# atom-community/sync-settings

Synchronize all your settings and packages across atom instances

Repository: https://github.com/atom-community/sync-settings
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sync-settings
Homepage: https://atom.io/packages/sync-settings
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-10-15T17:17:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4432, "days_push": 1053, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1127, forks 99 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:41.563503+00:00)

## What it is
An Atom editor package that synchronizes settings, keymaps, snippets, styles, init scripts, and installed packages across Atom instances using a GitHub gist or other backup locations. It is a community-maintained plugin for the now-sunset Atom editor.

## Use cases
- sync atom settings across machines
- backup my atom packages and keymaps
- restore atom configuration on a new computer
- keep snippets and styles in sync between atom instances
- clone an atom setup from a gist backup

## When to choose
- you still use Atom on multiple machines and want identical setups
- you need to back up or restore an Atom configuration via a gist or git repo

## When to avoid
- you use VS Code or another active editor instead of Atom
- you need a settings sync tool for a maintained editor with ongoing support

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: backup, configuration-management, plugin-system
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: editor-plugin
- tags: atom, settings-sync, gist, editor-package, desktop

## Member repositories
- atom-community/sync-settings (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:41.563503+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 2026-08-30T06:38:46.815980+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/atom-community/sync-settings (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:41.563503+00:00, sha bb85fc6208c0)
  - homepage: https://atom.io/packages/sync-settings (fetched 2026-08-29T12:43:31.562796+00:00, sha add14d6427a1)
  - site_page: https://github.blog/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T12:43:31.572262+00:00, sha 3ff395138dd0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.