2025 / best GUI for restic

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There are a couple of topics available that are about a cross-platform GUI for restic. Some are really outdated and therefore I thought it might be good to come up with a 2025 list of restic GUI’s. I’m still quite happy with “restic browser” (GitHub - emuell/restic-browser: A GUI to browse and restore restic backup repositories.), but I’m wondering if there are -better- alternatives?

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Npbackup is worth checking.

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Thanks; I’ll check it out soon!

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+1 kudos to npbackup.

Another option is backrest:
Backrest is a web-accessible backup solution built on top of restic.
After the installation it can be approached via a webpage from anywhere and as such would classify as “cross-platform GUI” for me.

These are all I have used (I work on linux and windows).

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Worth mentioning Relica as well — cross-platform GUI (Windows, macOS, Linux) with full CLI.

Main differentiator is multi-destination backup: define what to back up once, then attach local, cloud (50+ providers), and peer-to-peer destinations to a single schedule.

I just posted a longer announcement here: Relica 2.0 released

(Disclosure: I’m the developer.)

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Let me throw in my very opinionated (I’m the author) choice of UI to access a restic repository: rustic snapshots -i :wink:

This is in fact a TUI (Text User Interface) which has the following properties (some can be pros or cons depending on your point of view):

  • Features: View of snapshots, trees (including file preview), diffs, statistics information; restore on any level (snapshot/tree/file), allows removal and modification of snapshots. I don’t know any UI having more functionalities to operate directly on a restic repository.
  • Can be started directly on the terminal including e.g. SSH-sessions; no browser or network connection needed/supported
  • Single binary without dependencies (does not even depend on a restic binary)
  • All code is a re-implementation of restic in Rust and completely independent from restic

See also

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If you want to view your backup on iOS with a native UI, you can try Restique (author here). See also Restic iOS Client App. Feedback is appreciated.

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I found this program: Pluton (on github) has anyone already tested the above. GitHub - plutonhq/pluton: A modern, self-hosted backup solution for secure, encrypted backups across local and cloud storage. · GitHub

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Hi @rogierl,

Shameless plug here, but I recently released Resty Desktop:

This is a cross-platform desktop application built with Tauri. It does not bundle Restic nor does it use any third-party API clones. It wraps an existing Restic installation, so the requirement is that you install Restic on your computer.

It’s packing quite a few features:

  • Local and remote repository support.
  • Repository passwords are encrypted with a master password and remain encrypted at rest.
  • Backup plans with custom paths, exclusion rules, and retention rules.
  • Schedules for backup plans.
  • Search within snapshots AND across repository snapshots for files in your repository.
  • Browse snapshots and restore files.
  • Mirror entire repositories OR copy single snapshots to another repository.
  • Import settings from Backrest.
  • Show diffs between snapshots.

There’s a bunch more features, but you’ll get the idea. I created this because the CLI is cumbersome if you’re an occasional user like me and don’t want to use a web tool like Backrest.

Try it out with an open mind :slight_smile:

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