Please don’t contact me with such a topic. DRM is anti-consumer and excessively bad for software preservation.

No, never.

Thank you but no. I am fully aware of the consequences caused by Colibri being DRM-free and I like it how it is – also, this will never change. I like to believe that if people like Colibri enough to pirate it then they will consider supporting the development later on by buying it when they can afford it, simple as that. I won’t issue DMCA’s, Cease & Desist letters or anything else of that sort. If someone does that under my name then please contact me immediately.

Sure, ask away! Drop me a line via gabor@barefootwebdesign.co.nz.

Please do bear in mind that in some occasions crashes and weird behavior might be related to the macOS Gatekeeper whacking the patched software distribution signature that is present in said pirated versions. Also, please verify your sources as much as possible as some repackers tend to inject malware into the app bundles.

They already have and it is completely fine, I’m honestly happy that people find Colibri useful and enjoy using it, simple as that. If you enjoy using Colibri and can afford to buy it through the Mac App Store later, then that’s even better.

I must point out though, that – as you’ll soon see in the questions regarding Sandboxing – there is a reason why applications are strictly verified by Apple in the Mac App Store; it is most likely safe to assume that apps downloaded from the Mac App Store are thoroughly inspected and are highly unlikely to contain any piece of malicious code – when you upload an app to the App Store, there are automatic checks beside human reviews that are supposed to catch such malicious behavior.

If you decide to pirate Colibri then consider using verified, trusted sources as some mirror sites / repackers tend to inject malware into their .dmg or .pkg installers.