# Grive/grive

an open source Linux client for Google Drive

Repository: https://github.com/Grive/grive
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/grive
Homepage: http://www.lbreda.com/grive/start
Language: C++
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2024-07-26T15:55:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5243, "days_push": 768, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1586, forks 369 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:07.681119+00:00)

## What it is
Grive is an open-source Linux command-line client for syncing files with Google Drive, written in C++. The original project is deprecated and no longer maintained; users should use the actively maintained fork Grive2.

## Use cases
- sync files with google drive from linux
- command line google drive client
- upload and download files to google drive
- backup local folder to google drive
- access google drive without a browser

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight CLI Google Drive client on Linux and accept the risks of an unmaintained tool
- you want to study the original implementation before moving to Grive2

## When to avoid
- you want an actively maintained Google Drive client - use Grive2 instead
- you need reliable sync with current Google Drive APIs
- you need a GUI client

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: file-system, backup
- domain: cloud-computing, files, operating-systems
- platform: cpp, cli
- tags: google-drive, file-sync, deprecated, grive2-successor, linux

## Member repositories
- Grive/grive (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:07.681119+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:55:27.104140+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Grive/grive (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:07.681119+00:00, sha bfc6286ff66d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.