On the upside, it looks like they are working on making the MSI build scripts and resources available publicly. ![]() Their branding service is an optional addon if you are already paying for one of their higher tiers of support, and it “starts at €6000 yearly”, which seems to indicate that the branding plus package which includes MSI builds is even more expensive. Nextcloud does have a client MSI installer, but it only provides it to people paying for their client branding plus service. ![]() Also, the Nextcloud client has some extra features added, such as being able to launch the browser directly into the talk app, and other Nextcloud apps. To be fair, neither of them allow specifying the server URL as an installation parameter, which would be really nice. To disable auto update, you either have to add a registry value (eew), or create/modify the configuration file for each and every user on the computer (double eew). It can be silently installed, and you can change the installation directory, but nothing else can be specified with install arguments, unlike the plethora available with Owncloud. On the other hand, the Nextcloud client comes as an NSIS EXE installer. They are even nice enough to provide options for whether to add a desktop shortcut, to not add the shell extension, to disable auto update, to launch after installation, the installation directory, and whether to reboot if needed. The Owncloud client comes by default as an MSI installer file, which is IMO, about the same as an EXE installer for the average user, but miles better for a sysadmin or someone using something like Chocolatey. Now, onto the Windows versions specifically. The Nextcloud desktop Linux image is also about 100mb, but it not directly comparable since it is an appimage, which is much more compatible across Linux distros, but means that it has to bundle more things inside the image. On the other hand, the Nextcloud Windows installer weighs in at a chonky 100mb+, and the Mac edition is about 80mb. The Owncloud desktop app manages to fit in smaller than a reasonable 20mb for the Windows and Mac editions, and a tiny 1.5mb for the Debian package. On the other hand, the Nextcloud client cannot even download multiple files in parallel, see issue #976. Delta sync means that it can upload only the parts of the file that have changed, rather than transferring the entire file. The Owncloud client has delta sync capability, while the Nextcloud client does not. That area is their desktop sync client, especially when running on windows. You have to install an extension in order to restore the system tray in this case in order to be able to find and restore the minimized application.There is one area that is not talked about much in regards to how Nextcloud and Ownclowd have diverged after they forked. This makes it hard to get back an app that has been minimized to the system tray. Using GNOME on recent distributions like Ubuntu 22.04, Debian 11 or others, the system tray is typically no longer available. Adapt the procedures for other desktop environments accordingly. The ownCloud Desktop Client is a tool to synchronize files from ownCloud Server with your computer. Note, our description focuses on the GNOME desktop. Linux users should also have a password manager enabled, such as GNOME Keyring or KWallet, so that the Desktop App can log in automatically. While not necessary during general usage, it can be helpful if system tray icons are not available any more within your desktop environment. This option forces the settings page to be shown on startup. One parameter to mention is the option -s. No matter whether the Desktop App is installed natively or used as an AppImage, you can add command line parameters when starting up post installation.
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