Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to dotbak — Simple Dotfiles Manager

A minimal, user-friendly dotfiles backup manager

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Lnk – Git-native dotfiles manager▲75
Move dotfiles to ~/.config/lnk, get symlinks back, use Git normally. Single binary, no config files, no fluff. Built because chezmoi was too complex and plain Git was too manual.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
2
DotFiles▲4
Privacy-first offline file manager for Android
Jul 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
3
From dotenv to dotenvx – better config management▲354
A leap forward in configuration management for dotenv
2024 · dotenvx.com · its alternatives →
4
tsk.lol▲116
a customizable, open source, local-first, task manager
Nov 2025 · tsk.lol · its alternatives →
5
Dotsync▲88
A simple and concise dotfiles synchronizer
2023 · dotsync.org · its alternatives →
6
Manage Dotfiles with Stow▲33
Mirror of https://gitlab.com/risserlabs/community/dotstow - clayrisser/dotstow
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
7
Cross-platform dotfiles manager written in Rust▲21
⚡ A cross-platform multi-target dotfiles manager. Contribute to Shemnei/punktf development by creating an account on GitHub.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
8
Tool to manage your dotfiles▲6
A tool to manage your dotfiles. Contribute to robertdxyz/dotfiles-manager development by creating an account on GitHub.
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
9DA
Dotmesh – A git-like CLI for application states▲107
2018 · dotmesh.com · its alternatives →
10
Shittp – Volatile Dotfiles over SSH▲136
Bring your dotfiles to remote machine via SSH. Contribute to FOBshippingpoint/shittp development by creating an account on GitHub.
Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
11
Clean and simple declarative dotfile management▲7
A simplistic dotfile manager written in pure Python - ariataylor96/punctual
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
12
Twayobiz▲73
File storage for business
2021 · its alternatives →
13
Pile Commander▲115
Open-source file manager for creative people
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
14
Sigma File Manager▲152
Free, open-source, cross-platform, modern file manager app
Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
15
DBacked▲148
Simple, secure database backup as a service 🛠️
2018 · its alternatives →
16MI
MFile.io▲32
2016 · mfile.io · its alternatives →
17
Drivebase▲98
Unified file manager for all your cloud storage with E2EE
Feb 2026 · drivebase.io · its alternatives →
18
A cross-platform, modular dotfiles installer for my personal setup▲10
A cross-platform, modular dotfiles installer for my personal setup - spywhere/dotfiles
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
19
A cross-platform multi-target dotfiles manager▲7
⚡ A cross-platform multi-target dotfiles manager. Contribute to Shemnei/punktf development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
20
Chezmoi: a tool for managing your dotfiles across multiple machines▲9
Manage your dotfiles across multiple diverse machines, securely. - twpayne/chezmoi
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
21FA
fresh - a tool to manage and distribute dot files (think Bundler)▲23
2012 · freshshell.com · its alternatives →
22
A tool for painless automated backups▲22
:floppy_disk: Painless automated backups to multiple storage providers with Docker and duplicacy. - christophetd/duplicacy-autobackup
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
23
File Flow File Manager▲6
A file manager that works offline, sorts your files. Share.
2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
24
Quick-Back, a POSIX compliant, rsync based system backup tool▲22
A simple command line backup solution using rsync. Contribute to PenguinSnail/Quick-Back development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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