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

> Rsnapshot is a free, open-source data recovery and backup tool for Linux. A tool for backing up your data using rsync (if you want to get help, use https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rsnapshot-discuss). It has 3,689 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license.

rsnapshot comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. See the GNU General Public Licence for details.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/rsnapshot/rsnapshot |
| Platforms | Linux |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 3,689 |
| License | GPL-2.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Perl |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Data recovery & backup |
| Latest release | 1.5.1 (Jan 27, 2025) |
| Last commit | Oct 10, 2026 |

## Install

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

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