What Tablif read on Backup and Eject's site
Backup and Eject describes itself as: “GitHub - aaronfish1labs/backup-and-eject: One-click manual Time Machine backups with live progress and safe external-disk ejection for macOS. · GitHub”
- Stage: Live, no waitlist
What it is
Calls itself “menu-bar app”.
- Calls itself: menu-bar app
“Backup & Eject is a small native macOS menu-bar app for deliberate, offline”
Where it puts itself
Rules out “Network Time Machine destinations are not supported”.
- Says it will not: Network Time Machine destinations are not supported
“Network Time Machine destinations are not supported because the app is”
What it costs
No free plan.
- Free plan: no
“Released under the MIT License .”
How it runs
A desktop app for macOS. Runs locally and works offline. Open source. AI is a side feature.
- Kind: desktop
- Runs on: macOS
- Runs where: on the device, offline
- Open source: yes
- AI role: a side feature
“Backup & Eject is a small native macOS menu-bar app for deliberate, offline”
“…macOS 14 Sonoma or later.”
What it works with
Names Backup & Eject, ChatGPT and 3 more on its pages.
- Names: Backup & Eject · ChatGPT · Claude · +2
“Backup & Eject is a small native macOS menu-bar app”
“Can warn when common ChatGPT, Claude, or Codex desktop apps are still open.”
What it offers as proof
Live, no waitlist. Publishes docs.
“Has no analytics, advertising, accounts, or network service of its own.”
“README.md -> https://github.com/aaronfish1labs/backup-and-eject/blob/main/README.md”
Sources
Tablif read these pages, last on 7 Oct 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.
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