Terms of use

Last updated 4 November 2026

Magpiary is free, open-source software that runs on your own Mac and keeps a private, searchable copy of things you choose to save. You decide what to save, so you are responsible for it. By downloading or using Magpiary, the Chrome extension or this website, you agree to these terms.

1. You are responsible for what you save

Magpiary saves only what you ask it to, from the links you share or click. You alone decide which websites, accounts, posts and videos to save from, and you alone are responsible for that choice.

• Follow the law that applies to you, including copyright and privacy law.
• Follow the terms of every website and service you save from. Some sites do not allow saving or copying their content, and some limit automated access.
• Save only what you have the right to keep for yourself. Do not save content you have no right to, and do not use Magpiary to break the law or anyone's rights.

2. Personal, private use

Magpiary is for your own personal use. Your library stays on your Mac. Do not republish, sell, share or redistribute what you save unless the owner of that content allows it. The posts, videos and other content you save belong to their creators or owners, not to you and not to Magpiary.

3. Logins and access limits

Magpiary does not bypass passwords, paywalls, private accounts or other access controls. By default it fetches pages without logging in. If you choose to let it use your own browser login for a particular post, that is your choice and your account; using it may go against that site's terms, and any consequence for your account is yours.

4. Third-party services

Magpiary is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Instagram, Threads, Meta, X, Reddit, YouTube, Google, Anthropic, OpenAI or any other service named in or used with it. Their names belong to their owners. If you use Smart mode, the text and frames you send go to the AI service whose key you provide, under that service's own terms and privacy policy, and any costs on that account are yours.

5. No warranty

Magpiary is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind. Saves can fail, sites can change, and AI summaries can be wrong. Keep your own backups of anything important. Magpiary is released under the MIT licence, whose text governs the software itself.

6. Limit of liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, the Magpiary developers are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of Magpiary or from content you save with it, including any action taken by a website or service against you.

7. Changes and contact

We may update these terms; the date above changes when we do, and using Magpiary after that means you accept the new version. Questions: contact@magpiary.com. See also the privacy policy. Source code: github.com/magpiary/magpiary.