Slipgate
Your Data, Your New OS#
Switching to Linux is exciting until you realize all your files, browser bookmarks, app settings, and documents are still on Windows. Moving everything by hand takes hours or even days, and you always forget something.
Slipgate handles it for you. It scans your current machine, backs up your data, moves it to Linux, restores your settings, and puts your files exactly where they belong. It installs your apps on Linux, and if an app isn’t available, it finds and sets up the best alternative for you. You pick up right where you left off.
How It Works#
Slipgate walks you through a simple step-by-step process: choose where to store your backup, select what you want to bring over, and let it do the rest. On your Linux machine, it unpacks everything, places your files in the right folders, and even finds and installs Linux versions of your apps.
What Slipgate Moves#
- Your Files: Documents, photos, music, videos, and downloads.
- Your Browsers: Bookmarks, extensions, history, and settings from Firefox, Chrome, Edge, and Brave. For saved passwords, Slipgate provides simple instructions to export them yourself.
- Your Apps: Settings and data from apps like Discord, Slack, Telegram, Steam, Spotify, VS Code, Outlook, Thunderbird, Obsidian, and more.
- Your Email: Converts Outlook mailboxes so they work with Linux email apps.
- Your App Library: Suggests and installs Linux alternatives for over 130 Windows applications automatically.
Key Features#
- Works From Any OS: Migrate from Windows, macOS, or even another Linux machine.
- Smart File Organization: Your files get placed in the right folders on Linux automatically. No guesswork, no dragging and dropping.
- Encrypted Transfers: Your data is encrypted during transfer so it stays safe in transit.
- Multiple Storage Options: Back up to a local drive, external drive, or cloud storage like Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox.
- Background Operation: Runs while you work. No need to stop what you’re doing and wait.
- Multiple Interfaces: Use the graphical app, a text interface, or the command line.
Free vs Pro#
Slipgate is a fully functional product for free. Pro adds advanced features for power users and IT departments.
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Data backup and restore | ✓ | ✓ |
| Local and cloud storage support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Browser profiles and bookmarks | ✓ | ✓ |
| App settings and configurations | ✓ | ✓ |
| App installation via Flatpak | ✓ | ✓ |
| System package installation (deb, rpm, Arch) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Automated manual app installs | ✗ | ✓ |
Pricing#
Free Everything you need to move from Windows to Linux.
Pro Coming soon. Advanced features for power users and organizations.