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Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL, part of the GNOME project's apps.

macOS, Linux, Command line Linux
  • Encrypts and signs everything before it leaves the machine
  • Supports a very wide range of remote storage back ends
  • Encrypts, compresses and schedules backups with almost no configuration
  • Incremental, so you can restore from any particular past backup
  • Long incremental chains make restores slow and fragile
  • Periodic full backups are needed to keep chains manageable
  • Personal files only; the project says it does not support complete system recovery
  • Linux and GNOME only
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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