bit-team/backintime
A comfortable and well-configurable graphical Frontend for incremental backups, with a command-line version also available. Modified files are transferred, while unchanged files are linked to the new folder using rsync's hard link feature, saving storage space. Restoring is straightforward via file manager, command line or Back In Time itself. observed · 2026-10-09
Health v2 · maintenance only
76/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 38
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 122
- age_days: 4027
- days_rel: 252
- days_push: 27
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
2673 stars · 297 forks observed · 2026-10-09
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Back In Time is a configurable graphical frontend for incremental backups on Linux, built on rsync with hard-link-based snapshots, plus a command-line tool. Backups can be scheduled and stored locally or remotely over SSH, with easy restore options.
Use cases
- schedule incremental backups of my home folder on linux
- back up files to a remote server over ssh
- save disk space with hard-link-based snapshots
- restore previous versions of files from a backup
- graphical backup tool for linux desktop
- command line backup with rsync
When to choose
- you want a user-friendly GUI for rsync-based incremental backups on Linux
- you need scheduled local or SSH remote backups with space-efficient snapshots
- you want simple restore via file manager, CLI, or the app itself
When to avoid
- you need backups on Windows or macOS
- you need cloud-storage-native backup targets
- you require block-level or full-disk imaging backups
Facets
application · maturity active
backup gui cli file-system scheduling operating-systems files self-hosted python cli rsync incremental-backup hardlinks snapshot ssh-remote-backup qt-gui backup linux qt
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/bit-team/backintime · fetched 2026-10-09 · 6a52f57e293c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| bit-team/backintime | main | 76 |
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