Create an encrypted ZIP archive and prompt for Destination
This is a StuffIt droplet — a drag-and-drop utility component that creates encrypted ZIP archives from files and folders you drop onto it, then prompts you to choose a destination folder for the resulting archive. Droplets are helper applications bundled with or created by StuffIt, the historical file compression and encryption tool for macOS. The droplet automates the compress-and-encrypt workflow without requiring you to open the main StuffIt application.
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1 suggestionThis bundle ID belongs to a StuffIt droplet — a helper utility, not a standalone application — and there is no separate update path for it. StuffIt itself has not been actively maintained or updated in many years; the application was discontinued by its vendor Smith Micro Software around the early 2010s and is no longer available for modern macOS. No native Apple Silicon build of StuffIt was ever released. The Intel-only droplet will stop working entirely when Apple removes Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028). If you need to create encrypted ZIP archives on Apple Silicon Macs, use the native built-in macOS tools: the Finder's "Compress" option creates standard ZIP files, and for encryption, use Finder's ability to create encrypted DMG disk images or use command-line tools like the zip utility with password protection. Alternatively, consider third-party utilities like Keka, which runs natively on Apple Silicon and offers flexible compression and encryption options.
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