Plakar is a tool that helps engineers and businesses protect their data with easy-to-use, encrypted backups. It lets you store and manage backups securely, with features like deduplication and versioning, making it ideal for modern data protection needs. Plakar was co-founded by Julien Mangeard and Gilles Chehade, with its first stable version, v1.0.1, released on May 15, 2025, following a beta phase.