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 A screenshot of iFolder, running on macOS | |
| Developer(s) | Novell |
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| Stable release | 3.8.0.3
/ July 19, 2010[1] |
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| Written in | C# |
| Operating system | Linux, Windows, macOS, Solaris |
| Platform | Mono |
| Type | File sharing |
| License | GPL-2.0-only |
| Website | sourceforge |
iFolder is an open-source application, developed by Novell, Inc., intended to allow cross-platform file sharing across computer networks.
iFolder operates on the concept of shared folders, where a folder is marked as shared and the contents of the folder are then synchronized to other computers over a network, either directly between computers in a peer-to-peer fashion or through a server. This is intended to allow a single user to synchronize files between different computers (for example between a work computer and a home computer) or share files with other users (for example a group of people who are collaborating on a project).
The core of the iFolder is actually a project called Simias. It is Simias which actually monitors files for changes, synchronizes these changes and controls the access permissions on folders. The actual iFolder clients (including a graphical desktop client and a web client) are developed as separate programs that communicate with the Simias back-end.
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