Terms of use | App Archiver

Agreement and distribution licenses

These Terms of Use are an agreement between you and Ighor July, the developer of App Archiver. By accessing this website or using App Archiver, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the website or application.

A copy of App Archiver obtained from the Mac App Store is licensed under Apple's Standard End User License Agreement. Apple's Standard EULA applies to that edition, not to a copy obtained through Setapp.

For a copy obtained through Setapp, your access and license are governed by your Setapp plan and Setapp's Terms of Use, together with these product-specific terms. These terms do not replace or expand the license supplied by Apple or Setapp. If a provision conflicts with that license, the applicable distribution license controls. Mandatory rights under applicable law remain unaffected.

What App Archiver does

App Archiver is a macOS utility that estimates storage savings, optimizes installed apps, creates in-place archives, creates ZIP or DMG backups, and restores supported apps. You choose the app, action, and storage location. The application works locally with the app folders and backup locations you allow it to use.

App Archiver compresses an app's files without changing their contents. For optimized apps, macOS decompresses files automatically when they are read. Archives and backups store the original app's files for restoration. This lossless compression preserves file contents, including the app's code signature.

Archiving in place stores the app in a compressed archive and replaces the installed copy with a small restore launcher. Restoring may replace an app already present at the selected location after you confirm the replacement.

The current Mac App Store and Setapp editions have the same features. The Setapp edition needs no separate AppArchiverScript installation. In the Mac App Store edition, that optional script only automates steps you can perform manually and does not add features. Required macOS permissions still apply. See the edition comparison for details.

Authorized and lawful use

Subject to the license that applies to your edition, you may use App Archiver for personal purposes or your own internal business purposes. You must have the right to use, copy, optimize, archive, back up, or restore every app you select. The license and other terms supplied by each app's developer continue to apply.

Do not use App Archiver to bypass licensing or access controls, make or distribute an unlawful copy, infringe intellectual property, interfere with another person's device or data, or violate applicable law. You are responsible for how you use the copies and backups you create.

Back up what matters first

App Archiver changes how app bundles are stored and creates local archives and backups at your direction. Keep an independent backup of important files before optimizing, archiving, restoring, replacing, or removing an app. Confirm that the result you need is usable before deleting another copy.

An App Archiver backup covers the selected app bundle and any supported app data you explicitly choose to include. It may not include other documents, preferences, accounts, licenses, cloud data, plug-ins, helper tools, or external components. Use an appropriate system or file backup for anything outside the selected app and data folders.

Estimates, results, and compatibility

Storage estimates and actual savings vary by app, Mac, file system, compression support, and other conditions. Time Machine local snapshots and macOS storage calculations may delay a visible change in available space. App Archiver does not promise a particular saving or an immediate change in the storage number shown by macOS.

A restored app may still depend on a compatible macOS version, valid code signing, a license, an account, an online service, or an external component. An app that works today may not work on a later version of macOS. Updating an optimized app may replace optimized files and reduce or remove earlier savings.

Protected and system apps

Apps labeled Protected contain root-owned items and require administrator approval before App Archiver can optimize or archive them. Protected apps are supported after that authorization is granted. Depending on the App Archiver version and the permissions available from macOS, a protected app may not retain its protected ownership after it is optimized or archived. Review the current protected-app guidance before processing one. This filesystem ownership status is separate from the app's signed contents, code signature, and bundle integrity, which App Archiver preserves.

macOS system apps are not supported and cannot be archived with App Archiver.

Purchases, Setapp access, and refunds

Purchases made through the Mac App Store are processed by Apple and are also subject to the applicable Apple Media Services Terms. App Archiver does not receive or process your payment information.

Refund requests for a Mac App Store purchase must be submitted to Apple through Apple's refund process. Eligibility is determined by Apple's policies and applicable law.

Setapp access, billing, cancellation, and refunds are governed by your Setapp plan and Setapp's Terms of Use. Manage your plan through Setapp and contact Setapp Support for payment or account questions. Apple's refund process does not apply to payments made to Setapp.

Nothing in these terms limits a refund or other remedy that applicable consumer law requires.

Privacy and external services

App Archiver processes apps and backups locally and does not upload their contents for processing. The Mac App Store edition needs no separate App Archiver account. The Setapp edition uses Setapp's account, licensing, and usage-reporting services, which can require Internet access. The Privacy Policy explains those services, website analytics, and support communications.

The website links to Apple, Setapp, and other external services. Those services operate under their own terms and privacy policies. App Archiver is not responsible for the availability, content, or practices of an external service that it does not control.

Updates, availability, and support

App Archiver, its features, supported formats, and system requirements may change as macOS and third-party apps change. Updates may add, remove, or modify functionality. Continued availability of every version or feature is not guaranteed, except where applicable law requires otherwise.

Product support is provided by Ighor July through the options on the Support page, subject to availability and applicable law. Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for App Archiver.

For Setapp account, billing, or access issues, contact Setapp Support. Product questions and bug reports for either edition can still be sent to the App Archiver developer.

Ownership

App Archiver, this website, their original content, branding, and design are owned by Ighor July or used with permission. These terms do not transfer ownership of them to you. The apps you manage, Apple trademarks, and other third-party names and materials remain the property of their respective owners.

You may link to public pages on this website. You may not misrepresent an affiliation with App Archiver, copy substantial website content for republication, or use the App Archiver name or branding in a way that is likely to cause confusion.

Warranty and liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the website and App Archiver are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. No additional warranty is made that every feature will be uninterrupted or error-free, that every app will be compatible, that a particular amount of space will be saved, or that every archive or backup will remain restorable in every future environment.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Ighor July is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive loss arising from use of App Archiver or the website, including lost profits, business interruption, loss of data, loss of access to an app, or a failure of third-party software or services. Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability, warranties, remedies, or consumer rights that applicable law does not permit to be excluded or limited.

Ending use and enforcing these terms

You may stop using the website or application at any time. For the Mac App Store edition, rights under Apple's Standard EULA may end if you fail to comply with it. For the Setapp edition, continued access depends on your Setapp plan and its terms. Where access is provided through a subscription, it may end when that subscription expires or is terminated. Access to this website or support may be limited when needed to prevent unlawful use, abuse, security harm, or interference with the service.

If a provision of these terms cannot be enforced, it will be limited to the minimum extent needed and the remaining provisions will continue to apply. A failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of the right to enforce it later. Mandatory rights and courts available under the law of your place of residence are not restricted by these terms.

Changes and contact

These terms may be updated when App Archiver, this website, distribution-provider requirements, or applicable law changes. The effective date at the top identifies the current version. Material changes apply from the updated effective date and do not reduce rights that have already arisen under applicable law.

Questions, complaints, or claims about App Archiver may be sent to Ighor July at support@apptrust.app.