Download Syncthing 0.13.1

Syncthing is an open source program that allows files to be synchronized between two computers. This happens just like with BitTorrent Sync without a central server in between, as is the case with storage services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and iCloud. The software is available for Windows, Linux, OS X and Android, among others. There are also packages for Synology and Qnap. Earlier this week version 0.13 has been released and the first update has already become available.

In version 0.13, which is not compatible with version 0.12, among other things, it is possible to share files before they are complete, the label and folder id no longer have to have the same name and Syncting shows not only the id but also the name of the device when a share from an unknown source is offered. The complete changelog looks like this:

Syncthing v0.13.1

Fixes two bugs resulting in things not connecting after upgrade to v0.13.0. Also please read the v0.13.0 release notes. This release is not compatible with v0.12.x.

• lib/config: Don’t migrate non-HTTPS URL discovery servers to new path (#3103@calmh)
• gui, lib: Add missing licenses (#3100@aviau)
• lib/connections: Correctly add port to portless tcp:// URLs (#3115@calmh)

Syncthing v0.13.0 “Copper Cockroach”

Upgrade Notes

• v0.13 is not protocol compatible with v0.12.
• The database format has changed. It will be migrated without rescan on first startup, but the first startup may take longer than usual.

Major Changes Since v0.12
Devices now announce files that are in progress of being downloaded, in addition to those that are already complete. This means a device can serve parts of a file to other devices before it has completed the download itself.

Folder labels are now distinct from the folder ID. The intention is for the label to be human readable and for the ID to be machine readable and unique. When upgrading, folder IDs are not changed. However when creating new folders Syncthing will suggest a random, unique folder ID.

When receiving a connection attempt from an unknown device Syncthing will now show the name of that device, not only it’s ID.

Syncthing will now manage port mappings on NAT-PMP compliant routers, in addition to the existing UPnP support.

Minor Changes and Improvements

• Ignored files can now be tagged with the prefix (?d) to indicate that Syncthing may delete these files if they remain when deleting a directory. Ignore patterns use less memory by default.
• The address for sync connections, both the listening side and for remote devices, can now be made IPv4- or IPv6-only. Use the tcp4:// or tcp6:// schemes to specify one or the other. The default tcp:// is still dual stack. Additionally, relays are now treated as listen addresses and set in the same configuration setting.
• The folder settings dialog has been cleaned up.
• The environment variable ALL_PROXY_NO_FALLBACK can be set to disable falling back to direct connections in the absence of a working proxy.
• Many, many bug fixes.

Known Issues

• The “Syncing” complete percentage for remote devices may erroneously display more than 100% (ie 156% or 297%) while a remote device is still synchronizing.