RsyncUI - a GUI for rsync

RsyncUI is a macOS application developed using Swift and SwiftUI, designed for macOS Sonoma and subsequent versions. It leverages the command-line tool rsync for file synchronization. Notably, rsync executes the synchronization tasks, while RsyncUI provides a graphical user interface (GUI) on top of rsync. RsyncUI is digitally signed and notarized by Apple.

Changelog and Installation

For the most up-to-date information, please refer to the changelog. RsyncUI is constructed as a Universal macOS Binary, ensuring native execution on Apple Silicon and Intel-based Mac computers.

RsyncUI can be installed via Homebrew or download from GitHub:

brew install --cask rsyncui

If installed via Homebrew, the SHA-256 hash is automatically verified. For downloads from GitHub, please verify the SHA-256 hash manually.

For New Users

For new users, kindly refer to the important information. Additionally, please find information about the latest version of rsync to install.

File Storage and Synchronization

RsyncUI provides a centralized catalog for storing files, located at:

• $HOME/.rsyncosx/macserialnumber/.

RsyncUI supports synchronizing data to:

• Local attached disk
• Remote servers on the Internet or local LAN

Additional Setup Required for Data Synchronization

For synchronizing data to servers on the Internet or local LAN, additional setup is necessary. If passwordless login via SSH keys has been enabled, you can initiate data synchronization by adding the source, destination, login ID, and server name.

If passwordless login is not enabled, additional actions must be taken before executing your first task.

New Tasks, Verification, and Synchronization

After adding a task, you can execute a --dry-run by double-clicking on the task in the main view. The second double-click will execute the task in real time, including synchronization.

For more experienced users of rsync:

You can select the new task from the Rsync parameters view, copy and paste the synchronization string into a terminal view, and execute the rsync command. The --dry-run parameter is automatically set as default in this view.

Local attached disk, remote server, and passwordless login:

RsyncUI can synchronize your data to a local attached disk, remote servers on the Internet, and on your local LAN. If you only want to synchronize data to a local attached disk, connect the disk, add the source and destination, and you are ready for your first task.

If you want to synchronize data to a server, on the Internet, or your local LAN, there is some more setup to do. If you have enabled passwordless login by ssh-key, you only have to add source, destination, login id, and servername and you are ready to synchronize data. If you have not enabled passwordless login, there are some more actions required before your first task.

Aborting a task:

Please note that this is an external task not controlled by RsyncUI, which executes the command-line tool rsync. RsyncUI monitors the task for progress and termination.

The user can abort a task at any time. However, it is essential to allow the task to complete and perform any necessary cleanup operations before starting a new task. This process may take a few seconds, and if not, the applications may become unresponsive.