Categories / Cloud storage and file transfer
Cloud storage and file transfer
1.8%of all Mac app installs in the last 30 days: 38,734 installs. Its share is down from 1.9% in the two months before.
Sync clients, cloud drives, FTP and file transfer tools.
Over time
Installs in this category at each recorded 30-day window.
Share of installs
Average share in each period.
- Oct 28 – Jul 291.5%
- Jul 30 – Sep 271.9%
- Sep 28 – Oct 28, 20261.8% −1%
The most installed cloud storage and file transfer
67 apps, ranked by installs in the last 30 days.
Cloud storage and file transfer
| # | App | Installs, 30 days | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  LocalSendOpen-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop | 7,049 | −8% |
| 2 |  OpenMTPAndroid file transfer | 5,705 | +41% |
| 3 |  Google DriveClient for the Google Drive storage service | 5,244 | +22% |
| 4 |  TransmissionOpen-source BitTorrent client | 3,052 | +9% |
| 5 | OneDriveCloud storage client | 1,659 | −54% |
| 6 |  KDE ConnectCommunicate with your handheld devices | 1,302 | +98% |
| 7 |  DropboxClient for the Dropbox cloud storage service | 1,263 | −12% |
| 8 |  Android File TransferTransfer files from and to an Android smartphone | 608 | −40% |
| 9 |  MotrixOpen-source download manager | 521 | −10% |
| 10 |  Baidu NetDiskCloud storage service | 446 | −8% |
| 11 |  Proton DriveClient for Proton Drive | 429 | −19% |
| 12 |  iMazingiPhone management application | 425 | −4% |
| 13 |  Synology DriveSync and backup service to Synology NAS drives | 347 | +11% |
| 14 |  ForkLiftFinder replacement and FTP, SFTP, WebDAV and Amazon s3 client | 311 | −15% |
| 15 |  Free Download ManagerDownload accelerator and organiser | 308 | −5% |
| 16 |  blipSend any size file between devices | 299 | −26% |
| 17 |  TransmitFile transfer application | 245 | −4% |
| 18 |  MEGAcmdCommand-line access to MEGA services | 235 | +28% |
| 19 | Rclone UIGUI for Rclone | 205 | +59% |
| 20 | RsyncUIGUI for rsync | 187 | −21% |
| 21 |  FreeFileSyncFolder comparison and synchronization software | 181 | −38% |
| 22 |  MacDroidConnect to your Android devices | 177 | −10% |
| 23 |  FolxDownload manager with a torrent client | 175 | −9% |
| 24 |  MEGAsyncSyncs files between computers and MEGA Cloud drives | 171 | −36% |
| 25 |  Mountain DuckMounts servers and cloud storages as a disk on the desktop | 148 | −21% |
| 26 |  WebTorrent DesktopTorrent streaming application | 136 | −21% |
| 27 | SoulseekFile sharing network | 115 | −32% |
| 28 |  SABnzbdBinary newsreader | 113 | −23% |
| 29 |  Box DriveClient for the Box cloud storage service | 110 | +9% |
| 30 |  Yandex.DiskCloud storage | 107 | +62% |
| 31 |  RightFontFont manager that helps preview, install, sync and manage fonts | 73 | +134% |
| 32 |  Resilio SyncFile sync and share software | 65 | −23% |
| 33 |  FreezeAmazon Glacier file transfer client | 58 | +20% |
| 34 | kDriveClient for the kDrive collaborative cloud storage service | 48 | +21% |
| 35 | ClassicFTPFTP File Transfer Software | 44 | −7% |
| 36 | AliyundriveIntelligent cloud storage platform | 40 | −34% |
| 37 | PikPakClient for PikPak cloud storage service | 40 | +6% |
| 38 | Philips Hue SyncControl your smart light system | 39 | −20% |
| 39 | MCP Linker NEWManage and sync MCP server configurations across AI clients | 38 | New |
| 40 | PicListCloud storage manager tool | 35 | +15% |
