Google provides no official Drive client for Linux. DriveSync fills that gap.
Drop a file in your watched folder — DriveSync uploads it to Google Drive instantly, in the background, without you doing anything.
- Real-time file watching — inotify on Linux, ReadDirectoryChangesW on Windows
- Automatic sync — file creation, modification, and deletion are reflected on Drive
- Move detection — files moved into the watched folder are synced automatically
- Full Unicode support — filenames with spaces, accents, and special characters work on both platforms
- One-click OAuth2 — click "Connect with Google", sign in, done. No manual credentials
- Token refresh — access tokens are renewed automatically, forever
- Auto folder creation — a dedicated
FolderName-dvfolder is created on Drive at first run - System tray icon — stop the sync cleanly from the tray, no terminal needed
- GUI setup — ImGui/SDL2 interface for first-time configuration
- Lightweight — no background daemon bloat, no subscription
No installation required — just download and run.
| Platform | Download |
|---|---|
| 🐧 Linux | DriveSync-x86_64.AppImage |
| 🪟 Windows | DriveSync-windows-x64.zip |
chmod +x DriveSync-x86_64.AppImage
./DriveSync-x86_64.AppImageTo stop DriveSync, right-click the tray icon and select Stop DriveSync.
Unzip the archive, keep all files in the same folder, then double-click DriveSync.exe.
To stop DriveSync, right-click the tray icon and select Arrêter DriveSync.
- A setup window opens
- Select the local folder you want to sync
- Click "Connect with Google" — your browser opens
- Sign in with your Google account and accept
- DriveSync starts watching your folder immediately
Note: The app is currently in Google test mode. To use it, send your Google account email to atiferdinand31@gmail.com to be added as a tester.
Note: Google OAuth tokens expire every 7 days in test mode. Simply reconnect when prompted. Full verification is in progress.
- Google test mode : refresh tokens expire after 7 days until the app is verified by Google.
git clone https://github.com/Ferdinaelectro1/DriveSyncV2.git
cd DriveSyncV2
# Install dependencies
sudo apt install libsdl2-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev cmake g++ libayatana-appindicator3-dev
# Build
chmod +x build_linux.sh
./build_linux.sh# Install dependencies via MSYS2
pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-SDL2 mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-curl cmake
# Build
./build_win.batImGui is fetched automatically via CMake FetchContent — no manual setup needed.
DriveSync is built with clean C++17 architecture:
Core Orchestrator
├── IWatcher → inotify (Linux) / ReadDirectoryChangesW (Windows)
├── IEventMapper → maps filesystem events to Drive actions
└── ICommandRunManager → Strategy pattern for sync operations
- OAuth2 with local HTTP server on port
8765 - libcurl for all Drive API calls
- nlohmann/json for JSON parsing
- ImGui + SDL2 for the setup UI
- GTK/libayatana-appindicator for the Linux tray icon
- Win32 Shell_NotifyIcon for the Windows tray icon
- Selective folder sync
- System tray icon
- Conflict resolution
- Google OAuth app verification (remove tester restriction)
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Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, open an issue first.
MIT © Ferdinand

