Synkron

{{Infobox software

| name = Synkron

| logo = Synkron.png

| screenshot = Synkron main window.png

| caption = Synkron

| developer = Matúš Tomlein

| author = Matúš Tomlein

| released = {{Start date and age|June 03, 2007}}

| latest release version = 1.6.2

| latest release date = {{release date and age|2011|01|25}}

| repo = {{URL|https://sourceforge.net/projects/synkron/}}

| programming language = C++

| operating system = Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS

| size = {{Ubl|Windows: 5.3 MB|macOS: 7.8 MB|Linux: 1.3 MB}}

| language = English, Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Valencian

| genre = File synchronization

| license = GPL v2

| website = {{URL|synkron.sourceforge.net}}

}}

Synkron is an open-source multiplatform utility designed for file synchronization of two or more folders, including synchronization between computers.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/looking-to-sync-folders-across-computers-consider-synkron/|title=Looking to sync folders across computers? Consider Synkron|date=2008-10-07|work=CNET|access-date=2018-07-22|language=en}} It is written in C++ and uses the Qt4 libraries.Qt5 support was added in r200 of the SVN repository; see this discussion thread for build instructions. Synkron is distributed under the terms of the GPL v2.

Apart from carrying out synchronisations, Synkron provides other features. The user interface of Synkron is divided into several sections: Synchronise, Multisync, SyncView, Scheduler, Restore, Blacklist and Filters. The user can switch between these sections by using the toolbar.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ghacks.net/2013/08/02/synkron-is-a-cross-platform-synchronisation-software/|title=Synkron is a cross-platform synchronisation software - gHacks Tech News|date=2013-08-02|work=gHacks Technology News|access-date=2018-07-22|language=en-US}} Multisync supports synching multiple folders into one folder.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ghacks.net/2015/03/17/whats-the-best-free-file-synchronization-software-for-windows/|title=What's the best free file synchronization software for Windows? - gHacks Tech News|date=2015-03-17|work=gHacks Technology News|access-date=2018-07-22|language=en-US}}

Synkron is available as a portable app.{{Cite news|url=https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/synkron_portable|title=Synkron Portable {{!}} PortableApps.com|work=PortableApps.com - Portable software for USB, portable, and cloud drives|access-date=2018-07-22|language=en}} Binaries for 32-bit Windows, macOS, and Linux may be obtained from [https://sourceforge.net/projects/synkron/files/synkron/1.6.2/ the project's "Files" page]. Most Linux distributions no longer include the binary package in their standard repositories,{{Cite web |title=Search Results for synkron |url=https://pkgs.org/search/?q=synkron |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=pkgs.org}} but the application may be built from source code.{{Cite web |date=2013-05-28 |title=Synkron / Code / [r200] /trunk/readme.txt |url=https://sourceforge.net/p/synkron/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/readme.txt |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=SourceForge}}