| 41 | Eltima CloudMounterMounts cloud storages as local discs | 31 | −27% |
| 42 | DeltaWalkerTool to compare and synchronise files and folders | 31 | +337% |
| 43 | SyncStore, share and access files from anywhere | 31 | −16% |
| 44 | Araxis MergeTwo and three-way file comparison, merging and folder synchronisation | 26 | +83% |
| 45 | ChronoSyncSynchronisation and backup tool | 26 | −42% |
| 46 | TransferStandalone TFTP, FTP, and SFTP server | 25 | −10% |
| 47 | ExpanDriveNetwork drive and browser for cloud storage | 21 | −33% |
| 48 | TresoritClient for the Tresorit cloud storage service | 21 | −10% |
| 49 | AlterSendSecure, peer-to-peer file transfer app | 20 | −61% |
| 50 | WorkbenchSeamless, automatic, “dotfile” sync to iCloud | 16 | −13% |
| 51 | GoodSyncFile synchronisation and backup software | 12 | −52% |
| 52 | NordLockerStore and sync files securely | 9 | +41% |
| 53 | Zoho WorkDriveClient for the Zoho cloud storage service | 9 | +112% |
| 54 | FetchFile transfer client | 8 | −19% |
| 55 | Internxt DriveClient for Internxt file storage service | 7 | −24% |
| 56 | EgnyteClient for the Egnyte cloud storage service | 6 | −65% |
| 57 | JottacloudClient for the Jottacloud cloud storage service | 6 | −62% |
| 58 | SyncoveryFile synchronisation and backup software | 6 | +21% |
| 59 | Flying CarpetFile transfer over ad-hoc wifi | 5 | +1% |
| 60 | DriveThruRPG Library AppSync DriveThruRPG libraries to compatible devices | 4 | −62% |
| 61 | SyncMateAll-in-one sync tool | 4 | +182% |
| 62 | CERNBox ClientCloud storage for CERN users | 3 | +112% |
| 63 | Get Backup Pro 3Backup software with folder synchronisation | 3 | −47% |
| 64 | ShareFileClient for the Progress ShareFile storage service | 3 | +41% |
| 65 | qBittorrent Enhanced EditionBittorrent client | 2 | −97% |
| 66 | No-IP DUCKeeps current IP address in sync | 2 | −29% |
| 67 | Brightness SyncUtility to synchronise the brightness of LG UltraFine display(s) | 1 | −53% |
16 developer tools in this category
Developer tools
| # | App | Installs, 30 days | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  CyberduckServer and cloud storage browser | 2,980 | −11% |
| 2 |  SyncthingReal time file synchronisation software | 1,776 | +14% |
| 3 |  Nextcloud CLIDesktop sync client for Nextcloud software products | 792 | −17% |
| 4 |  JDownloaderDownload manager | 535 | +6% |
| 5 |  Quark Cloud DriveCloud storage and file management platform | 201 | +192% |
| 6 |  Motrix BetaOpen-source download manager | 125 | +126% |
| 7 |  BackblazeData backup and storage service | 106 | −8% |
| 8 | NutstoreCloud storage service platform | 49 | +3% |
| 9 | Qnap QsyncAutomatic file synchronisation | 27 | +52% |
| 10 | Dropbox (beta)Client for the Dropbox cloud storage service | 12 | −32% |
| 11 | Nextcloud Virtual Files CLIDesktop sync client for Nextcloud software products | 11 | −14% |
| 12 | Transmission (beta)Open-source BitTorrent client | 11 | +55% |
| 13 | CrushFTPFile transfer server | 7 | −18% |
| 14 | VuzeBit torrent client | 5 | −74% |
| 15 | Arm Performix CLIPerformance analysis toolkit for Arm server and cloud environments | 3 | −40% |
| 16 | Swisscom myCloud DesktopSwiss cloud storage desktop app | 3 | +112% |
Install counts come from Homebrew, a free tool many Mac users install apps with, so they describe those people, not every Mac owner. How we count