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Mackupshallow-backup
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT license.

macOS, Linux, Command line macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Copy and link modes for settings
  • Long list of supported applications
  • Backs up dotfiles from their current system paths
  • Can track installed packages and applications
  • Command-line only
  • Link mode can conflict with how some apps save settings
  • Requires Git integration for pushing backups to a remote repository
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 License: MIT
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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