Snap Backup® is The one-click backup utility that makes it simple to protect your important work.
Protecting your data should be easy
Snap Backup is open source (GPLv3) and free for all to use and modify.
Supported languages:
Albanian (Shqip) 
Dutch (Nederlands) 
English 
Esperanto 
German (Deutsch) 
Indonesian (Bahasa) 
Italian (Italiano) 
Korean (한국어) 
Portuguese (Português) 
Romanian (Română) 
Russian (Русский) 
Spanish (Español) 
Slovene (Slovenščina) 
Snap Backup:
- A single click to perform a backup
- Configurable settings
- Runs on macOS, Linux, Unix, and Windows
- Supports multiple languages
The first time you run Snap Backup, you configure where your data files reside and where to create backup files. Snap Backup will also copy your backup to an archive location, such as a USB flash drive (memory stick), external hard drive, or cloud backup. Snap Backup automatically puts the current date in the backup file name, alleviating you from the tedious task of renaming your backup file every time you backup. The backup file is a single compressed zip file that can be read by standard zip programs such as gzip, 7-Zip, The Unarchiver, and Mac's built-in Archive Utility.
News
Snap Backup release 6.7.0 improves the Italian translation thanks to WVam.
Snap Backup release 6.6.0 supports Apple silicon (M1, M2, and M3).
Snap Backup release 6.5.0 autosaves your settings.
Snap Backup release 6.2.0 improves the show largest files option.
Snap Backup 6.0.0 is released with support for larger backup files.
The new code repository has been created on GitHub .
Domain registration for snapbackup.org is now with Namecheap.
Snap Backup + Dropbox = Free Cloud Backup
Albanian is now included in version 5.6 thanks to Vahidin Qerimi.
Romanian is now included in version 5.5 thanks to Dany.
Version 5.4 has a performance improvement to launch quicker.
Indonesian is now included in version 5.3 thanks to Andy Saksono.
Version 5.2 adds a feature to report on the largest files in the backup.
Version 5.1 adds a feature to check for updates.
Version 5.0 adds export and import for user settings.
Slovene (Slovenian) is now included in version 4.5 thanks to Sašo Topolovec.
Snap Backup is now open source under the GNU General Public
License. The project is was hosted on Google Code.
Korean is now included in version 4.4.
Portuguese is now included in version 4.3 thanks to Antonio de Rezende, Jr.
Spanish is now included in version 4.2 thanks to Angel Herráez.
Dutch is now included in version 4.1 thanks to Oscar Laurens Schrover.
Version 3.8 adds support for selectable user interface skins.
Version 3.6 adds a command-line option and support for Esperanto by Suzanne Bolduc.
With version 3.4, the filter feature now supports folder names in addition to file names.
German is now included in version 3.3 thanks to Pascál Bihler and Carlos Maltzahn.
Italian is now included in version 3.2 thanks to Giorgio Ponza.
Version 3.1 adds filters for increased control over exactly which files to backup.
Version 3.0 adds multiple profile support for saving different backup settings.
Take control
System administrators have backup procedures for their company servers, databases, and network files. Individual computer users, on the other hand, are usually left to fend for themselves. Snap Backup is the simple answer for individual users, in the corporation or at home, who want to protect their valuable data.
For everyone
Snap Backup is written in Java Swing and designed to run on any computer with Java. The project is open source and internationalized (meaning we just need to translate the words to support new languages). Check out the translation page if you want to help translate Snap Backup into your favorite language.
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