Maestral – open-source Dropbox client
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Open source Dropbox client
Maestral is a lightweight Dropbox client for macOS and Linux. It provides powerful command line tools, supports gitignore patterns to exclude local files from syncing and allows syncing multiple Dropbox accounts.
Powerful command line interface
View and restore previous file versions.
Create and revoke shared links.
See a live view of all sync activity.
Directly from the CLI.
$ maestral status Account: [email protected] (Business) Usage: 48.3% of 1498.4 TB used Status: Up to date Sync errors: 0
$ maestral start Starting Maestral... [OK] - Linking new account for 'maestral' config - Retrieving auth code from Dropbox ? How would you like to you link your account? Open Dropbox website ? Enter the auth code: 6_AEcL89rUXN6Yfre4Cfdzo ✓ Linked to [email protected] ? Please choose a local Dropbox folder: ~/Dropbox (Work) ? Would you like sync all folders? Yes ✓ Setup completed. Starting sync.
Lightweight GUI
Native Cocoa interface for macOS
Qt based interface for Linux.
Multiple Dropbox accounts
The CLI allows configuring an unlimited number of Dropbox accounts. Just pass a new config name when linking a new account.
> Learn moreExclude files and folders
More fine grained controls in the GUI and command line interface allow excluding individual files with selective sync.
> Learn moreUnlimited number of devices
Maestral is not an official Dropbox App. It therefore does not count towards the three devices limit for Basic Dropbox accounts.
.mignore
Exclude local items from syncing by placing an .mignore file in the Dropbox root with patterns matching any number of items.
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