nextcloud/desktop

The Nextcloud Desktop Client keeps files on a computer in sync with a Nextcloud Server. It is a GUI application for Windows, macOS and Linux, intended for people who already run or use a Nextcloud instance and want local copies of server files rather than browser-only access.

What it does

The client is the desktop half of a sync pair: the server stores the files, and the client synchronizes them with the computer. The README describes it simply as an app to synchronize files from Nextcloud Server with your computer desktop client README. Installation is directed to the official download page for the latest stable and recommended build official download page; separate release and daily-build channels exist for testing all releases.

Supported platforms

The documented target platforms are Windows 10 and Windows 11, macOS 13 Ventura or newer, and Linux desktop client README. Those are the client's runtime platforms; they do not describe the server side, which the README does not specify.

If you build it yourself

Building from source is a separate path with its own toolchain: cmake, clang or gcc/g++, Qt6 since 3.14 (Qt5 for earlier versions), OpenSSL, QtKeychain, SQLite, Inkscape for icon generation, and Xcode on macOS only desktop client README. The README points contributors to KDE Craft blueprints for system requirements and build instructions KDE Craft blueprints, and macOS contributors to a dedicated guide macOS development guide. A NEXTCLOUD_DEV cmake option lets a development build run alongside an installed client. For local testing, a Nextcloud Docker image can provide a throwaway server; that requires Docker in the development environment Nextcloud Docker image.

Documentation and license

User, administration and developer manuals are published on the central documentation site desktop client documentation. The client is distributed under GPL-2.0-or-later desktop client README, so redistributing or modifying it carries the usual copyleft obligations.

HotRepo's take

HotRepo recorded one daily-board appearance, on 2026-10-30, when the repository showed 3,933 stars and a gain of 3 that day repository. With only that one dated observation, it does not establish a trend; the useful signal for a prospective user remains the documented platform support and the existing Nextcloud server requirement.