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shallow-backupMackup
Free

Free and open source under the MIT license.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

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

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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