# Best practice for syncing between Windows and iOS

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/best-practice-for-syncing-between-windows-and-ios/111206>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** sync, windows, ios\
**Created:** [February 14, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/best-practice-for-syncing-between-windows-and-ios/111206 "2026-02-14T14:07:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sunnaq445](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Sunnaq445](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Sunnaq445)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/best-practice-for-syncing-between-windows-and-ios/111206/3 "2026-02-14T14:48:37Z")

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> [@ariehen](#):
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> **a-Shell** iOS app

> [@\[Mobile\] Automatic sync with GitHub on iOS (for free) via a-shell](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/mobile-automatic-sync-with-github-on-ios-for-free-via-a-shell/46150):
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> I recently started using Obsidian and didn’t want to pay for Sync or Working Copy, so I thought I’d try to figure out a way to sync my vault everywhere for free. I saw in the comments of [this post by rsteele](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/mobile-setting-up-ios-git-based-syncing-with-mobile-app-using-working-copy/16499) and [this post from ForceBru](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/mobile-sync-with-git-on-ios-for-free-using-ish/20861) that people were able to get GitHub to sync with their iOS device using the a-shell app, but the way to do it was not really discussed. I hope that this tutorial will be useful for other non-tech-savvy people like myself who would like to get their vault synced ac…

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