Open-source software for syncing and backing up files across Windows, macOS, and Linux by transferring only essential data.
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- Freemium
- Open Source
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Open Source SyncToy AlternativesTop File Sync Tools and other similar apps like SyncToy
The best open source alternative to SyncToy is FreeFileSync. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to SyncToy and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to SyncToy are rsync, Unison File Synchronizer, Synkron and Toucan.
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114 FreeFileSync alternatives
137 rsync alternativesUtility for Unix file and directory synchronization using delta encoding for efficient transfer, supports compression, incremental backup, remote operation via SSH, customizable filters, permission and timestamp preservation, and daemon mode on TCP 873.
54 Unison File Synchronizer alternativesUnison 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.
Synkron is an application for folder synchronisation and folder-backups that allows you to configure your synchronisations in detail. Despite having many features, the user interface of Synkron is very user-friendly and easy to use.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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- Discontinued
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
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61 Toucan alternativesToucan is a small portableapp utility allowing you to synchronise, backup and secure your data with more options than the built in suite utilities. It is split up into 7 tabs, allowing you to easily find the function that you want.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
89 DirSync Pro alternativesDirSync Pro is a small, but powerful utility for file and folder synchronization. Java JRE 1.7 or above is needed to run DirSync Pro.
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78 Bacula alternativesBacula is a set of computer programs that permit managing backup, recovery, and verification of computer data across a network of computers of different kinds.
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Application for backups. Backups are created using the echo principle. New and updated files are copied from the original folder to the backup. Renaming, moving and deleting files occurs only in the backup.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
JFileSync is a Java application used to synchronize directories of two different file systems. For instance, you want to synchronize a set of directories on your laptop with a set of corresponding directories on your workstation. English and German UI.
119 Qtd Sync alternativesA graphical interface for the Rsync engine that will synchronise files between two computers either locally or over the internet. The beauty of Rsync is that it only transfers the exact part of a file that has changed (differential synchronisation), saving bandwidth and time.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
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Former SyncToy user converted to FFS. Researched a lot of alternatives, found FFS came closest to what I needed. Completely dropped SyncToy now. Happily using FFS for several months.