sparkleshare ☆

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Description:
Tool to sync with any Git repository instantly

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 3.28@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: sync git collaboration file-sharing version-control

Install: brew install --cask sparkleshare

About:
SparkleShare is an open-source collaboration and file-sharing tool that uses Git for version control. It provides a simple sync folder on your desktop where any file changes are automatically committed and pushed to a remote repository. This enables secure, decentralized, and transparent data synchronization without relying on third-party cloud services.

Key Features:

Automatic file synchronization via Git
Cross-platform desktop client (macOS, Linux, Windows)
Built-in SSH and Git protocol support for secure transfers
Version history and change tracking through Git
Easy-to-use folder-based interface

Use Cases:

Team collaboration on documents and design files
Secure, self-hosted file backup and synchronization
Version-controlled project asset management

Alternatives:

Dropbox – Proprietary, cloud-hosted service vs. SparkleShare's open-source, self-hosted Git backend.
Syncthing – Peer-to-peer sync without version history, whereas SparkleShare uses Git for full revision control.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Mar 19, 2023 5:19am	3.28	0	VERSION_BUMP	6b0b5d72