Restic Backup GX is a simple GUI for restic, built with Electron and Vue3.
Existing restic repositories can be used. When first creating a profile the app will detect if a repository already exists. Folders will be added from existing snapshots if possible.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Profiles for different repositories.
- Folders that can be backed up individually.
- Different password strategies supported:
- ask every time.
- store (unsafe).
- from file.
- from command.
- Support for all possible restic backends:
- folder.
- http.
- s3.
- rclone.
- and many more.
- Restore files directly or browse to restore what is needed (requires fuse).
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: gitlab.com/stormking/resticguigx
Support:
Developer: Stormy
License: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0

Restic Backup GX is written in TypeScript. Learn TypeScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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| Restic Browser | Simple restic backup GUI built with Tauri |
| resticterm | Terminal-based UI written in C# |
| kubackup | Web UI written in Go |
| Resticity | Cross-platform UI for restic, built with Wails |
| Restic Backup GX | Simple GUI built with Electron and Vue3 |
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