However for desktop use, I've always really struggled with the idea of not having a UI for my backup client. I'm not afraid of the command line, but the idea of browsing backup archives without a GUI feels awkward to me.
I wonder if there is room for some sort of add-on GUI for Restic for those that are more visual (unless such a thing already exists?)
I think many more people would use Restic if this was called out prominently on the home page.
I've known about Restic for years and would likely be using it by now had I realised that!
EDIT: Ah looks like it may not work on Windows. Part of the appeal of Restic, for me, would be being able to cover all of my Windows, Mac and Linux machines with the same system.
I do like the idea of being able to tune and configure things from the CLI. It was frustrating configuring CrashPlan on a remote computer.
With that said, I feel like both should be possible. Even just a basic wrapper GUI would be a start.
Edit: and some basic searching has lead me to lots of options! Time to do some more research.
However I also acutely feel the lack of a standalone GUI so that I can get rid of the scrips and custom setup or at least that can be an option. (There’s a commercial third party UI I think which is a subscription)
https://vorta.borgbase.com (a third party qt GUI for borg backup) has been really awesome.
Another tool I’m looking at closely is https://kopia.io. It comes with a UI by default (Electron I guess). Though its UI and logo has quite some work left.