BlackBerry is a line of mobile e-mail and smartphone devices developed by Canadian company BlackBerry Limited, formerly known as Research In Motion (RIM). Whilst including typical smartphone applications such as an address book, calendar and to-do lists, the BlackBerry is primarily known for its ability to send and receive Internet e-mail wherever it can access a mobile network of certain cellular phone carriers. The service is available in North America and in most European countries.

## Desktop software

### Barry

[Install](/index.php/Install "Install") [barry](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/barry/). [Barry](https://github.com/NetDirect/barry) is an application that provides backup and sync support for BlackBerry devices. As of 0.18.5, only devices older than the BlackBerry Z10 are supported. [Synchronization support](https://web.archive.org/web/20171216014252/http://www.netdirect.ca/software/packages/barry/sync.php) is provided via the OpenSync library. The Barry sources for versions 0.18.5 and below are available on [sourceforge](https://sourceforge.net/projects/barry/) and [Github](https://github.com/NetDirect/barry).

**Note:** Barry synchronisation support is no longer available. The Barry opensync0.4x plugin has not built successfully since at least 2012 [[1]](http://sourceforge.net/p/barry/mailman/barry-devel/thread/20120725215119.GA31202@foursquare.net/) and the OpenSync website is unreachable with no [snapshots more recent than August 2014](http://web.archive.org/web/20140814231503/http://www.opensync.org/). Barry does still have backup and database view capabilities.

### Sachesi

[Install](/index.php/Install "Install") either [sachesi-git](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/sachesi-git/) or [sachesi-bin](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/sachesi-bin/). [Sachesi](https://github.com/xsacha/Sachesi) is a tool for BlackBerry 10 devices allows one to install different versions of BB10 OS, make backups and restore from backups. Please see the [forum thread](http://forums.crackberry.com/bb10-leaked-beta-os-f395/sachesi-firmware-extractor-searcher-installer-825409/) on Crackberry for more information.