borgbackup ☆

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Description:
Deduplicating archiver with compression and authenticated encryption

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.4.3@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | @borgbackup | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Devops

Tags: backup deduplication encryption archive cli

Install: brew install borgbackup

About:
BorgBackup creates deduplicated, compressed, and authenticated encrypted backups. It efficiently stores only changed data segments, saving significant storage space and bandwidth. Its archive-based approach allows for mounting backups to browse and restore individual files easily.

Key Features:

Data deduplication to minimize storage usage
Client-side encryption for security
Compression (LZ4, zstd, etc.) to reduce size further
Mountable archives for easy file access

Use Cases:

Server and database backups
Desktop file synchronization and archiving
Secure offsite backup storage

Alternatives:

restic – Similar deduplication features; Borg is often noted for better performance with many small files
rsync – Efficient file transfer but lacks built-in deduplication and encryption

License: BSD-3-Clause

Dependencies: libb2, lz4, openssl@3, python@3.14, xxhash, zstd, acl

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, sonoma, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Change	Commit
Oct 27, 2025 11:45pm	VERSION_BUMP	093878dc
Oct 17, 2025 7:36am	VERSION_BUMP	77580e26
Sep 12, 2025 7:35pm	VERSION_BUMP	694c21b4
Oct 11, 2024 10:06pm	VERSION_BUMP	a6ff45d9
Sep 11, 2024 5:28am	VERSION_BUMP	5968ce90
Jul 3, 2024 12:27pm	VERSION_BUMP	0bf17cbc
Dec 3, 2023 2:32pm	VERSION_BUMP	1e6a1443
Oct 14, 2023 7:35pm	VERSION_BUMP	b54d4c9e
Sep 30, 2023 7:17am	VERSION_BUMP	fa9a7141
Sep 1, 2023 12:03am	VERSION_BUMP	23cfb144
Aug 30, 2023 9:19pm	VERSION_BUMP	1210285d
Dec 25, 2022 3:59am	VERSION_BUMP	d419dafb
Dec 25, 2022 3:59am	VERSION_BUMP	e7b96c5f