Kopia
Kopia is a free, open-source data recovery and backup tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Cross-platform backup tool for Windows, macOS & Linux with fast, incremental backups, client-side end-to-end encryption, compression and data deduplication. It has 14,278 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and people use it instead of Acronis True Image.
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- BSD
- Data recovery & backup
- Actively maintained
About Kopia
n. 1. copy, replica (Polish) 2. lance, spear 3. fast and secure backup tool Kopia is a fast and secure open-source backup/restore tool that allows you to create encrypted snapshots of your data and save the snapshots to remote or cloud storage of your choice, to network-attached storage or server, or locally on your machine. Kopia does not 'image' your whole machine. Rather, Kopia allows you to backup/restore any and all files/directories that you deem are important or critical.
Replaces
Commercial software people commonly use Kopia instead of.
- Acronis True Image
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What is Kopia?
Kopia is a free, open-source data recovery and backup tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Cross-platform backup tool for Windows, macOS & Linux with fast, incremental backups, client-side end-to-end encryption, compression and data deduplication. It has 14,278 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and people use it instead of Acronis True Image.
Is Kopia free and open source?
Yes. Kopia's source code is public on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Kopia?
Download the installer for Windows, macOS and Linux from its GitHub Releases page (latest: v0.23.1) or the project website.
Can Kopia replace Acronis True Image?
Kopia is commonly used as a free alternative to Acronis True Image. Features differ, so check that it opens the file formats and covers the workflows you rely on before switching.