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SparkleShare

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SparkleShare is a Free Open Source syncing tool. Its light, secure and easy to use. SparkleShare allows you to setup your own servers so you always keep control on your data.

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Application type

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows  Vista and Seven
  • Linux
  • Self-Hosted
Discontinued

The developer dropped this project.https://github.com/hbons/SparkleShare/issues/2006

3.7 / 5 Avg rating (3)
109 likes
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0 news articles

Features

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  1. Git icon  Git Support
  2.  Real time collaboration
  3.  Folder Sync
  4.  Client side encryption
  5.  Synchronization
  6.  File Sync

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  • App icon
    SudoVanilla added SparkleShare as alternative to Cloudreve
    25 days ago
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    kapsul added SparkleShare as alternative to Kapsul.ai
    about 1 month ago
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    laszlo000 added SparkleShare as alternative to Fileverse
    2 months ago
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    K0RR added SparkleShare as alternative to UploadNow.io
    3 months ago
  • App icon
    K0RR added SparkleShare as alternative to MixDrop
    3 months ago
  • drliu1202 updated SparkleShare
    4 months ago
  • drliu1202 reviewed SparkleShare  
    4 months ago

    SparkleShare is a Git client to pull and push modified files between Git remote servers and the local machine. It is buggy, RAM-consuming, and eventually discontinued. Developers probably prefer GitKraken for Visual Studio Code. Common users could try the Git plugin for Obsidian. Obsidian Git Plugin

  • drliu1202, forcemajore and c0728 liked SparkleShare
    4 months ago
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SparkleShare information

  • Developed by

    The SparkleShare Community
  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.7
  • Alternatives

    78 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 4 comments and reviews about SparkleShare, and it has gotten 109 likes

SparkleShare was added to AlternativeTo by scaife on Jul 4, 2010 and this page was last updated Oct 28, 2024.

Comments and Reviews

   
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WeiHua Liu
  
Top positive commentOct 28, 2024

SparkleShare is a Git client to pull and push modified files between Git remote servers and the local machine. It is buggy, RAM-consuming, and eventually discontinued. Developers probably prefer GitKraken for Visual Studio Code. Common users could try the Git plugin for Obsidian. Obsidian Git Plugin

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jonsnyder
  
ReviewMay 24, 2015

This is a great program for the desktop. The simplicity of using a git repo (like github) as the server for syncing makes this program superb.

It is unfortunate that the Android app is not so simple as it requires you to set up your own server. I would have used this program everyday if I could have simply used the same github repo in the app.

1 reply
WeiHua Liu

Use Git client applications on Android.

Reply written Oct 1, 2018

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Line5
  
Positive commentMay 15, 2013

We use this great tool for our daily work: The server can be a simple linux server or even a diskstation. Setup of the server needed some time for the first time, but having understood how it works, the concept is really simple and convenient. SparkleShare synchronizes automatically all data between designated directories on the computer and the server - and if used with GIT, for example, even keeps old versions of the file. It hence is an amazing solution for backing up project directories on laptops.

[Edited by Line5, May 15] Ah, and the client works perfectly on Windows!

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User9818885
CommentAug 14, 2011

Sparkleshare does not support Windows. It's GNU/Linux and Mac only (at the time of writing).

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OmgItsTheSmartGuy

In light of this new info, I've edited the application page for Sparkleshare. However, it's worth noting that any user can edit any application page on AlternativeTo (though we need to approve any changes by new users).

Reply written Aug 16, 2011

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What is SparkleShare?

SparkleShare is a Free Open Source syncing tool. Its light, secure and easy to use. SparkleShare allows you to setup your own servers so you always keep control on your data.

SparkleShare was made to cover certain use cases, but doesn't handle every scenario well. To help you decide if SparkleShare is right for you, here's a few examples of what it does well and less well with smiley faces:

Great:

  • Frequently changing project files, like text, office documents, and images
  • Tracking and syncing files edited by multiple people
  • Reverting a file to any point in its history
  • Preventing spying on your files on the server using encryption

Not so great:

  • Full computer backups
  • Large binary files that change often, like video editing projects

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