Welcome to DART
DART is the Digital Archivist's Resource Tool. It provides both a GUI and a command-line interface for packaging files and uploading them to remote repositories.
Download
Updated April 28, 2026
Download the DART 3 installer for your system. The current version is v3.0 (released April 28, 2026).
| Operating System | Version | Download Link | SHA-256 Checksum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows (Intel 64-bit) | 3.0 | DART 3 for Windows | a6e587694a39495ed00337bb8c816146161caf54d3c3c72031496acecb29ed28 |
| Mac (Any CPU) | 3.0 | DART 3 for Mac | 33f5f634df80b0860bd50c42f58737bb874ebd21179e5acd99b78886df31abd7 |
| Linux (Intel 64-bit) | 3.0 | DART 3 for Linux | 79ad553782f063f07aca7044cd57d10d587ab38a869fdccade8a7c4f478b1717 |
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.
For DART Runner, see DART Runner Downloads
After installation, check out the Getting Started page
Supported Operations
The current release of DART 3 supports the following features:
- Creating BagIt bags that conform to defined BagIt profiles
- Validating BagIt bags according to defined BagIt profiles
- Uploading bags and other files to remote S3 and SFTP endpoints
- Creating, validating and uploading bags in loose, tar, and gzip formats
- Creating and modifying BagIt profiles through a visual point-and-click editor
- Defining repeatable Workflows for bagging and uploading files
- BagIt Profile import and export
- Settings import and export
- Workflow export
- Saving an exporting local copies of artifacts from bagging jobs, including manifests, tag files, and job results
- Read-only integration with the APTrust's REST API to display the status of ingested materials and pending work items
To start using DART, see our Getting Started page.
Note
Unlike DART 2, DART 3 does not support command-line operations. While DART 2 created and ran jobs and workflows, DART 3 creates jobs and workflows and then uses DART Runner under the hood to run them. If you wish to run command-line jobs and workflows, see DART Runner.
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.
Useful Links
Note that the video links below currently show the DART 2 interface, but features apply to DART 3 as well.
Video: Settings Import and Export
Credits
Brace yourselves gentlemen. According to the gas chromatograph, the secret ingredient is... Love!?
Who's been screwing with this thing?