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Disk ARchive (dar)bup
Free

Free; source code and static binaries are published.

 Free

Free and open source.

Linux, Command line macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Differential and incremental backups alongside full archives
  • Built-in compression and encryption
  • Global deduplication across and within files
  • Fast incremental saves
  • Command line only
  • Several parallel branches can make choosing a version confusing
  • Command line only
  • Development discussion happens on a mailing list rather than GitHub issues
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: LGPL-2.1
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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