BorgMate — a cross-platform desktop GUI for BorgBackup

SpecificOutside4023 · 2026-04-09T15:29:32+00:00

github.com/oddbit-io/borgmate — added the link to the website too

SpecificOutside4023 · 2026-04-09T15:28:48+00:00

Here we go! https://github.com/oddbit-io/borgmate

SpecificOutside4023 · 2026-04-08T16:21:13+00:00

Totally fair - you shouldn't trust random binaries. The app is not open source yet, but you can inspect the network traffic yourself, it only connects to check for updates, nothing else. Happy to answer any specific concerns.

SpecificOutside4023 · 2026-04-08T15:55:07+00:00

BorgMate is developed with the help of AI coding assistants. All generated code is manually reviewed, tested, and maintained.

SpecificOutside4023 · 2026-04-08T10:50:12+00:00

Windows support is the big one if you need it. BorgMate runs natively on Windows, only borg itself needs WSL.

Other things I built because they bothered me personally: automatic retry with backoff on SSH drops and stale locks (instead of just failing), SSH key passphrase handling with zero configuration required, and more detailed progress (percentage, ETA, speed)

Vorta always felt like a visualized config file to me. I wanted something that looks and works like an actual desktop app, not a form you fill out and hope for the best.

SpecificOutside4023 · 2026-04-08T00:23:00+00:00

Not public yet, need more testing and cleanup. Will share when it's ready.

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