Syncthing-Fork is an open-source (MPL-2.0) Android app by researchxxl. The APK we host is 59 MB, it needs Android 6.0 or newer, and it declares 19 permissions.
The file on this page is Syncthing-Fork 2.1.7.0, 59.10 MB, and it installs on Android 6.0 and newer.
We compared the signing certificate of this build with the certificate recorded the first time com.github.catfriend1.syncthingfork entered the site, and published both the file's SHA-256 and the certificate's fingerprint above so you can check the download yourself. That comparison says the file was not repackaged by someone else; it is not a review of what the app does.
The manifest inside the APK declares 19 permissions, including access to approximate location, precise location, location in the background and the camera. Android asks you to approve those the first time the app needs them.
Its licence is MPL-2.0. We took this build from F-Droid, and the source for this exact version is linked below.
We do not show a star rating or an install count for this page: we have no measured figure for either, and a number we cannot source is worth less than an empty field.
- Version
- 2.1.7.0
- Size
- 59.10 MB
- Requires Android
- API 23
- Package
- com.github.catfriend1.syncthingfork
- Signature checked on
- Oct 26, 2026
- Where this file came from
- F-Droid
- Licence
- MPL-2.0
- Source code
- Source for this version
File SHA-256: 1ad568a373bd36c48100796e5fac3ebd0a0e0663ffdab1dc2baac355ab140063
Signing certificate (SHA-256): d374b8de5057013143c7d1515a015598c2df403be8160cae01a58c227e6e86aa
We check that this file carries the same signing certificate as earlier releases of the same package. That shows the APK was not repackaged by someone else — it is not a security review of the app.
Declared permissions
- WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- INTERNET
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
- ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
- CAMERA
- MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS
- ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK
- com.github.catfriend1.syncthingfork.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
More about this app
Our sister site 2113 Apps has a hand-written guide to Syncthing-Fork, with a breakdown of what its APK contains. Read about Syncthing-Fork on 2113 Apps
Screenshots
