使用 Homebrew Cask 安装 maestral

项目链接

• 主页
• 仓库
• 软件包管理器页面

命令和别名

• maestral-cli

项目历史

Maestral was created as an open-source Dropbox client written in Python. Its stated motivation was Dropbox's temporary removal of support for several Linux file systems, later broadening to platforms that no longer satisfy Dropbox's minimum system-library requirements.

采用历史

Maestral serves users who want a lightweight Dropbox client, especially on Linux distributions and file systems that Dropbox no longer supports directly. It is also available as a macOS GUI application and a command-line daemon.

使用方式

Users link a Dropbox account, choose a local synchronization directory, and run either the GUI or the maestral daemon. The CLI supports selective sync, multiple named configurations, shared links, file-version restoration, and low-level configuration management.

The official documentation warns that some settings, including the Dropbox path and excluded items, should be changed through commands or GUI controls rather than by directly editing the INI file.

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

Maestral is notable in package-manager culture as a Python-based, open-source alternative to Dropbox's proprietary desktop client. Its daemon, CLI, multi-account configuration, XDG-aware paths, and headless deployment options make it unusually friendly to declarative and server-oriented setups.

时间线

• Project origin: Created in response to gaps in Dropbox's Linux platform and file-system support.
• Current era: Distributed for desktop, CLI, Docker, and headless use.

Related projects

• Dropbox
• maestral-qt
• Python keyring

来源

• https://maestral.app/about/
• https://maestral.app/docs/
• https://maestral.app/docs/configfile
• https://maestral.app/docs/installation