How does the free trial work?
Download the app free - no card, no account with us. Log in to Skool through it and it will scan any community fully, so you see exactly what a backup would contain. You can back up 5 lessons per community on the trial; buying a license unlocks the rest, and everything already scanned picks up right where you left off.
Is this allowed?
Community Backup only archives content you already have legitimate access to as a logged-in member or owner. It's the same content you can see in your browser - it just saves a real, organized copy to your own machine instead of leaving it stranded on the platform. You're responsible for how you use what you back up, same as taking your own notes.
Will Skool know I used it?
The app browses your community much like you would, then saves what it loads. There's no public action, no posting, nothing announced to the community. It runs locally on your Mac and writes the archive straight to your drive.
What about my videos?
Real video files get downloaded to disk - course and lesson videos, plus YouTube embeds, at up to 1080p. No streaming links that break later. When the originals go away, your copies don't.
What does "1 active community" mean on Single?
The Single license keeps one community active for backup and refresh at a time - and you can switch that slot to a different community whenever you want. Archives you already made stay fully readable in the app either way. Want everything live at once? That's Unlimited.
What formats do I get?
Two layers: a native offline reader - the community rebuilt inside the app, browsable like the real thing - and, underneath, standard files on disk: videos as real video files, attachments as-is, plus Markdown export with YAML frontmatter for any lesson, ready for Obsidian or your next platform.
Is there a Windows version?
Windows is built and coming soon. Same app, same feature set as the Mac version - full backup, 1080p videos, offline reader, Obsidian export, scheduled backups, verify & repair. It's finished and tested; what's left is the paperwork every Windows app needs before it can be handed out (code signing) and the checkout. No date promised, but it isn't a "maybe some day". Leave your email and you'll get the download the day it goes live:
Community Backup