# owncloud/client

🖥️ Desktop Syncing Client for ownCloud

Repository: https://github.com/owncloud/client
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/owncloud-client
Language: C++
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: cpp, desktop, owncloud, server-sync, sync-client, owncloud-desktop
Last push: 2026-08-26T15:34:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 77, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5121, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 75, "gap_med": 69, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1479, forks 694 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:50.597320+00:00)

## What it is
The official desktop syncing client for ownCloud, synchronizing files between an ownCloud server (including ownCloud Infinite Scale) and a local computer. It is a cross-platform C++/Qt application with binary packages for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

## Use cases
- sync my ownCloud server files to my desktop
- keep a local folder mirrored with ownCloud Infinite Scale
- desktop client for my self-hosted ownCloud instance
- automatically upload files to ownCloud from my computer
- two-way file synchronization with an ownCloud server
- access ownCloud files offline on Windows, Mac, or Linux

## When to choose
- you run an ownCloud or ownCloud Infinite Scale server and need desktop file sync
- you want an official, actively maintained sync client with binaries for all major desktop OSes
- you need selective sync and background synchronization of a cloud folder

## When to avoid
- you use Nextcloud instead of ownCloud (use the Nextcloud client)
- you need a web-only or mobile-only client
- you want a generic sync tool not tied to an ownCloud server

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: file-system, gui
- domain: self-hosted, files, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: file-sync, owncloud, cloud-storage, qt, sync-client, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- owncloud/client (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:50.597320+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 2026-08-30T04:34:19.998645+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/owncloud/client (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:50.597320+00:00, sha 545440de145c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.