https://github.com/vikdevelop/savedesktop

SaveDesktop saves your Linux desktop environment configuration
https://github.com/vikdevelop/savedesktop

desktop-environment gnome gplv3 gtk4 kde-plasma libadwaita linux-app python3

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SaveDesktop saves your Linux desktop environment configuration

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/vikdevelop/savedesktop
• Owner: vikdevelop
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2023-02-19T17:54:09.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-05-09T11:35:05.000Z (9 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-05-15T23:05:10.202Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: desktop-environment, gnome, gplv3, gtk4, kde-plasma, libadwaita, linux-app, python3
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://vikdevelop.github.io/SaveDesktop/
• Size: 5.7 MB
• Stars: 553
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 21
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE

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## 🚀 About

**Save Desktop** is a cross-desktop tool to **back up, restore and sync your entire Linux desktop setup**.

It can save your themes, icons, fonts, settings, wallpapers (even dynamic ones), Flatpak apps and user data – and bring them back in just a few clicks.

## 📸 Screenshots

| Save Page | Import Page | Sync Page |

|-------------|-------------|-----------|

| ![Save Page dark](/data/screenshots/save_page_dark.png#gh-dark-mode-only) ![Save Page light](/data/screenshots/save_page.png#gh-light-mode-only)
Save your setup | ![Import Page dark](/data/screenshots/import_page_dark.png#gh-dark-mode-only) ![Import Page light](/data/screenshots/import_page.png#gh-light-mode-only)
Restore from backup | ![Sync Page dark](/data/screenshots/sync_page_dark.png#gh-dark-mode-only) ![Sync Page light](/data/screenshots/sync_page.png#gh-light-mode-only)
Sync with other computers through the cloud |

## ✨ Features

- Backup your **icons, themes, fonts and wallpapers**

- Save **desktop settings** across environments

- Include **Flatpak apps and user data**

- Restore everything in one click

- Sync with cloud folders

- Works with **GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce, Cinnamon, Budgie, COSMIC, Pantheon, MATE, Deepin** and **Hyprland**

  Full list of supported desktops & directories

  - **General directories**

  ```

  - ~/.config/dconf

  - ~/.local/share/backgrounds 

  - ~/.themes

  - ~/.icons

  - ~/.local/share/icons

  - ~/.local/share/fonts

  - ~/.fonts

  - ~/.config/gtk-4.0 

  - ~/.config/gtk-3.0

  - ~/.var/app

  - ~/.local/share/flatpak/app

  - /var/lib/flatpak/app

  ```

  - **GNOME**

  ```

   - ~/.local/share/gnome-background-properties

   - ~/.local/share/gnome-shell

   - ~/.local/share/nautilus-python

   - ~/.local/share/nautilus

   - ~/.local/share/gnome-control-center

  ```

  - **Pantheon**

  ```

  - ~/.config/plank 

  - ~/.config/marlin 

  ```

  - **Cinnamon**

  ```

  - ~/.config/nemo

  - ~/.local/share/cinnamon

  - ~/.cinnamon

  ```

  - **Budgie**

  ```

  - ~/.config/budgie-desktop

  - ~/.config/budgie-extras

  - ~/.config/nemo

  ```

  - **Cosmic (Old)**

  ```

  - ~/.config/pop-shell

  - ~/.local/share/nautilus

  ```

  - **Cosmic (New)**

  ```

  - ~/.config/cosmic

  - ~/.local/state/cosmic

  ```

  - **Xfce**

  ```

  - ~/.config/xfce4

  - ~/.config/Thunar

  - ~/.xfce4

  ```

  - **MATE**

  ```

  - ~/.config/caja

  ```

  - **KDE Plasma**

  ```

  - ~/.config/[k]* (all directories and files beginning with k)

  - ~/.config/gtkrc

  - ~/.config/dolphinrc

  - ~/.config/gwenviewrc

  - ~/.config/plasmashellrc

  - ~/.config/spectaclerc

  - ~/.config/plasmarc

  - ~/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc

  - ~/.local/share/[k]* (all directories and files beginning with k)

  - ~/.local/share/konsole

  - ~/.local/share/dolphin

  - ~/.local/share/sddm

  - ~/.local/share/wallpapers

  - ~/.local/share/plasma-systemmonitor

  - ~/.local/share/plasma

  - ~/.local/share/aurorae

  - ~/.local/share/kscreen

  - ~/.local/share/color-schemes

  ```

  - **Deepin**

  ```

  - ~/.config/deepin

  - ~/.local/share/deepin

  ```

  - **Hyprland**

  ```

  - ~/.config/hypr

  ```

## 📦 Installation

### Stable releases

**Flathub** _(recommended)_: The latest stable releases



> [!WARNING]

> **Snap Store**: Frozen at version `3.6.2-hotfix`, no updates will be provided. Active development continues on **Flathub** (see above).

>

> 

### Beta releases

- Flathub Beta:

  - [**Install from file**](https://dl.flathub.org/beta-repo/appstream/io.github.vikdevelop.SaveDesktop.flatpakref)

* GNOME Builder (for development):

  1. Install GNOME Builder from [Flathub](https://flathub.org/apps/org.gnome.Builder)

  2. Clone this repo and run the project

## 🤝 Contributing

I welcome contributions of all kinds!

* **Code** → see [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/vikdevelop/SaveDesktop/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)

* **Translations** → contribute via Weblate:

  | App                                                                                                                                                                                      | Wiki                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

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* **Issues & bugs** → [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/vikdevelop/SaveDesktop/issues) or [Open issue without GitHub](https://vikdevelop.github.io/SaveDesktop/open-issue/)

* **Discussions** → [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/vikdevelop/SaveDesktop/discussions)

This project follows the [GNOME Code of Conduct](https://conduct.gnome.org).

## 📜 License

Save Desktop is licensed under the [GPL-3.0 License](LICENSE).