As always, take only 1 and don't be a dork. If it doesn't work, it means it was redeemed already. If you really really want one but they're all out, send a DM!
Last but not least, major thanks to @ncw for this amazing powerhouse of a software and again to him and his son @edcw for blessing this project and giving valuable feedback.
Hope to make everyone here that is maintaining rclone and being in the community proud.
Missed out but no worries. It’s coming along nicely. I am only going to be using Win for the next year but it would be nice to do drive letter mounts. It is the best attempt at a GUI for RC I have seen so far. Linux seems to be mostly problem free.
and we’re just getting started! (famous last words)
linux version works with almost all distros, there are some edge cases where the OS doesn’t have a tray at all or is missing libayatana. In general if you got passed the initial setup and you can see the UI, then you can be sure there won’t be any issues caused by compatibility.
if you're looking to request a feature now or in the future, this is the spot.
Most of the latest codes are still working, you just have to go to the app > Settings > License > Lifetime (last/third option) and enter it in the Stripe screen (not as a license, it is a 100% off promo code not a license, you get the license after)
for anyone that wants to know more about licenses:
the app is free and you don't have to pay to use rclone as you normally do
it is valid on all OSs, in parallel (you can activate it on macOS, Windows and Linux at the same time)
After you run the app check your system tray icons for a new icon for rclone_ui. On my system when I launch the software there is no window that opens up it opens up into the system tray hidden and the icon is almost clear so it is easy to miss. The developer should consider changing the color of the icon to make it more visible in the system tray.
re: the tray icon, we have to consider how the icon looks on all OSes, on both light and dark mode
on macOS for example the convention is to have monochrome icons, so a colored version would look slightly out of place/cheap, but I agree this area is something we can improve on
the concession we arrived at (for now at least) is leaving it white, but add a border around it so if you have a completely white bar like windows, the shape remains visible
moreover, on the first open you should see a splash screen that informs you that the rclone cli has initialized, and the UI is now in the tray
maybe you started using it before that was added (very nice btw!)
we are active on github, so if something doesn't work for you (like you don't see the first open screen), please file an issue and if you're responsive we'll most likely get it fixed on the same day for you. you can also request features!
I have one question I'm not sure if I should open a new incident on GitHub or not but it is a showstopper for me.
On Windows I load rclone as a service using NSSM.
rclone_gui complains that rclone is already running and I have to exit. I have Drive letters that I auto amount when Windows boots that I use and rely on. In order to get your software to run I need to run the services Program and stop the rclone service. Then I run your software and then following that I restart the services and so far it seems to be okay but it's a pain. I doubt I will use your software in this fashion everyday.
Are you aware that your software can't run if rclone is running?
This I believe is a bug that needs to be fixed. Other graphical user interface tools load fine with my rclone services running.
I have a GitHub account I can post in your bug list if that would be helpful and possibly include a log file?
that should not be the case, the UI just checks if the default RCD port is being used (5572).
there was indeed 1 version where the check was too broad and someone reported similar issues specifically with Window's service mechanism that you're also using, but it was (relatively) long ago.
make sure you're on the latest release (2.7.0+), and if it still behaves like that then it means we need to add some more handling to please Windows, so please open a report on Github.
This update contains minor bug fixes and improved logging, so you can submit better issues on Github if there's any problems (particularly on initial setup, the most tricky part to get right on all possible setups/devices).
All in all recent releases have been stable, so let's add some new features maybe? (you tell me)
appreciate the work put into this!
