Install

CloudDrop is free and open source. Pick the channel for your system. If terms like snap or PPA are new to you, read Installing apps first.

Linux

Ubuntu 26.04, from the PPA

The PPA package includes the Files integration (status icons and right-click actions in the GNOME Files app).

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dhiva-labs/apps
sudo apt install clouddrop

Any distribution, from the Snap Store

The snap has everything except the Files integration, which a snap cannot add.

sudo snap install clouddrop

There is no AppImage or Flatpak. On a distribution without a package, use the snap.

Good to know

The PPA and snap builds have CloudDrop's own Google, OneDrive and Dropbox sign-in built in, so the browser sign-in works straight away.

Windows

CloudDrop runs on Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) and Windows 11.

Microsoft Store

Install CloudDrop from the Microsoft Store. It is free, signed and updated by the Store.

WARNING

The Store version can be older than the latest release. When 0.3.1 was released, the Store still had 0.2.0, which uploads to Google Drive only. The other clouds and several folders arrive with a later Store update.

Zip from GitHub

1. Open the latest release and download CloudDrop-…-windows-x64.zip. On a Windows on ARM PC, download CloudDrop-…-windows-arm64.zip instead.

2. Extract the zip.

3. Double-click install.cmd.

   It installs for your user only, without administrator rights, and adds CloudDrop to the Start menu and to Settings › Apps for uninstalling.

The zip build has two limits:

• It is unsigned, so Windows Smart App Control may block it.
• It has no Google, OneDrive or Dropbox sign-in built in. For Google Drive, the setup assistant shows you how to create a free Google key of your own (see Connect a cloud). OneDrive and Dropbox need an app registration of your own, described in the project's PROVIDERS.md. Nextcloud, WebDAV, S3, SFTP and MEGA need nothing extra.

Build from source

A source build needs Rust, pkg-config, libgtk-4-dev and libadwaita-1-dev, and python3-nautilus for the Files integration. From the repository folder:

./install.sh

This builds CloudDrop and installs it into ~/.local for your user. Like the zip, a source build has no built-in Google, OneDrive or Dropbox sign-in.

Uninstall

Installed with	Command
PPA	sudo apt remove clouddrop
Snap	sudo snap remove clouddrop
Source	./install.sh --uninstall
Windows	Settings › Apps

Uninstalling keeps your files, your settings and everything in the cloud. To stop CloudDrop reaching your cloud at all, also revoke its access in your cloud account: Google, Microsoft or Dropbox.

Next steps

• Beginner guide
• Connect a cloud