# Restic (open-source data recovery and backup tool)

> Restic is a free, open-source data recovery and backup tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Fast, secure, efficient backup program. It has 36,462 GitHub stars and is released under the BSD-2-Clause license. Its source code is on GitHub at restic/restic.

restic is a backup program that is fast, efficient and secure. It supports the three major operating systems (Linux, macOS, Windows) and a few smaller ones (FreeBSD, OpenBSD).

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/restic/restic |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows, BSD |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 36,462 |
| License | BSD-2-Clause (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Go |
| Website | https://restic.net |
| Official | no |
| Category | Data recovery & backup |
| Latest release | v0.19.1 (Jul 5, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 25, 2026 |

## Install

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

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