Croc sends files between two computers with a code phrase, resumes if the connection drops, and runs on the major desktops. One binary, no account, encryption between the two ends. The usual author is the developer known as schollz. By default the introduction goes through a public relay. A public relay sees that a transfer […]
Syncthing keeps folders the same across computers you own. The devices talk to each other, encrypted, with no account and no company in the middle. It is open source. You approve each device. After that, changes flow. A delete flows too. Syncthing is not a backup. If ransomware encrypts the folder on one machine, the […]
BorgBackup stores encrypted, deduplicated, compressed archives on a disk or a server you control. The tool is aimed at people who will use a terminal. Daily backups stay small because unchanged chunks are not stored again. You can prune old archives and still restore a file from last month. Borg wants Borg on the far […]
LocalSend moves files between phones and computers on the same local network. No account, no size cap from a company, no cloud. It is open source and runs on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux. Nearby devices see each other and you accept the transfer. It is not a way to send a file across […]
Ente Auth stores TOTP codes with end-to-end encryption and syncs them across Android, iPhone, desktop, and the web. It comes from the same people as Ente Photos. You can keep codes on one device without an account. Sync means an account, and the codes are still encrypted with keys you hold. They have published audits. […]
Tresorit is end-to-end encrypted storage aimed at offices. It started in Hungary and is based in Switzerland. Swiss Post has owned it since 2021. Sharing, remote wipe, and admin controls are the product. The company publishes security writeups and has a history of outside tests. The design claim is that Tresorit cannot read the files. […]
Nextcloud is a self-hosted cloud: files, calendar, contacts, and a pile of apps, under the AGPL. You run it on a server you control, or you rent one. There is no Google in the middle unless you put one there. The files are not end-to-end encrypted by default. Whoever runs the server can read them. […]
Aegis is an open-source Android app for TOTP codes, the six-digit login codes that change every 30 seconds. The vault is encrypted on the phone. Backups can be encrypted and written to a file you store yourself. There is no Aegis cloud. Android only. If you lose the phone and the backup, you lose the […]
Proton Drive is end-to-end encrypted file storage from Proton in Switzerland. Files are encrypted before upload. Sharing is by link, with an optional password. The phone apps can back up photos. The same account can sit next to Proton Mail and VPN if you want one login. Free space is small. The desktop sync client […]
Bitwarden is an open-source password manager with apps on every platform and a company whose product is the vault. The database is encrypted on your devices before it syncs. Independent audits are published. The free tier covers unlimited passwords across devices. Paid adds a few sharing and emergency features. TOTP codes and passkeys live in […]
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