# Nextcloud Desktop (open-source file sync and transfer app)

> Nextcloud Desktop is a free, open-source file sync and transfer app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Desktop sync client for Nextcloud. It has 3,896 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license, and people use it instead of Dropbox and OneDrive.

The Nextcloud Desktop Client is an app to synchronize files from Nextcloud Server with your computer available for Windows, macOS and Linux.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 3,896 |
| License | GPL-2.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive |
| Language | C++ |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | File sync & transfer |
| Latest release | v34.0.5 (Oct 6, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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