# Introduction to Blober: Cloud File Transfers

> What Blober is, how it transfers files between cloud providers and local storage from your own computer, and why it needs no subscription.

Blober is a file management app for people who keep files with more than one storage provider. It transfers files between AWS S3, Azure Blob, Google Drive, a local disk and more, all from one interface.

## What is Blober?

You connect your storage accounts to Blober once and then work with all of them in the same app, so you don't have to sign in to a separate website or app for each service.

[Watch the video](https://youtu.be/NTqqf4sKbpk)

With Blober you can:
- transfer files between providers, or between a provider and your computer
- save a transfer as a workflow and run it again whenever you need it
- sort files into folders by date, type or size with path templates
- watch a transfer's progress and pause, resume or cancel it

## How it works

1. Create a workflow: choose a source, a destination and an action.
2. Run the workflow. Each run creates a task.
3. Watch the files transfer on the Progress page.
4. Pause, resume or cancel the task if you need to.

Every transfer runs on your computer, and your files never pass through Blober's servers.

## Supported providers

See [Storage Providers](https://blober.io/kb/docs/providers) for the complete list.

## Desktop app

The Blober desktop app is available for:
- [Windows](https://blober.io/): Windows 10 or later
- [macOS](https://blober.io/): macOS 12 (Monterey) or later
- [Linux](https://blober.io/): Ubuntu 20.04 or later, or an equivalent distribution

The app stores your provider credentials on your machine. Blober is a one-time purchase, so there is no subscription to renew.

## Next steps

1. [Install Blober](https://blober.io/kb/docs/getting-started/installation): download and install the desktop app.
2. [Quick Start Guide](https://blober.io/kb/docs/getting-started/quick-start): create your first workflow in 5 minutes.
3. [Storage Providers](https://blober.io/kb/docs/providers): set up your preferred cloud services.