Desktop software
Focused applications for backup, release management, and local workflows.
Independent software studio
Software built for work that matters.
FG Labs is the independent development practice of Flavio Giacchetti. I design and maintain desktop applications, developer tools, and focused experimental projects.
Current portfolio2026
- Primary product
- VaultSync
- Discipline
- Desktop software
- Development
- Independent / open source
- Based in
- Italy
Featured product
VaultSync
A cross-platform application for backing up selected project folders, creating snapshots, verifying data, and restoring files with a clear record of what was saved.
Stable and actively maintained
Reliable backups for project-based work.
VaultSync is designed for developers, designers, and creators who need control over local folders, external drives, and network storage.
- Hash-based verification
- Snapshot diffs
- Restore-readiness checks
Practice
What I build
Small, maintainable products with a defined purpose and an honest account of their current state.
Open development
Public repositories, release history, and clear project status.
Applied experiments
Smaller projects used to test interfaces, systems, and game mechanics.
Development notes
Recent work
Concise updates on releases, technical decisions, and active development.
Read the devlogVaultSync 1.8.7 · Pinned
VaultSync 1.8.7 — Trust, Transparency, and Safer Multi-Machine Backups
Hey everyone, VaultSync 1.8.7 is ready. This release is less about adding another big backup mode and more about making the things VaultSync already does provable, portable, and safer to trust . Over the last few releases, a lot of work went into recovery conf…
Read on Redditr/VaultSync
VaultSync 1.8.7 deep dive: what happens when two machines actually disagree?
Hi everyone, In the last 1.8.7 development update I talked about the foundations of Trust & Portability : installation identities repository writer leases canonical release manifests safer shared-storage behavior the direction toward portable recovery evidence…
r/VaultSync
VaultSync 1.8.7 dev update: making backups safer across machines — and releases verifiable
Hi everyone, Work on VaultSync 1.8.7 is underway. 1.8.5 was largely about recovery confidence . 1.8.6 focused on everyday clarity — making it easier to understand what VaultSync is doing, what needs attention, and what happens next. For 1.8.7, the focus is shi…
r/VaultSync
VaultSync 1.8.6 Is Now Available — Everyday Clarity
Hey everyone, VaultSync 1.8.6 is now available. This release has been a bit different from 1.8.4 and 1.8.5. Those updates did a lot of work around recovery: better evidence, recovery drills, clearer readiness states, and making the distinction between having a…
FG Labs
Independent by structure. Professional by standard.
Products are documented according to what they do today. Source, releases, limitations, and development status remain publicly accessible.