samschott/maestral
Open-source Dropbox client for macOS and Linux observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 89
- Release rhythm 18
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2837
- days_rel: 333
- days_push: 66
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
3330 stars · 108 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Maestral is a lightweight, open-source Dropbox sync client for macOS and Linux, written in Python, with both a CLI and GUI (Cocoa on macOS, Qt on Linux). It supports multiple Dropbox accounts, selective sync, and .mignore patterns, but the project was archived in July 2026 and is no longer maintained.
Use cases
- sync Dropbox on Linux file systems unsupported by the official client
- sync multiple Dropbox accounts on one machine
- avoid the three-device limit of free Dropbox accounts
- run a lightweight Dropbox client with low memory usage
- exclude local files from cloud sync with gitignore-style patterns
- manage Dropbox sync from the command line
When to avoid
- you need Dropbox Paper, team management, or shared folder settings management
- you want binary-diff bandwidth efficiency like the official client
- you need a maintained client - the project was archived in 2026 and will stop working when certificates expire
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
file-system cli gui backup files cloud-computing cross-platform privacy python cli dropbox-client file-sync dropbox-api open-source-client mignore selective-sync archived macos linux docker desktop
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/samschott/maestral · fetched 2026-08-28 · ae8e149a5931
- homepage: https://maestral.app · fetched 2026-08-29 · e55e559e8b33
- site_page: https://maestral.app/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · e9a6efc9b697
- site_page: https://maestral.app/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · c3c00bf54894
- site_page: https://maestral.app/docs/selective-sync · fetched 2026-08-29 · d86c61a54a1a
- site_page: https://maestral.app/docs/mignore · fetched 2026-08-29 · 69d0f05574a8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| samschott/maestral | main | 10 |
For agents
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