{"id":"privacy-safety.is-storage-studio-notarised-by-apple","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/is-storage-studio-notarised-by-apple","category":{"id":"privacy-safety","title":"Privacy & safety"},"subcategory":{"id":"trust-and-security","title":"App trust, updates and security"},"question":"Is Storage Studio signed and notarised by Apple?","alt_questions":["Is Storage Studio malware?","Is Storage Studio safe to download?","storage studio notarized","Has Apple checked Storage Studio?","Is the Storage Studio download legitimate?"],"short_answer":"Yes. Storage Studio is signed and notarised by Apple, so macOS opens it normally. Download it only from storagestudio.us, and if macOS refuses to open it, download it again rather than overriding the warning.","answer_markdown":"Yes. A properly downloaded Storage Studio is signed and notarised by Apple, so macOS opens it normally. Notarisation means Apple has checked the app for known malicious content before it can be distributed.\n\nDownload it only from storagestudio.us. If macOS ever refuses to open it, the download is most likely incomplete or altered in transit — download it again rather than overriding the warning. See [Installing](/install).","answer_html":"

Yes. A properly downloaded Storage Studio is signed and notarised by Apple, so macOS opens it normally. Notarisation means Apple has checked the app for known malicious content before it can be distributed.

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Download it only from storagestudio.us. If macOS ever refuses to open it, the download is most likely incomplete or altered in transit — download it again rather than overriding the warning. See Installing.

","answer_text":"Yes. A properly downloaded Storage Studio is signed and notarised by Apple, so macOS opens it normally. Notarisation means Apple has checked the app for known malicious content before it can be distributed.\n\nDownload it only from storagestudio.us. If macOS ever refuses to open it, the download is most likely incomplete or altered in transit — download it again rather than overriding the warning. See Installing.","tags":["notarised","download","security"],"related":[{"id":"privacy-safety.are-storage-studio-updates-safe","question":"How does Storage Studio make sure an update is genuine?","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/are-storage-studio-updates-safe"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"Is Storage Studio signed and notarised by Apple? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Yes. Storage Studio is signed and notarised by Apple, so macOS opens it normally. Download it only from storagestudio.us, and if macOS refuses to open it, download it again rather than overriding the warning.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Privacy & safety","path":"/faq/privacy-safety/"},{"name":"Is Storage Studio signed and notarised by Apple?","path":"/faq/privacy-safety/is-storage-studio-notarised-by-apple"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/is-storage-studio-notarised-by-apple","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Is Storage Studio signed and notarised by Apple?","alternateName":["Is Storage Studio malware?","Is Storage Studio safe to download?","storage studio notarized","Has Apple checked Storage Studio?","Is the Storage Studio download legitimate?"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. A properly downloaded Storage Studio is signed and notarised by Apple, so macOS opens it normally. Notarisation means Apple has checked the app for known malicious content before it can be distributed.\n\nDownload it only from storagestudio.us. If macOS ever refuses to open it, the download is most likely incomplete or altered in transit — download it again rather than overriding the warning. See Installing.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/is-storage-studio-notarised-by-apple"}}]},"fragment":"
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Is Storage Studio signed and notarised by Apple?

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Short answer: Yes. Storage Studio is signed and notarised by Apple, so macOS opens it normally. Download it only from storagestudio.us, and if macOS refuses to open it, download it again rather than overriding the warning.

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Yes. A properly downloaded Storage Studio is signed and notarised by Apple, so macOS opens it normally. Notarisation means Apple has checked the app for known malicious content before it can be distributed.

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Download it only from storagestudio.us. If macOS ever refuses to open it, the download is most likely incomplete or altered in transit — download it again rather than overriding the warning. See Installing.

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