# hbons/SparkleShare

Share and collaborate by syncing with any Git repository instantly. Linux, macOS, and Windows

Repository: https://github.com/hbons/SparkleShare
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sparkleshare
Homepage: https://sparkleshare.org
Language: C#
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: sync, git, version-control, self-hosted, dropbox, git-lfs, collaboration, gnome, gtk, file-sharing, decentralized, project-management, linux-desktop, arch, debian, cloud-storage, backup, fedora, ubuntu, rust-lang
Last push: 2026-07-23T20:44:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5814, "days_push": 41, "days_rel": 712, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4980, forks 569 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:04.157504+00:00)

## What it is
SparkleShare is an open-source file sharing and collaboration app that syncs a special folder on your computer with any Git repository, working like a self-hosted Dropbox. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, and supports Git LFS and client-side encryption for privacy.

## Use cases
- sync project files across my own server instead of Dropbox
- collaborate on documents edited by multiple people with version history
- self-hosted file sync with client-side encryption
- revert a shared file to any point in its history
- share and sync text, office documents, and images across machines

## When to choose
- you want a Dropbox-like sync tool you can host yourself on Git
- you need version history and multi-user editing of frequently changing text or office files
- privacy matters and you want encrypted files on the server

## When to avoid
- full computer backups
- large binary files that change often, like video editing projects
- you need real-time sync of huge media assets

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: version-control, file-system, backup, cryptography, developer-tools
- domain: files, self-hosted, privacy, developer-tools, version-control, cross-platform
- platform: windows, self-hosted
- tags: file-sync, git-based, dropbox-alternative, git-lfs, flatpak, collaboration, client-side-encryption, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- hbons/SparkleShare (main) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:04.157504+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 2026-08-29T18:17:42.151826+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hbons/SparkleShare (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:04.157504+00:00, sha c304b7afe013)
  - homepage: https://sparkleshare.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:58:50.648907+00:00, sha 536f05b01cf1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.