Celeste is a GUI file synchronization client that can connect to virtually any cloud provider. It provides a streamlined experience to back up your files, and integrates directly into your desktop system.
It’s a frontend to Rclone, offering a reliable way to sync your files. It’s written using GTK4 and Libadwaita.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Two-way sync.
- Asking what to do when a local and remote file have both been updated since last sync.
- Ability to exclude files/folders from sync.
- Connect to multiple cloud providers at the same time.
- Supports a variety of cloud provides: Dropbox, Google Drive, Nextcloud, Owncloud, pCloud, Proton Drive, and WebDAV.
Website: github.com/hwittenborn/celeste
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Developer: Hunter Wittenborn and contributors
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

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Related Software
| Google Drive Clients | |
|---|---|
| Rclone | Sync files and directories to and from Google Drive and more |
| google-drive-ocamlfuse | FUSE filesystem over Google Drive |
| Grive2 | Fork of the original "Grive" |
| jdrivesync | Simple command line tool |
| Celeste | GUI file synchronization client |
| Drive | Google Drive client for the commandline |
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| File Synchronization Tools | |
|---|---|
| Syncthing | Continuous file synchronization program |
| Unison | File-synchronization tool for POSIX-compliant systems |
| Rclone | Command line program to sync files and directories |
| rsync | Fast incremental file transfer |
| Cryptomator | Multi-platform transparent client-side encryption of files in the cloud |
| FreeFileSync | Folder comparison and synchronization software |
| Grsync | Graphical user interface for rsync |
| syncBackup | Backup and mirror your drives |
| Seafile | Coud storage system with privacy protection and teamwork features |
| Celeste | GUI file synchronization client |
| luckyBackup | Backup & sync tool |
| YARsync | Yet Another Rsync |
| Sync-in | File sync and server management |
| osync | Two way filesync script running on Bash |
| bita | Differential file synchronization over HTTP |
| Spacedrive | File manager powered by a virtual distributed filesystem |
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