# borgbase/vorta

Desktop Backup Client for Borg Backup

Repository: https://github.com/borgbase/vorta
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vorta
Homepage: https://vorta.borgbase.com
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: gui, borgbackup, backup-client, macos, borg, linux-desktop
Last push: 2026-08-25T08:48:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 83, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2867, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 114, "gap_med": 17, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2500, forks 228 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:56.907269+00:00)

## What it is
Vorta is an open-source desktop GUI client for BorgBackup that brings encrypted, deduplicated, compressed backups to macOS and Linux desktops. It lets users configure backup profiles, schedules, and destinations (local drives, own servers, or BorgBase) and browse/restore point-in-time archives from a single interface.

## Use cases
- back up my laptop to an external drive with encryption
- schedule automatic encrypted backups on macOS
- restore individual files from a Borg backup archive
- back up my home folder to my own server without vendor lock-in
- protect my data from ransomware with deduplicated snapshots
- a simple GUI for BorgBackup instead of the command line

## When to choose
- you use macOS or Linux and want a graphical front-end for BorgBackup
- you want encrypted, deduplicated, compressed backups with flexible schedules
- you want to back up to local disks, your own server, or BorgBase without vendor lock-in
- you need to browse and restore files from point-in-time archives easily

## When to avoid
- you need native Windows support (Borg/Vorta only work there via WSL)
- you prefer a purely headless or scriptable backup solution without a GUI
- you need a backup tool for a server environment rather than a desktop

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: backup, gui, cryptography, compression, scheduling
- domain: files, privacy, self-hosted, cross-platform
- platform: python
- tags: borgbackup, backup-client, qt, deduplication, point-in-time-restore, flatpak, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- borgbase/vorta (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:56.907269+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 2026-08-30T02:26:56.310142+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/borgbase/vorta (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:56.907269+00:00, sha 92ea8687bae6)
  - homepage: https://vorta.borgbase.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:09:30.104103+00:00, sha 369f010bcd98)
  - site_page: https://vorta.borgbase.com/install (fetched 2026-08-29T10:09:30.113317+00:00, sha 6583e39ddf75)
  - site_page: https://vorta.borgbase.com/install/macos (fetched 2026-08-29T10:09:30.115135+00:00, sha 36a85510fc91)
  - site_page: https://vorta.borgbase.com/install/linux (fetched 2026-08-29T10:09:30.117035+00:00, sha d85d2c854dc0)
  - site_page: https://vorta.borgbase.com/install/windows (fetched 2026-08-29T10:09:30.118945+00:00, sha c5ab416ff920)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/vorta/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:09:30.123209+00:00, sha 7208fc09f632)
  - site_page: https://vorta.borgbase.com/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T10:09:30.121351+00:00, sha a2eebd01eed8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.