Seafile Client

Seafile Client is a freely distributed and multi-platform software that provides a cloud storage client and server with advanced features on privacy protection, file syncing, and remote collaboration.

What is Seafile?

Seafile brings a web-based, personal workspace that lets anyone to easily create file libraries and organize them as they see fit. It also allows users to share these files with their colleagues and friends.

Moreover, Seafile enables users to create a group workspace for their team, where they can exchange ideas, preview files in real-time and discuss around them, as well as to synchronize files with mobile devices and portable computers.

Getting started with Seafile Client

After installation, the user will be able to run Seafile Client from the Unity Dash. The application will ask you to choose the location where the Seafile folder will be created, inside which all of your cloud files will be synchronized.

Then, you must enter the location of the Seafile Server, as well as the login credentials, which comprise of an email address and a password. After that, you can start syncing files to your other devices.

Supported OSes and availability

Seafile Client is a cross-platform software that is supported on the GNU/Linux, Android, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and iOS operating systems. Both 32-bit and 64-bit hardware architectures are supported at this time.

For your convenience, the application is distributed as pre-built binaries in the DEB file format, designed to be installed on the Ubuntu Linux operating system and its derivatives. A Seafile terminal client is also available for other GNU/Linux systems.

The Seafile Server

As noted in Sofpedia’s review of Seafile Server, the Seafile Client product described here does not work without a server component. Therefore, you should first download and install the Seafile Server application before attempting to use the Seafile Client program.

What is new in this release:

• [fix] Fix showing data transfer percentage in syncing.
• Add open containing folder in search result

What is new in version 4.3.3:

• Fix one more syncing issues introduced in v4.3.0
• Improve the file lock icon
• Improve cloud file browser
• Fix icon overlay problem in win10
• Add back sync with existing folder

What is new in version 4.2.5:

• [win] Fixed a possible memory corruption in explorer extension
• [win] Add icon for readonly state in explorer extension
• [win] unconfigured clients now can hide the configuration wizard
• [win] ui: improve set password dialog
• [win] fix broken local DNS resolve
• [mac] add "seafile://" protocol support
• [UI] tweak search tab item padding
• Add a menu item to open seafile folder
• [UI] don't change current account after logout
• [UI] fix some bugs on account-view
• [UI] improve account management
• filebrowser: support readonly directories
• [fix] Fix creating subfolder for password-protected repo
• [fix] Fix file size integer overflow in search results

What is new in version 4.1.3:

• [fix] Fix unable to sync bug (permission denial) if the Windows system user name contains space like "test 123" introduced in v4.1.2
• [win] Update version of OpenSSL to 1.0.2a

What is new in version 4.0.6:

• [fix] Fix a timeout problem during file syncing (Which also cause program crash sometimes).

What is new in version 4.0.3:

• [fix] [mac] Fix a syncing problem when library name contains "e" characters
• [fix] Fix another bug in syncing with HTTP protocol

What is new in version 3.1.11:

• [fix] Fix "deleted folder reappearing problem" in Windows

What is new in version 3.1.10:

• [fix] Fix conflict problem when rename the case of a folder
• [fix] Improve the deleted folder reappearing problem if it contains ignored files
• [fix] Add "resync" action

What is new in version 3.1.8:

• Better support read-only sync. Now local changes will be ignored.
• [Mac,Fix] Fix detection of local changes.

What is new in version 3.1.7:

• [fix] Fix another not sync problem when adding a big file (>100M) and several other files.

What is new in version 2.1.1:

• Make the main window resizable
• [windows] Improved tray icons
• Show detailed network error when login failed
• Show sub-libraries
• [windows] Use the name of the default library as the name of the virtual disk

What is new in version 2.0.8:

• Fix UI freeze problem during file syncing
• Improve syncing speed (More improvements will be carried out in our next version)