SyncEvolution synchronizes

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's contact, calendar and task items via

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. The items are exchanged in the

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2.1 or 3.0 format and

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2.0 format via the Synthesis C++ client API library, which should make SyncEvolution compatible with the majority of SyncML servers. Full, one-way and incremental synchronization of items are supported. SyncEvolution synchronizes

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(PIM) data such as contacts, appointments, tasks and memos using the Synthesis sync engine, which provides support for the SyncML synchronization protocol. SyncEvolution synchronizes with SyncML servers over

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and with SyncML capable phones locally over

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. Plugins provide access to the data which is to be synchronized. Binaries are available for Linux desktops (synchronizing data in GNOME Evolution, with

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supported indirectly already and

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support in development), for

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and for

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. The source code can be compiled for Unix-like systems and provides a framework to build custom SyncML clients or servers.

External links

* * https://lwn.net/Articles/392295/ Free software programmed in C++ SyncML Software using the LGPL license {{free-software-stub