SeaChest

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Submitted by mjebdev on Mon, 2025/09/22 - 21:37
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A Dropbox client for Sailfish OS.

Version 0.6
Licensed under GNU GPLv3
Tested on SFOS versions 4.6 & 5.0

SeaChest is an unofficial application and is in no way associated with Dropbox, Inc.

Swedish translation by eson57.
Italian translation by Legacychimera247.
Translation contributions welcome.

Full source on GitHub.

Features

  • Download files or folders individually.
  • Upload files individually, including from an SD card.
  • Delete and rename files and folders.
  • Create folders.
  • Search all of Dropbox or just the currently viewed folder, with up to 100 results.
  • Create temporary (4-hour) links to files.
  • Choose a custom download folder location on your device.
  • Preview an image in its listing context menu (formats supported are jpg/jpeg/png/tiff/tif/gif/webp/ppm/bmp).

Issues & Limitations

  • No sorting of files or folders in the list view, however there is search functionality to locate files quickly.
  • If downloading a file and uploading at the same time, progress bars at bottom of screen may not render properly. Upload progress bar sometimes stays visible after transfer completed; app restart will allow for continued uploading.

Navigation

  • Tap to download files or open folders, press-and-hold to open context menu. This can be switched around in Settings.
  • To search, swipe right-to-left in any folder list view. There's an option to only search within the current folder (to include subfolders).
  • To upload, choose 'Upload' from the pull-down menu and select the local file. It'll be saved in the currently viewed Dropbox folder.
  • To refresh a folder listing, swipe back and then reselect the folder, or if in the Home folder, choose 'Refresh' from the pull-down menu.
  • When renaming a file or folder, Enter key will send request.
  • When creating a 4-hour link to a file, the URL will be copied to the clipboard.
  • If a custom download folder location is unavailable when attempting a download, the app will revert to using the default Downloads folder until the relevent setting is changed again.
  • Upload button on app cover will upload a file to the Dropbox main folder.

Rationale

  • Good to have a native app with an interface consistent with Ambience.
  • Less dependence on Android App Support.

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Application versions: 
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File harbour-seachest-0.1-1.aarch64.rpm167.27 KB22/09/2025 - 21:37
File harbour-seachest-0.1-1.armv7hl.rpm165.21 KB22/09/2025 - 21:37
File harbour-seachest-0.2-1.aarch64.rpm170.13 KB22/09/2025 - 21:37
File harbour-seachest-0.2-1.armv7hl.rpm167.48 KB22/09/2025 - 21:37
File harbour-seachest-0.3-1.aarch64.rpm203.24 KB22/09/2025 - 21:37
File harbour-seachest-0.3-1.armv7hl.rpm200.59 KB22/09/2025 - 21:37
File harbour-seachest-0.3.1-1.aarch64.rpm188.6 KB22/09/2025 - 21:37
File harbour-seachest-0.3.1-1.armv7hl.rpm185.87 KB22/09/2025 - 21:37
File harbour-seachest-0.4-1.aarch64.rpm190.02 KB22/09/2025 - 21:37
File harbour-seachest-0.4-1.armv7hl.rpm187.18 KB22/09/2025 - 21:37
File harbour-seachest-0.4.1-1.aarch64.rpm189.9 KB22/09/2025 - 21:37
File harbour-seachest-0.4.1-1.armv7hl.rpm186.99 KB22/09/2025 - 21:37
File harbour-seachest-0.5-1.aarch64.rpm192.38 KB22/09/2025 - 21:37
File harbour-seachest-0.5-1.armv7hl.rpm189.94 KB22/09/2025 - 21:37
File harbour-seachest-0.6-1.aarch64.rpm138.2 KB22/09/2025 - 21:37
File harbour-seachest-0.6-1.armv7hl.rpm135.96 KB22/09/2025 - 21:37
Changelog: 

Version 0.6 - 2025-09-22

  • Brighter icon.
  • Uploads no longer limited to 150MiB or smaller.
  • Button added to cover for quick uploading to Dropbox main folder.
  • FYI - Upload timestamps for earlier versions here are also marked 2025-09-22 since repo handle was changed and binaries reuploaded on that date.

Version 0.5 - 2025-03-31

  • Added Search. Swipe right-to-left to access from any folder. Optionally search only in the folder currently open.
  • Listed items expand to multiple lines to accommodate longer file and folder names when context menu is opened.
  • Better support for automatic reauthorization (token refresh) which should now work with all request types.

Version 0.4.1 - 2025-02-03

  • Fixed bug that kept Upload menu item greyed-out when it should have been re-enabled after the completion of an upload.
  • Fixed a minor bug that showed 'Save files to the Downloads folder' option unchecked in Settings upon initial use when it should be checked as default.
  • Typos (mine) that prevented some translated strings from being displayed properly have been corrected. Thanks to both eson57 and Legacychimera247

Version 0.4 - 2025-02-03

  • Added ability to upload from removable media.
  • Added options to create a folder and generate a temporary link for a file.
  • Added option to switch from default Downloads folder to a custom location.
  • Much-appreciated Italian translation by Legacychimera247.

Version 0.3.1 - 2024-12-15

  • Switched from WebView to the native browser for the initial authorization flow.
  • Improved formatting of file sizes in Context Menu.
  • Fixed bug that left user in last folder viewed and unable to swipe back, if they had deauthorized and reauthorized without closing the app.
  • Removed notification for when access is reauthorized as this is a normal and frequent occurrence using the app.

Version 0.3 - 2024-11-24

  • Added icon.
  • Added option to download folders as a ZIP files.
  • Much-appreciated Swedish translation by Åke Engelbrektson.

Version 0.2 - 2024-11-03

  • Added Rename and Delete functionality.
  • Added confirmation dialog for overwriting an identically named existing download.

Version 0.1 - 2024-10-20

  • Basic uploading and downloading of individual files. No renaming or deletion yet and no sorting options for listings.

Comments

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rob_k

Fri, 2025/09/26 - 22:07

I get a blank screen after installing. It was the first time I installed it; possibly I'm missing some elements? Or the login is malfunctioning?

Very interesting though!