# Kopia (open-source data recovery and backup tool)

> 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.

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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/kopia/kopia |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows, BSD |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 14,278 |
| License | Apache-2.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | Acronis True Image |
| Language | Go |
| Website | https://kopia.io |
| Official | no |
| Category | Data recovery & backup |
| Latest release | v0.23.1 (Jun 16, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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