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vima-alt/rclone-app

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4Audience · generalComplexity · 2/5LicenseSetup · easy

TLDR

A desktop app that gives Rclone, the cloud storage command line tool, a visual point-and-click interface for transfers, syncing, and scheduling.

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    What it does
      Visual Rclone interface
      File transfers and syncing
      Scheduling and profiles
    Tech stack
      Electron
      React
      TypeScript
      Tailwind CSS
    Use cases
      Cloud backups
      Scheduled syncing
      Mounting cloud drives
    Audience
      Cloud storage users
      Non-CLI users

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Move or sync files between your computer and cloud storage without typing commands.

USE CASE 2

Schedule automatic backups or syncs to run daily, weekly, or on a custom schedule.

USE CASE 3

Mount cloud storage as a regular drive on your computer for easy file browsing.

What is it built with?

ElectronReactTypeScriptTailwind CSS

How does it compare?

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LanguageTypeScriptPython
Setup difficultyeasymoderateeasy
Complexity2/53/52/5
Audiencegeneraldevelopervibe coder

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 30min

Requires Rclone itself to be installed separately, the app detects or helps locate it on first run.

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

RcloneApp is a desktop application that gives a visual interface to Rclone, a well known command line tool for moving and syncing files between your computer and cloud storage services. Instead of learning and typing text commands, this app lets you manage cloud storage through buttons, menus, and windows, while still using the full power of Rclone underneath. The app supports connecting to more than forty different storage providers, including Google Drive, Amazon S3, Dropbox, OneDrive, and Backblaze B2, with a setup process that walks you through logging into each one through your browser. Once connected, you can build file transfer or sync jobs visually, watch their progress in real time with speed and time estimates, and pause, resume, or cancel them as needed. You can also save transfer setups as reusable profiles, and schedule tasks to run automatically on an hourly, daily, weekly, or custom schedule, including chaining several tasks together in sequence. Other included tools are a dual pane file browser for looking at local and cloud files side by side, a mount manager that lets you make cloud storage appear as a normal drive on your computer, and a live terminal viewer for seeing the underlying commands and logs. The interface can be switched between basic, advanced, and expert modes depending on how much detail you want to see. To use it, Rclone itself must already be installed on your computer, and a first run setup wizard helps detect it automatically or lets you point to it manually. The app is released under the MIT license.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Walk me through installing RcloneApp and connecting my Google Drive or Dropbox account.
Prompt 2
Help me set up a scheduled sync task between two cloud storage providers.
Prompt 3
Explain the difference between basic, advanced, and expert UI modes in this app.
Prompt 4
Show me how to mount a cloud remote as a local drive using this app's mount manager.

Frequently asked questions

What is rclone-app?

A desktop app that gives Rclone, the cloud storage command line tool, a visual point-and-click interface for transfers, syncing, and scheduling.

What license does rclone-app use?

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is rclone-app to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is rclone-app for?

Mainly general.

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