Ente is a privacy-focused platform for storing personal data in the cloud with end-to-end encryption.
The repository contains the codebase for the Ente ecosystem, including Ente Photos for photo and video backup, Ente Auth for two-factor authentication, and Ente Locker for sensitive documents, credentials, and notes. It’s aimed at people who want private alternatives to mainstream cloud services while keeping control over their data.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Combines three privacy-focused applications in one codebase: Ente Photos, Ente Auth, and Ente Locker.
- Ente Photos offers encrypted backup, private sharing, collaborative albums, background uploads, and search features for photo libraries.
- Ente Auth provides a 2FA authenticator with end-to-end encrypted backups and cross-device sync.
- Ente Locker stores important documents, credentials, and notes with end-to-end encryption.
- Includes client applications for Linux, macOS, Windows, web, Android, and iOS, along with the server components.
- Can be self-hosted by users who want to run the service on their own infrastructure.
- The project’s source code and cryptography have been externally audited.
Website: github.com/ente/ente
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Developer: Ente
License: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
Ente is written in Dart and TypeScript. Learn Dart with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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