Robocopy Alternatives for Mac

Robocopy is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac 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 17 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Robocopy are TeraCopy, Rclone, Unison File Synchronizer and Ultracopier.

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Robocopy, or "Robust File Copy", is a command-line directory replication command. It has been available as part...

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  1. FreeFileSync icon

    FreeFileSync

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    Open-source software for syncing and backing up files across Windows, macOS, and Linux by transferring only essential data.

    107 FreeFileSync alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    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

    FreeFileSync VS Robocopy

     

    • 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. TeraCopy icon

    TeraCopy

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    A free utility for fast, secure file copying that verifies files and skips bad ones during transfer, integrating seamlessly with Windows. The Pro version includes advanced features like favorite folder transfers, report saving, and file queue management, enhancing the file management experience.

    34 TeraCopy alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    TeraCopy screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Shell integration
    2.  Queued Operations
    3. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    4.  Portable
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  No registration required
    9.  SHA256

    TeraCopy VS Robocopy

     
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    james_PTG
    Negative Jun 16, 2016
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    Robocopy have a lot of copy option (date range, tree structure etc..)

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    • Most users think TeraCopy is a great Robocopy alternative.

    • TeraCopy is Freemium and ProprietaryRobocopy is Free and Proprietary
    • TeraCopy is LightweightRobocopy is not according to our users
  4. Rclone icon

    Rclone

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

    93 Rclone alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Solaris
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
    Rclone screenshot 1

    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

    Rclone VS Robocopy

     
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    A free utility for fast, secure file copying that verifies files and skips bad ones during transfer, integrating seamlessly with Windows. The Pro version includes advanced features like favorite folder transfers, report saving, a...

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  6. Unison File Synchronizer icon

    Unison File Synchronizer

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    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.

    53 Unison File Synchronizer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    Unison running in KDE terminal window

    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 VS Robocopy

     
  7. Ultracopier icon

    Ultracopier

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    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

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    System Tray Options

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Ultracopier VS Robocopy

     
  8. CopyMastro icon

    CopyMastro

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
    CopyMastro screenshot 1

    CopyMastro Features

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

    CopyMastro VS Robocopy

     
  10. SuperCopier icon

    SuperCopier

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    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.

    28 SuperCopier alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main UI
    Discontinued

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    SuperCopier VS Robocopy

     
  11. RsyncOSX icon

    RsyncOSX

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    A macOS GUI for rsync.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Mac
    RsyncOSX screenshot 1

    RsyncOSX Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  Support for Rsync
    4.  Folder Sync
    5.  Synchronization

    RsyncOSX VS Robocopy

     
  12. RapidCopy icon

    RapidCopy

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    RapidCopy is portable version of FastCopy.

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    RapidCopy Features

    1.  Support for Rsync

    RapidCopy VS Robocopy

     
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    Order66

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    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

    Order66 VS Robocopy

     
  14. Truck - Rsync Client icon

    Truck - Rsync Client

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    A graphical user interface for rsync, which looks-and-feels like a standard FTP client, but uses the rsync protocol ‘under the hood’ to boost transfer speeds.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Truck - Rsync Client screenshot 1

    Truck - Rsync Client Features

    1.  Drag and Drop

    Truck - Rsync Client VS Robocopy

     

  15. lsyncd

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    Lsyncd watches a local directory trees event monitor interface (inotify or fsevents). It aggregates and combines events for a few seconds and then spawns one (or more) process(es) to synchronize the changes. By default this is rsync.

    94 lsyncd alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    lsyncd Features

    1.  Folder Sync

    lsyncd VS Robocopy

     
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