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Seafile Client

Seafile Client is a file synchronisation program, available on Windows, Linux and Android: file sharing.

  • Completely free
  • Windows, Linux and Android
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

Seafile Client is a file synchronisation program, available on Windows, Linux and Android. Other documented uses: file storage.

Features described in its Flathub listing: file sharing.

Services and protocols mentioned: Dropbox.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Seafile file sync desktop client” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Seafile desktop client” — Winget, 10 November 2026
  • “You can build a file sharing and syncing service for your team on your servers.” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Seafile Client is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (Apache-2.0) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.

Plans and conditions

  • The publisher also offers paid plans (hosting, support or services); they are described on its website.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • No advertising
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Seafile is an open source file syncing and collaboration platform for teams. It comes with Dropbox-like file syncing, but is designed to be better suited to teamwork. You can build a file sharing and syncing service for your team on your servers.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (limits, commercial use) —
  • Facts collected from F-Droid (credit card, source code, licence, free status, platforms, ads, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Comptoir du Libre (source code, licence) —
  • Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Last technical check: 7 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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