Showing posts with label insync. Show all posts
Showing posts with label insync. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Insync For Linux Gets Nested Selective Sync Support (Unofficial Google Drive Client)
Insync is an unofficial Google Drive client which "extends Drive's web functionality to your desktop by integrating tightly with Windows, Mac and Linux so you can get work done".
The app is not free: it costs $15 per Google account (one-time fee) and there are separate plans for 3 Google accounts and for business - see the Insync pricing page for more info. Also, there's a 15 day trial if you want to try Insync before purchasing a license.
For those not familiar with Insync, here's a quick list of features:
- supports multiple accounts;
- share files via file manager;
- Google Docs conversion;
- share files outside your Insync folder from the file manager (uses symbolic links, at least on Linux);
- supports external & network drives;
- recent changes feed;
- desktop notifications;
- selective sync;
- proxy support;
- more.
On Linux, Insync comes with notification area (systray) and Ubuntu AppIndicator support. Furthermore, it integrates with most file managers - there are extensions available for Nautilus, Nemo, Caja, Thunar and Dolphin.
Insync 1.1 was released about a week ago, bringing various bug fixes and optimizations such as faster initial sync and fixed stuck metadata syncing issues, as well as nested selective sync, a long-awaited feature for many users. Nested selective sync allows you to selectively sync sub-folders and files.
This feature was missing on Linux, until today, when according to the Insync G+ page, Insync for Linux was updated with nested selective sync. Here's a screenshot with the Insync Linux settings UI, updated to support nested selective sync:
Insync 1.1 was also supposed to bring a file compare feature but unfortunately this was delayed for a future release, due to "how complex the file compare technology has proven to be".
Download Insync
Download Insync (available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X)
The Linux downloads page provides packages for Ubuntu / Linux Mint, Debian and Fedora as well as unofficial Arch Linux AUR packages portable binaries.
After installing the Insync package, the app will try to detect your desktop environment and offer to install a file manager extension. However, you can install any of the available Insync file manager extensions manually (for Nemo, the extension is called "insync-nemo", for Nautilus: "insync-nautilus" and so on).
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Insync 1.2 Released With New HTML5 UI
Insync 1.2 was released today, bringing a new HTML5 UI along with improvements such as an ignore list, improved nested selective sync and more.
For those not familiar with Insync, this is an unofficial Google Drive client which "extends Drive's web functionality to your desktop by integrating tightly with Windows, Mac and Linux so you can get work done". The application is not free: it costs $20 per Google account (one-time fee), along with plans for 3 Google accounts and for business.
Insync features optional Google Docs conversion, selective sync, desktop notifications, proxy support, multiple accounts, option to share files via file manager, support for external and network drives, recent changes feed and more. It's also worth mentioning that on Linux, Insync integrates with most file managers: Nautilus, Nemo, Caja, Thunar and Dolphin.
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Changes in Insync 1.2:
- new HTML5 UI;
- added an ignore list which can be used to disallow uploads or downloads based on file extensions;
- Insync now shows nested folders in one view making it easier to selectively (un)sync deep directories;
- conversion to both Microsoft Office and OpenDocument is now available on all platforms;
- "Recent changes" has been renamed to "Feed" and now includes a "how long ago" timestamp;
- syncing progress has an updated UI and can be seen in real-time;
- various other improvements and bug fixes.
Here are a few screenshots with some of these changes:
Now that Insync uses a MEGAsync-like UI, the functionality was moved from the indicator to this new UI. As a result, the Insync 1.2 indicator has only two items: one which allows you to open your Google Drive folder and another one for opening the Insync app window (and of course, it continues to indicate the sync status):
Also, with the latest Insync 1.2, the price has increased from $15 to $20. However, Insync 1.2 is a free upgrade for existing customers. Existing Pro and Business customers can add new accounts at the same price they started with.
Download Insync
Download Insync (available for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux: Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch Linux, Raspberry Pi CentOS/RHEL as well as portable binaries)
Note that after installing the Insync package, the app will try to detect your desktop environment and offer to install a file manager extension. However, you can install any of the available Insync file manager extensions manually (for Nemo, the extension is called "insync-nemo", for Nautilus: "insync-nautilus" and so on).
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Marker: Tool To Take Screenshots And Share Them Via Google Drive
Marker is a cross-platform screenshot tool which allows you to easily annotate and share screenshots via Google Drive.
The application is developed by Insync, the company behind the popular cross-platform Google Drive client 'Insync' and it's not free and open source software but it's free to use.
Marker features:
- capture fullscreen or area screenshots;
- annotations: add text and shapes to your screenshots;
- screenshots are synced across computers;
- supports multiple Google accounts.
Marker comes with an Ubuntu AppIndicator / tray icon which can be used to pause the screenshot synchronization or to open the app window which displays recent screenshots, some Google Drive stats (free space, space used by Marker screenshots).
From the app settings, you can set Marker to use a proxy, enable/disable desktop notifications or set the app to start on login.
Note that there's not button / appindicator menu entry to take screenshots - Marker relies on keyboard shortcuts only so to take a fullscreen screenshot, use Alt + Shift + 3, for area selection use Alt + Shift + 4 and to capture an area and annotate it, use Alt + Shift + 5.
After you take a screenshot, Marker automatically generates a link and saves it to your clipboard so you can simply paste the link to share it. Also, the screenshot is automatically added to your Google Drive account.
Marker is nowhere near Shutter when it comes to features, but you should find it very useful if you share screenshots frequently. There is one pretty important feature that Marker lacks though: delayed screenshots. Hopefully this feature (and maybe others) will be added in a future release.
Download Marker
Marker is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux - Ubuntu 14.04/Linux Mint 17 debs only.
Important for Ubuntu 14.04 / Linux Mint 17 users: make sure "update-notifier-common" is installed or else the Marker installation will fail:
sudo apt-get install update-notifier-commonArch Linux users can install Marker via AUR.
For bug reports, feature requests, suggestions, etc. see the Marker Support center.
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