Desktop tools
/SynceGnome -- SynCE tools for the GNOME desktop.
/SynceKpm -- SynCE tools for KDE.
/SynceVfs -- SynCE virtual filesystem plugin for GNOME.
Command-line tools
Try these tools that send commands to the remote device.
pcp - Copy files
pls - List directory contents
pmkdir - Make directory
pmv - Move (rename) files
prm - Remove file
prmdir Remove an empty directory
prun - Run a program
pstatus - Display status about remote device
synce-install-cab - Install a .cab file
Note: for old (0.9.3) Debian package users prepend synce- to the tool name!
Third-party tools
pdabk
Michel Acuna has contributed the pdabk bash script to backup files from a device. View the script source for documentation.
PocketWord Converter
Adrian Dimulescu has written a PocketWord Converter. It can convert .pwi/.psw documents into OpenOffice sxw, HTML, and plain text.
pcp-r
Henrik Isacsson has contributed the pcp-r script to recursively copy a directory to or from a device. Run the script without parameters to get help.
Fuse use libRAPI
Riccardo Di Meo has written the FUR filesystem for the FUSE project. It allows you to mount your device using the unix mount command, as opposed to using the virtual file systems in GNOME/KDE.