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Maestral

Lightweight Dropbox client that runs as a daemon

Automation & Workflows ★ 3.3k stars Easy setup MIT

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

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