WordPress plugin + desktop companion app WP Media Sync
Manage your WordPress Media Library from your desktop. WP Media Sync connects a local folder to WordPress so media files, replacements, trash, and metadata can be handled from one focused workspace.
Also available for Windows, Linux AppImage, Linux DEB, Linux RPM .
Built for Real Media Workflows
The first version focuses on the core loop: connect WordPress, mirror media locally, review changes, and safely push or pull updates.
Local Folder Sync
Create or connect a local folder and mirror WordPress media into a desktop workflow your team already understands.
Upload Local Additions
Drop new files into the sync folder, review them in the companion app, then upload them as proper WordPress attachments.
Safe Media Replacement
Replace an existing attachment while preserving the WordPress attachment ID, metadata, and URL whenever possible.
Metadata Editing
Update alt text, captions, and descriptions from the desktop app without opening the WordPress media modal.
Trash and Restore
Review trashed attachments, restore them, or permanently delete them with explicit confirmation flows.
Activity History
Track uploads, downloads, replacements, metadata edits, and sync decisions from a dedicated activity view.
How It Works
WP Media Sync keeps the WordPress plugin thin and puts the sync engine in the desktop app. That keeps the base workflow local-first, direct, and usable without a required cloud account.
Install the WordPress connector
Activate the lightweight WP Media Sync plugin so the desktop app can list, upload, replace, delete, and update media through REST endpoints.
Connect the desktop app
Use your site URL, WordPress username, and an Application Password. Credentials are stored through the operating system credential store.
Choose a local sync folder
The companion app creates the sync workspace, stores state locally, and compares local files with WordPress media records.
Review and sync changes
Push local files to WordPress, pull remote media down, replace files safely, edit metadata, and handle deleted media with clear prompts.
Local-First by Design
The companion app stores sync state in local SQLite, uses the OS credential store for WordPress Application Passwords, and talks directly to the site through the plugin REST API.
Thin WordPress Plugin
Exposes a focused REST API and lets WordPress handle authentication, uploads, attachment records, and media metadata.
Desktop Companion
Runs the sync interface, local scans, drag-and-drop imports, replacement dialogs, and site-specific sync settings.
Local Sync State
Uses SQLite to track file hashes, statuses, activity, trash state, and the relationship between local files and attachments.