The latest articles on DEV Community by Genky Urashima (@uragenky). https://dev.to/uragenky https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4205286%2Fe967949b-1a0f-4546-a883-bf8aabb53418.png https://dev.to/uragenky en Genky Urashima Sat, 24 Oct 2026 18:33:47 +0000 https://dev.to/uragenky/project-magdrive-an-open-source-desktop-app-that-encrypts-and-splits-files-across-google-drives-4idl https://dev.to/uragenky/project-magdrive-an-open-source-desktop-app-that-encrypts-and-splits-files-across-google-drives-4idl <p>Hi everyone,</p> <p>I wanted to share an open-source desktop tool I've been working on called <strong>MagDrive</strong>, and I’d really appreciate some community feedback, security reviews, and testing.</p> <h2> What is it? </h2> <p>MagDrive lets you connect one or more Google Drive accounts and treats them like a secure, unified vault:</p> <ul> <li> <strong>Encrypted before upload</strong>: Files are scrambled on your computer (client-side AES-256-GCM) before anything touches Google's servers, so Google cannot see your files or filenames.</li> <li> <strong>File splitting &amp; redundancy</strong>: It breaks larger files into pieces and spreads them across your connected drives using Reed-Solomon erasure coding. Even if one drive fails or gets disconnected, your files can still be recovered without losing anything.</li> <li> <strong>Storage pooling</strong>: You can combine multiple free Google accounts into one bigger storage space.</li> <li> <strong>Swarm Tracker support</strong>: Includes an optional zero-knowledge mirror tracker for peer discovery and package availability.</li> </ul> <h2> A quick note on how it was made </h2> <p>I’m not a veteran software engineer, so I heavily leveraged modern AI coding tools to help write and architect the codebase (Rust/Tauri v2 backend with a React UI). While I’ve thoroughly tested the core workflows myself on Windows, having more eyes on the code and real-world testing from actual users would mean the world to me.</p> <h2> Platform &amp; Testing Status (Help needed!) </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Windows</strong>: Tested and working on my end.</li> <li> <strong>Linux &amp; macOS</strong>: Pre-built binaries are generated automatically via GitHub Actions CI/CD (<code>.deb</code>, <code>.AppImage</code>, and <code>.dmg</code>), but I haven't been able to test them on bare-metal machines yet since I primarily develop inside WSL on Windows and don't own a Mac. If anyone on Linux or macOS can try running the binaries and report if they launch properly, that would be immensely helpful!</li> <li> <strong>Windows SmartScreen warning</strong>: Because this is an independent hobby project, I don’t have a paid commercial code-signing certificate yet. Windows might display a blue <em>"Windows protected your PC"</em> screen—you just need to click <em>"More info"</em> $\to$ <em>"Run anyway"</em>. The entire source code and build pipelines are open on GitHub for anyone to audit.</li> </ul> <h2> Links </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Website</strong>: <a href="https://magdrive.vercel.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer">magdrive.vercel.app</a> </li> <li> <strong>GitHub Repository</strong>: <a href="https://github.com/uragenky/MagDrive" rel="noopener noreferrer">uragenky/MagDrive</a> </li> <li> <strong>Releases &amp; Downloads</strong>: <a href="https://github.com/uragenky/MagDrive/releases" rel="noopener noreferrer">MagDrive Releases</a> </li> <li> <strong>Swarm Tracker</strong>: <a href="https://magdrive-tracker.vercel.app" rel="noopener noreferrer">magdrive-tracker.vercel.app</a> </li> <li> <strong>License</strong>: GPLv3</li> </ul> <p>If you have a few minutes to check it out, review the repo, or test the Linux/Mac builds, I’d love to hear your thoughts, bug reports, and suggestions!</p> <p>Thank you so much!</p> opensource rust security showdev