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Maestral

Lightweight Dropbox client that runs as a daemon

Automation & Workflows Archived ★ 3.3k stars Easy setup MIT

This project is archived. Upstream development has stopped, so expect no new features or security fixes. Consider an actively maintained automation & workflows alternative.

Maestral is an open-source, lightweight Dropbox client for macOS and Linux that runs as a background daemon. It can be self-hosted on a server to keep folders synced without the official client.

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Key features

  • Lightweight Dropbox sync
  • Runs headless on servers
  • Low memory footprint
  • Command-line control

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Active community (3.3k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Python

Is Maestral secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Maestral's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

Maestral replaces

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