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
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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

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

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

    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
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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

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    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

     
    Comments about TeraCopy as an Alternative to Robocopy
    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
  3. Rclone icon
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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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    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

    Rclone VS Robocopy

     
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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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft

    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

     
  5. Ultracopier icon
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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

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Ultracopier VS Robocopy

     
  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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi

    CopyMastro Features

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

    CopyMastro VS Robocopy

     
  7. SuperCopier icon
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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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    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

     
  8. RsyncOSX icon
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    A macOS GUI for rsync.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Mac

    RsyncOSX Features

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

    RsyncOSX VS Robocopy

     
  9. RapidCopy icon
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    RapidCopy is portable version of FastCopy.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac

    RapidCopy Features

    1.  Support for Rsync

    RapidCopy VS Robocopy

     
  10. Order66 icon
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    A no fuss, cross-platform, single host, local file sync alternative to Windows Robocopy and Linux/Unix Rsync.

    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

    Order66 VS Robocopy

     
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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 Features

    1.  Drag and Drop

    Truck - Rsync Client VS Robocopy

     
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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

    • FreeOpen 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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