README.md

June 28, 2026 · View on GitHub

Save Desktop

Save your desktop configuration

Download on Flathub

License: GPL-3.0 Translations

🚀 About

Save Desktop is a cross-desktop tool to back up, restore and sync your entire Linux desktop setup. It can save your themes, icons, fonts, settings, wallpapers (even dynamic ones), Flatpak apps and user data – and bring them back in just a few clicks.

📸 Screenshots

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Sync with other computers through the cloud

✨ Features

  • Backup your icons, themes, fonts and wallpapers
  • Save desktop settings across environments
  • Include Flatpak apps and user data
  • Restore everything in one click
  • Sync with cloud folders
  • Works with GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce, Cinnamon, Budgie, COSMIC (GNOME and Rust version), Pantheon, MATE, Deepin, LXQt, Niri and Hyprland
Full list of supported desktops & directories
  • General directories
- ~/.config/dconf
- ~/.config/gtk-4.0 
- ~/.config/gtk-3.0
- ~/.themes
- ~/.icons
- ~/.fonts
- ~/.local/share/themes
- ~/.local/share/icons
- ~/.local/share/fonts
- ~/.local/share/backgrounds 
- ~/.local/share/gnome-shell
- ~/.local/share/plasma
- ~/.local/share/cinnamon
- ~/.local/share/flatpak/app
- ~/.var/app
- /var/lib/flatpak/app
  • GNOME
 - ~/.local/share/gnome-background-properties
 - ~/.local/share/nautilus-python
 - ~/.local/share/nautilus
 - ~/.config/gnome-control-center
  • Pantheon
- ~/.config/plank 
- ~/.config/marlin
  • Cinnamon
- ~/.config/nemo
- ~/.cinnamon
  • Budgie
- ~/.config/budgie-desktop
- ~/.config/budgie-extras
- ~/.config/nemo
  • Cosmic (Old)
- ~/.config/pop-shell
- ~/.local/share/nautilus
  • Cosmic (New)
- ~/.config/cosmic
- ~/.local/state/cosmic
  • Xfce
- ~/.config/xfce4
- ~/.config/Thunar
- ~/.xfce4
  • MATE
- ~/.config/caja
  • KDE Plasma
- ~/.config/[k]* (all directories and files beginning with k)
- ~/.config/gtkrc
- ~/.config/dolphinrc
- ~/.config/gwenviewrc
- ~/.config/plasmashellrc
- ~/.config/spectaclerc
- ~/.config/plasmarc
- ~/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc
- ~/.local/share/[k]* (all directories and files beginning with k)
- ~/.local/share/konsole
- ~/.local/share/dolphin
- ~/.local/share/sddm
- ~/.local/share/wallpapers
- ~/.local/share/plasma-systemmonitor
- ~/.local/share/aurorae
- ~/.local/share/kscreen
- ~/.local/share/color-schemes
  • Deepin
- ~/.config/deepin
- ~/.local/share/deepin
  • LXQt
- ~/.config/lxqt
  • Niri
- ~/.config/niri
  • Hyprland
- ~/.config/hypr

📦 Installation

Stable releases

Flathub (recommended): The latest stable releases

Download on Flathub

Warning

Snap Store: Frozen at version 3.6.2-hotfix, no updates will be provided. Active development continues on Flathub (see above).

Get it from the Snap Store

Beta releases

  • GNOME Builder (for development):

    1. Install GNOME Builder from Flathub
    2. Clone this repo and run the project

🤝 Contributing

I welcome contributions of all kinds!

This project follows the GNOME Code of Conduct.

📜 License

Save Desktop is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.