Off The Cloud

Own your data

Only for Mac

Free

Mac

Off The Cloud turns a small device in your home into your own NAS, and this app keeps your Mac's folders backed up and in sync with it. Your files live on hardware you own, encrypted at rest, running open-source software you can read. No cloud account holding your data, no subscription for storage. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO CARE WHERE THEIR DATA LIVES • Files are stored encrypted on your device (AES-GCM) and mirrored on two disks (RAID 1) • Your device password stays in the macOS Keychain and never crosses the network in the clear • At home the app connects to your device directly over your own network, and accepts only your device's own pinned certificate • Away from home it goes through our relay over TLS. The relay stores none of your files, and you can run your own relay instead • Device updates are signed, and your device checks the signature before installing anything • Open source (AGPL): the device software and the apps are on GitHub, so you can check what they do • Separate accounts for family or flatmates on the same device, each with its own storage, database and password, and its files encrypted with that password THREE WAYS TO SYNC A FOLDER • Backup: new and changed files go up, nothing is ever deleted on the device, and earlier versions are kept • Two-way, starting from your Mac or from the device: the folder stays the same on both sides, across several computers • A guard against mass deletion: if a large part of a folder disappears at once, the other side keeps its copy • Conflicts keep both versions: the losing edit is saved next to the winning one • File dates are kept on both sides A QUIET MENU BAR APP • Sync progress and the health of your device's mirrored disks at a glance, with storage, CPU and memory • Can start at login, if you choose • Set up a new device from your Mac: it downloads the signed image, checks it, opens it in Raspberry Pi Imager, and finishes the setup over Bluetooth WHAT YOU NEED An Off The Cloud device: a Raspberry Pi with two disks running the open-source Off The Cloud software. Everything you need to build one is at off-the.cloud. The same device also backs up your iPhone's photos with the Off The Cloud iPhone app.

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In the menu bar window, click a folder's icon or name to open that folder on your Mac in Finder: a backup, or a two-way folder started from this Mac or from your device. If the folder has been moved, renamed or deleted, a note under its row says so.

Version 2.3

The developer, Alonso Vidales, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

  • Data Linked to You

    The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

    • Contact Info
    • Identifiers
    • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

Accessibility

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Information

Seller
Alonso Vidales
Size
4.7 MB
Category
Social Networking
Compatibility
Requires macOS 15.6 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 15.6 or later.
Languages
English and 6 more
  • English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Age Rating
13+
  • 13+
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  • Contains
    User-Generated Content
    Social Media
Copyright
© GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0-or-later)
  • Developer Website
  • Privacy Policy