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 1.8.6 · Release
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…
Read on Redditr/VaultSync
VaultSync 1.8.6 dev update — clearer schedules, a recovery-first dashboard, and project folders that finally behave like folders
Hi everyone, I’ve been working on VaultSync 1.8.6. After 1.8.5 focused heavily on recovery confidence, I wanted this update to be less about adding more features and more about making the features already there easier to understand. The question I kept coming…
r/VaultSync
VaultSync 1.8.5 Is Now Available — Recovery Confidence
Hey everyone, VaultSync 1.8.5 is now available. This release started as a follow-up to the recovery work introduced in 1.8.4. The original plan was mostly to make recovery information clearer, improve the existing drills, and give each project a better explana…
r/VaultSync
VaultSync 1.8.5 Beta 1 is arriving today — here’s where the VaultSync is heading next
VaultSync 1.8.5 Beta 1 is being released today, so this feels like the right time to share a clearer picture of what I am working toward beyond this first beta. The recent feedback around VaultSync has been remarkably consistent: A backup completing is not the…
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.