Mac, Windows + Linux backup app

Good Backup

Your computer, safely kept in your Nextcloud.

Choose folders or drives and back them up to your own Nextcloud with encrypted, compressed snapshots.

Request tester access Download Mac installerApple Silicon · 0.1.8 beta · Good Tools installer · unsigned package · verify backup and restore Download Mac app ZIPApple Silicon · 0.1.8 beta · ZIP alternative if macOS blocks the unsigned installer Download Windows installerWindows x64 · 0.1.5 beta · Good Tools setup installer · unsigned · verify backup and restore on your PC Download for LinuxLinux x64 · early beta · keyring + systemd required · not yet device-testedEarly beta · Mac 0.1.8 and Windows 0.1.5 · Windows and Linux need device testingFirst time installing? Read the quick guide

Early beta · Mac 0.1.8 and Windows 0.1.5 · Windows and Linux need device testing

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The useful part

For people who want a simple, scheduled computer backup kept in their own Nextcloud.

Good Backup lets you choose what to protect, where it goes in Nextcloud, and when it runs. Every computer receives a separate backup vault inside the parent folder you choose. Reconnecting to Nextcloud reuses that vault’s original encryption key; a new Nextcloud sign-in does not create a second account. Mac and Windows now let you view a key already saved on that computer, so you can keep it in a password manager. The Mac app shows running scheduled or manual jobs, reports backup progress after scanning, and flags snapshots that skipped unreadable personal files. Mac and Windows exclude known system-managed locations so routine access errors do not make a saved snapshot appear incomplete. You can pause or cancel a running Mac backup, check vault health, and restore an entire snapshot or just a file or folder. This is an early beta: keep your current backup until you have tested a complete backup and restore on your own computer.

What it does

Built around the job,
not the feature list.

Your Nextcloud, your folder

Connect in the browser once, choose the parent folder, and keep each computer in its own vault.

Choose what to protect

Back up selected folders or drives, skip unwanted locations, and stop safely if a selected drive is missing.

Set it and check in

Run hourly, daily, or weekly; pause automatic runs, cancel a running backup, and see live status and periodic health checks.

Restore what matters

Browse snapshots and restore everything or just one file or folder into a new location.

How Good Backup stays good

Encrypted before uploadSeparate vault per computerTest a restore before relying on it

Keep looking

MiniBarOnly what you want up top.

AsterionYour Mac, in orbit.

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