The app’s main strength is its ability to improve team productivity on the go with a simple user interface on mobile, web and desktop and a powerful integrated document collaboration and communication skills.
Real-time notifications of shares or comments on mobile devices, integrated collaborative editing of Microsoft Office compatible files, seamless transition to chat and audio/video calls, and a wide variety of productivity tools to manage mail, appointments, tasks, etc. are available in Nextcloud for desktop.
THE Nextcloud Secure Sharing Outlook Add-in allows users to easily and securely send files, folders or upload links to other people from Microsoft Outlook. The add-in can replace attachments, automatically uploading files to Nextcloud and inserting a secure link in the email. It also allows users to easily provide others with a secure file download link.
Nextcloud Files Clients for Android, iOS and desktop systems allow users to sync and share files completely securely over an encrypted connection. Mobile clients offer automatic downloading of photos and videos that users take and they can sync selected files and folders. Clients can manage multiple accounts, view all activity happening on the server, and notify users of new events such as the availability of new shares.
Features and strengths
Easy access everywhere
A modern and easy to use web interface, desktop clients and mobile apps. Real-time collaboration and instant access to all data from any device, anywhere!
Ultimate security
Powerful encryption capabilities and built-in rules-based file access control. Completed with strong password policies, brute force protection, ransomware protection, and more.
Deep integration
Access data from FTP, Windows Network Drive, SharePoint, NFS, Object Storage, … Simple configuration and integration to reduce costs and reduce risk while leveraging existing IT investments.
Powerful search
Nextcloud Desktop Sync Client includes a powerful full-text search engine capable of using ElasticSearch as a back-end. Its flexible plugin-based interface enables search capabilities beyond files and adapts to other back-end solutions like Apache Solr.
Use desktop clients to keep your files synchronized between your server and your desktop. Select one or more directories on your local machine and always access your latest files wherever you are. Learn more about Nextcloud Desktop Sync Client in this review.
Improvements
Version 3.6 of the Nextcloud PC synchronization client has many new features and improvements.
- The main dialog will be a normal window if the tray icons are not available on the system.
- Virtual files will be optional. This allows the desktop client to run on older versions of Windows.
- Improvements for virtual files on Windows
- Network traffic performance improvements
- Sync engine improvements
Customizing Windows Setup
If you just want to install Nextcloud Desktop Sync Client on your local system, you can simply run the .msi file and configure it in this page.