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Tarsnap GUI

Cross-platform desktop front end for Tarsnap backups

Backup & Recovery ★ 250 stars Easy setup BSD-2-Clause

Tarsnap GUI is a cross-platform graphical client for the Tarsnap secure online backup service, making encrypted deduplicated backups accessible without the command line. It manages archives, scheduling, and restores through a desktop interface.

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Key features

  • Tarsnap archive management
  • Scheduling support
  • Encrypted deduplicated backups
  • Cross-platform UI

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Released under the BSD-2-Clause license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Written in C++
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM

Trade-offs

  • Tarsnap service is paid
  • Requires Tarsnap CLI

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