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DART

In 2018, APTrust opened its services to depositors at smaller institutions that did not have the technical resources to package and upload digital materials into a remote repository.

APTrust created DART, the Digital Archivist's Resource Tool, to provide a simple drag-and-drop application for non-technical users to package and upload materials to a remote digital repository.

DART currently supports the BagIt packaging format, but may include additional packaging formats in future.

DART 3 is the current, stable version of DART. It runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux.

To upgrade from DART 2 to DART 3, you may find it helpful to import your settings. Import Settings into DART 3.

If you are using an Intel-based Mac, you'll need to download DART 2 instead. Please refer to the DART 2 page for installation links. Otherwise, we recommend using DART 3.

DART 3 Installation

Download the DART installer for your system and then check out our Getting Started page.

To install DART 3, see the DART 3 page. Or, if you just want to get to it, you can download the official release from the links below.

On Mac, double-click the installer after download and follow the prompts on screen.

On Windows, double click the app icon, then click More Info and Run Anyway.

On Linux, you may have to grant DART executable permissions by running chmod 0755 dart in the directory containing the DART program.

DART 3 Documentation

User and developer docs

API documentation

Change Log / Release Notes

DART 3 page

DART User Group

APTrust hosts a DART User Group for the entire digital preservation community. This group will primarily be a mailing list, where users can share experiences, ask questions, and support one another. Depending on the level of interest and engagement, we may expand this initiative to include regular virtual meetings and more structured activities in the future.