Robocopy Alternatives for Linux

Robocopy is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is FreeFileSync, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Robocopy and 14 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Robocopy are Rclone, rsync, Unison File Synchronizer and Ultracopier.

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Robocopy alternatives are mainly File Copy Utilities but may also be File Sync Tools or Backup Clients.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Robocopy.
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Robocopy, or "Robust File Copy", is a command-line directory replication command. It has been available as part of the Windows Resource Kit starting with Windows NT 4.0, and was introduced as a standard feature of...

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  1. FreeFileSync icon
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    FreeFileSync is a folder comparison and synchronization software that creates and manages backup copies of all your important files.

    101 FreeFileSync alternatives
    Windows

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Chocolatey

    Top FreeFileSync Features

    1.  File Sync
    2.  Directory sync
    3.  Folder Comparison
    4.  Side by side version compare
    5.  Support for SFTP
    6.  Synchronization
    7.  Folder Sync
    8.  Drag and Drop
    9.  File Versioning
    10.  Portable
    11.  Command line interface
    12.  No registration required
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    • Almost everyone thinks FreeFileSync is a great Robocopy alternative.

    • FreeFileSync is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Robocopy.

    • FreeFileSync is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Robocopy.

    • FreeFileSync is Freemium and Open SourceRobocopy is Free and Proprietary
  2. Rclone icon
     153 likes

    Rclone ("rsync for cloud storage") is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers.

    84 Rclone alternatives
    Rclone screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Solaris
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  File Sync
    3.  Cloud Sync
    4. MEGA icon  MEGA integration
    5. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
    6.  Backup to Cloud Storage
    7. Nextcloud icon  Nextcloud integration
    8.  Synchronization
    9. Microsoft OneDrive icon  Onedrive integration
    10.  End-to-End Encryption
    11.  Multiple Account support
    12.  Portable
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  3. rsync icon
     264 likes

    rsync is a software application for Unix which synchronizes files and directories from one location to another while minimizing data transfer using delta encoding when appropriate. An important feature of rsync not found in most similar programs/protocols is that the mirroring...

    127 rsync alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Haiku

    rsync Features

    1.  File Sync
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Schedule Backup
    4.  File by file encryption
    5.  Cloud Sync
    6.  Encrypted Backup
    7.  Folder Sync
    8.  Delta Backup
    rsync iconRobocopy Icon

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    Comments about rsync as an Alternative to Robocopy
     
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    Included by default in most linux distros

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    • Most users think rsync is a great Robocopy alternative.

    • rsync is Free and Open SourceRobocopy is Free and Proprietary
  4. Unison File Synchronizer icon
     93 likes

    Unison is a file-synchronization tool for POSIX-compliant systems (e.g. *BSD and GNU/Linux), macOS and Windows, with the caveat that the platform must be supported by OCaml. It allows two replicas of a collection of files and directories to be stored on different hosts (or diffe.

    51 Unison File Synchronizer alternatives
    Unison running in KDE terminal window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Bidirectional sync
    2.  Synchronization
    3.  File Sync
    4.  2 way sync
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Folder Sync
    7.  Decentralized
    8.  Support for Rsync
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Gtk
    Unison File Synchronizer iconRobocopy Icon

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  5. Ultracopier icon
     73 likes

    Ultracopier replaces Windows explorer file copy and adds many features: Transfer resuming, transfer speed control, transfer speed computation, better transfer progress display, faster transfers, copy list editable while transferring.

    31 Ultracopier alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Multiple languages
    Ultracopier iconRobocopy Icon

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  6. CopyMastro icon
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    CopyMastro is an open source copy and backup utility developed by Marco Mastroddi. You don't need to install, just download, unzip and start it. Simple, fast and useful.

    11 CopyMastro alternatives
    CopyMastro screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi

    CopyMastro Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Portable
    4.  Works Offline
    CopyMastro iconRobocopy Icon

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  7. SuperCopier icon
     51 likes

    SuperCopier replaces Windows explorer file copy and adds many features: Transfer resuming, transfer speed control, transfer speed computation, better transfer progress display, faster transfers, copy list editable while transferring.

    31 SuperCopier alternatives
    Main UI

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Copy & paste actions
    Discontinued

    The official website states "Deprecated, use Ultracopier".SuperCopier 1.4.0.8 was built 2016-01-02.

    SuperCopier iconRobocopy Icon

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  8. Order66 icon
     5 likes

    A no fuss, cross-platform, single host, local file sync alternative to Windows Robocopy and Linux/Unix Rsync.

    4 Order66 alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Portable
    5.  Incremental Backup
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Offline
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  9. Hash-o-matic icon
     1 like

    Simple hash validator allowing to compare two files, generate the checksum of a file and verify if a hash matches a file.

    54 Hash-o-matic alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Hash-o-matic Features

    1.  Computation and verification of hashes
    Hash-o-matic iconRobocopy Icon

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  10. NIS One-Click-Backup icon
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    One-Click-Backup saves (copies) your folders to an external location of your choice. You can select the default folders in your home directory as well as add aditional folders.

    27 NIS One-Click-Backup alternatives
    NIS One-Click-Backup screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    NIS One-Click-Backup iconRobocopy Icon

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  11. checksum icon
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    checksum is an easy-to-use, no-nonsense BLAKE2, SHA1 & MD5 hashing program for Windows, capable of creating & verifying hashes of files and folders, even whole drives, with just one or two clicks. It is robust, lightning fast, intuitive, and completely customizable.

    69 checksum alternatives
    checksum screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    checksum Features

    1.  Support for 64 bit
    2.  Drag and Drop
    checksum iconRobocopy Icon

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  12. MiniCopier icon
     10 likes

    MiniCopier is a multi-platform graphical copy manager. It lets you queue different transfers, resume a copy that has failed, limit the speed or pause the copy. If a transfer fails, an error is logged and the rest of the queue is treated. MiniCopier uses a system of drag-and-dro.

    27 MiniCopier alternatives
    MiniCopier screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 0.5, released in May 2009, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    MiniCopier iconRobocopy Icon

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