Your installed apps are discoverable
Files, Photos, Talk, Calendar, Mail, Notes, Deck, and other server apps share one account, with native support shown at its verified level.
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Your Nextcloud deserves a real app.
Test Files, Photos, Talk, Calendar, and installed-app workspaces in the current Android, Linux, and Windows alpha builds.
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- Android
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Everyday work
Open a file. Review a photo. Read a message.
Nextcloud Native uses verified server APIs and the platform integrations implemented for Android, Linux, and Windows. Capability checks keep unavailable actions out of otherwise useful workspaces.
It uses the device you are holding
Android gets touch controls, system Back, and share sheets. Linux and Windows use resizable panes, pointer actions, and desktop file integration where implemented.
It stops before it guesses
The client avoids destructive writes, shows known conflicts, and withholds an action when the server contract is unclear.
Your apps
Each app keeps the shape that makes it useful.
Mail is a mailbox, Deck is a board, Tables is a table, and Memories is a photo library. Shared native building blocks make navigation and actions predictable without flattening everything into a generic data screen.
Explore the app modelProduct viewFiles and documents Real Compose UI
Browse and preview ordinary files, edit guarded text content, and use platform file integration. Sync, cache, and conflict state remain explicit while the alpha is still being hardened.
How it works
Native is a behavior, not a coat of paint.
Nextcloud Native reads verified capabilities and versioned contracts, understands the work they represent, and chooses a useful native interface. It never invents an endpoint or passes an embedded website off as an app.
Read the architectureAsk what is actually available
The app discovers the exact features, versions, permissions, and installed apps your Nextcloud makes available.
Check before doing anything
Verified contracts turn files, dates, people, messages, rows, media, relationships, and actions into typed concepts.
Use the right native view
The result becomes a gallery, editor, table, conversation, calendar, board, or dashboard integrated with the operating system.
Every device
Built for each device, not merely resized.
Supported builds apply the same core safety rules while each platform keeps its own layout, controls, lifecycle, and available system integration.
Android mobile and tablet
Android is the active mobile target, with touch-first navigation, system Files integration, permissions, and durable background work. iPhone and iPad builds are planned but not available.
Linux and Windows desktop
Linux and Windows have authenticated alpha packages and OS-specific file integration. macOS has an early packaging artifact but no supported Keychain-backed login yet.
Built in the open
The work is public.
Learn by doing
Follow the whole task, not a list of controls.
Every guide uses current synthetic captures from the real app and explains the safe result you should expect.
Calendar and planning
Use Nextcloud Calendar on Android
Browse month and agenda views on Android, create CalDAV events, edit writable series safely, and understand read-only calendars and conflicts.
8 min · 3 steps
Files and sync
Sync an Android device folder with Nextcloud
Create an Android folder pair with the system picker, choose upload, download, or two-way direction, and configure durable background sync safely.
10 min · 3 steps
Start here
Get started with Nextcloud Native on Android
Install the Android alpha, connect your Nextcloud account with Login Flow, find native workspaces, and check permissions and offline access.
8 min · 3 steps
Files and sync
Keep Nextcloud files available offline on Android
Pin individual Nextcloud files on Android, verify durable downloads, use the system Files provider, and remove local copies without deleting cloud data.
8 min · 3 steps
Photos and media
Back up Android photos and videos to Nextcloud
Allow Android media access, map Camera or Screenshots to Nextcloud, run a safe upload-only sync, and verify pending, failed, and backed-up states.
9 min · 3 steps
Calendar and planning
Use Nextcloud Calendar on Linux and Windows
Navigate the desktop month, week, and agenda views, filter calendars, inspect events, and make ETag-protected CalDAV changes on Linux or Windows.
8 min · 3 steps
Start here
Get started with Nextcloud Native on Linux or Windows
Choose the correct Linux or Windows alpha package, connect with Login Flow, learn desktop navigation, and review OS-specific integration limits.
9 min · 3 steps
Files and sync
Sync a Linux folder with Nextcloud Native
Map a Linux directory to Nextcloud, choose safe sync and deletion rules, understand two-minute background checks, and recover conflicts without data loss.
10 min · 3 steps
Workspace
Move between Nextcloud apps without losing your place
Use the Linux and Windows app catalog, pinned and recent desktop shortcuts, and per-app navigation memory while respecting native support boundaries.
5 min · 3 steps
Files and sync
Use Nextcloud files in Windows File Explorer
Activate Nextcloud Native Cloud Files on Windows, understand placeholders and hydration, keep files local, free space, and recover guarded writeback conflicts.
9 min · 3 steps
Documentation
Read how the product is put together.
Architecture, security decisions, compatibility rules, and contribution guides live beside the source they describe.
Straight answers
Before you connect a server.
Is this a web wrapper?
No. Nextcloud Native consumes server APIs and renders native Compose interfaces. Web content is reserved for formats that genuinely require a document renderer, not app navigation.
Can I keep normal folders and an Obsidian vault in sync?
Folder pairs connect a normal device folder with a Nextcloud folder and expose direction, deletion, conflict, and scheduling policy. Keep independent backups while this workflow remains alpha.
Can it back up photos and safely make space on my device?
Android backup distinguishes pending, uploading, backed-up, changed, failed, and cloud-only files. A complete camera-roll cleanup action is not exposed yet, so keep originals and use an independent backup.
How does it work with so many Nextcloud apps?
Reusable native components understand common resources such as files, messages, people, events, tables, boards, media, forms, and actions. Verified app knowledge improves specialized workflows without turning every integration into a separate client.
Why use adaptive components instead of only app-specific clients?
App-specific knowledge can improve an experience, but reusable semantics let similar data and actions work across apps we have never tested. Verified adapters remain available for the places where they create a genuine UX improvement.
Is this an official Nextcloud project?
No. Nextcloud Native is an independent Obiente project, licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Nextcloud GmbH.
AGPL-3.0 open source
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