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Syncthing-Fork on Windows Pc

Developed By: Thomas Reiser

License: Free

Rating: 4,4/5 - 534 votes

Last Updated: April 18, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.27.6.0
Size 46 MB
Release Date May 04, 24
Category Productivity Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to write to external storage. [see more (15)]

What's New:
* Syncthing v1.27.6Enhanced---Fixes---Other--- [see more]

Description from Developer:
This is a fork of the Syncthing-Android wrapper for Syncthing that brings major enhancements like:
* Folder, device and overall sync progress can easily be read off the UI.
* "... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Syncthing-Fork and install on Windows PC. Syncthing-Fork is free Productivity app, developed by Thomas Reiser. Latest version of Syncthing-Fork is 1.27.6.0, was released on 2024-05-04 (updated on 2024-04-18). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of Syncthing-Fork is 4,4. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 534 users, 37 users had rated it 5*, 393 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Syncthing-Fork on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Syncthing-Fork on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Syncthing-Fork on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Syncthing-Fork using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Syncthing-Fork" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Syncthing-Fork on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Syncthing-Fork" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.27.6.0 , 1.27.4.1 , 1.27.2.1 , 1.27.2.0 , 1.27.0.1.

Download Syncthing-Fork 1.27.6.0 on Windows PC – 46 MB

Download Syncthing-Fork 1.27.4.1 on Windows PC – 45.9 MB

Download Syncthing-Fork 1.27.2.1 on Windows PC – 45 MB

Download Syncthing-Fork 1.27.2.0 on Windows PC – 44.9 MB

Download Syncthing-Fork 1.27.0.1 on Windows PC – 44.9 MB

This is a fork of the Syncthing-Android wrapper for Syncthing that brings major enhancements like:
* Folder, device and overall sync progress can easily be read off the UI.
* "Syncthing Camera" - an optional feature (with optional permission to use the camera) where you can take pictures with your friend, partner, ... on two phones into one shared and private Syncthing folder. No cloud involved. - FEATURE CURRENTLY IN BETA STAGE -
* "Sync every hour" to save even more battery
* Individual sync conditions can be applied per device and per folder
* Recent changes UI, click to open files.
* Changes to folder and device config can be made regardless if Syncthing is running or not
* UI explains why syncthing is running or not.
* "Battery eater" problem is fixed.
* Discover other Syncthing devices on the same network and easily add them.
* Supports two-way synchronization on external SD card since Android 11.

Syncthing-Fork for Android is a wrapper for Syncthing that provides an Android UI instead of Syncthing's built-in Web UI. Syncthing replaces proprietary sync and cloud services with something open, trustworthy and decentralized. Your data is your data alone and you deserve to choose where it is stored, if it is shared with some third party and how it's transmitted over the Internet.

Goals of the fork:
* Develop and try out enhancements together with the community.
* Release the wrapper more frequently to identify and fix bugs caused by changes in the syncthing submodule
* Make enhancements configurable in the UI, users should be able to turn them on and off

Comparison between upstream and fork at the time of writing this:
* Both contain the syncthing binary built from the official source at GitHub
* Syncing functionality and reliability depends on the syncthing binary submodule version.
* Fork gets along with upstream and sometimes they pick up my improvements.
* Strategy and release frequency is different
* Only the wrapper containing the Android UI is addressed by the fork.

Website: https://github.com/Catfriend1/syncthing-android

Source code: https://github.com/Catfriend1/syncthing-android

How Syncthing writes to external SD card: https://github.com/Catfriend1/syncthing-android/blob/master/wiki/SD-card-write-access.md

Wiki, FAQ and helpful articles: https://github.com/Catfriend1/syncthing-android/wiki

Issues: https://github.com/Catfriend1/syncthing-android/issues

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* Syncthing v1.27.6

Enhanced
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Fixes
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Other
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Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to read the sync settings.
Permission an application must hold in order to use ACTION_REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
Allows an application to read or write the secure system settings.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode.
Allows an application to read from external storage.