor bucket usage, download management tools, set alert rules, manage resource plans, and perform basic data operations such as uploading, downloading, and sharing. | |
ossbrowser | If you need to manage OSS resources from a Windows, macOS, or Linux desktop, we recommend that you use ossbrowser to improve your data access and management efficiency. ossbrowser provides a streamlined graphical interface and also supports permission settings and resumable uploads. | |
ossutil | If you need to perform batch operations or automated tasks on Windows, macSO, or Linux, we recommend that you use the command-line tool ossutil. | |
SDKs | OSS provides SDKs for 12 programming languages, including Java, Python, PHP, and Go. You can use SDKs to implement custom development. | |
ossfs | ossfs is a tool that allows you to mount an OSS bucket to a local Linux file system. This enables your application to directly access data stored in the OSS bucket from the file system, facilitating operations such as opening and reading the data. ossfs automatically converts these operations into OSS API calls. | |
OSS connector for AI/ML | If you are using PyTorch for training models on datasets that are stored in an OSS bucket, you can use OSS Connector for AI/ML to access datasets directly from your scripts, without the need to download the datasets to your local device. Additionally, OSS Connector for AI/ML can simplify data management with its support for regular save operations and model progress recovery. |