IFolder

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iFolder

A screenshot of iFolder, running on macOS
Developer(s)	Novell
Stable release	3.8.0.3 / July 19, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-07-19)[1]
Repository	sourceforge.net/p/ifolder/code/HEAD/tree/
Written in	C#
Operating system	Linux, Windows, macOS, Solaris
Platform	Mono
Type	File sharing
License	GPL-2.0-only
Website	sourceforge.net/projects/ifolder/

iFolder is an open-source application, developed by Novell, Inc., intended to allow cross-platform file sharing across computer networks.

iFolder operates on the concept of shared folders, where a folder is marked as shared and the contents of the folder are then synchronized to other computers over a network, either directly between computers in a peer-to-peer fashion or through a server. This is intended to allow a single user to synchronize files between different computers (for example between a work computer and a home computer) or share files with other users (for example a group of people who are collaborating on a project).

The core of the iFolder is actually a project called Simias. It is Simias which actually monitors files for changes, synchronizes these changes and controls the access permissions on folders. The actual iFolder clients (including a graphical desktop client and a web client) are developed as separate programs that communicate with the Simias back-end.