App Archiver blog
Release notes and guides.
Read about App Archiver updates and how to compress, archive, back up, and restore Mac apps.
How to Free Up Space on a Mac Without Deleting Apps
Compare app compression, in-place archives, and ZIP or DMG backups. Learn what each option changes and how to restore an app.
App Archiver 1.1.3 refines temporary storage and restoration
This release focuses on temporary folders and approval steps in archiving and restoration, with updates to app icons and localized dialogs.
App Archiver 1.1.2 refines optimization and app lists
This release addresses how App Archiver identifies apps that need optimization, displays long app names, and handles operation results.
App Archiver 1.1.1 improves app data optimization
Faster app data optimization, customizable exclusion rules, broader sparse file support, and fixes for restoration, dialogs, and excessive CPU usage.
App Archiver 1.1.0 adds app data archiving and restoration
This update adds optional app data workflows, transfer-ready archives and backups, clearer optimization results, and improvements across protected app recovery, dialogs, accessibility, and support.
App Archiver 1.0.2 improves reliability and storage details
This update adds clearer storage details, completes supported translations, and improves archive, restore, compression, accessibility, and stability.
App Archiver 1.0.1 adds protected app support
This update adds protected app support, removes unnecessary permission prompts, completes 42 localizations, and improves restored app updates.
App Archiver 1.0.0 is now available
The first public release brings app optimization, in-place archiving, restorable backups, and a better way to keep useful Mac apps.