XPNTLArchive

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Try XPNTL Solo free for 30 days.

The same installer runs the trial and the paid version. Start your free 30-day trial from inside the app: no card or license key needed. You'll need an internet connection, an email address and your tape drive connected (one trial per drive). The trial includes all Solo Pro features and up to two drives. Buy a license when you're ready and enter the key in the same app.

macOS

XPNTL Solo for Mac

macOS 11 Big Sur or later. Separate downloads for Apple silicon and Intel Macs.

Available at launch
Windows

XPNTL Solo for Windows

Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit.

Available at launch

The installer is signed by Xponential Systems Inc. For a new release, Windows may still show “Windows protected your PC” until the release is widely downloaded. Check that the publisher shown is Xponential Systems Inc., then choose More info → Run anyway.

Linux

XPNTL Solo for Linux

Ubuntu 24.04, 64-bit (x64), as a .deb package.

Available at launch

Each release is published with its SHA-256 checksum, so you can confirm the file you downloaded is the one we built.

System requirements

What you need.

Computer
A Mac, Windows or Linux computer as listed above. A license is for one computer; move it any time by releasing it in the software and activating it on the new one.
Tape drive
Any LTO tape drive, every generation. XPNTL Solo and Solo Pro each run up to two standalone drives. In Solo, the second drive is for dual copy, which arrives in version 1.1. Drives inside a tape library are for XPNTL Library, planned for Q4 2026.
Staging
Optional: XPNTL Solo writes straight to tape without it. To use staging, you need an SSD or a hard disk (HDD) of at least 256 GB with at least 100 GB free, on a different disk from the data you are archiving. We recommend free space of at least 1.5× your largest single job, for example a 2 TB SSD for jobs up to about 1.3 TB. A job bigger than the staging space simply goes straight to tape: nothing breaks, your source just stays busy until the tape finishes, and folders with many small files write more slowly.
Internet
Needed to activate a license and to receive updates. Archiving and restores work without a connection, and licenses can also be activated offline.

Getting started

Up and running in four steps.

  1. Download and install XPNTL Solo for your computer.
  2. Open it and accept the XPNTL Storage Software Terms.
  3. Start your free trial, or enter the license key from your order email in the License tab.
  4. Connect your tape drive, load a cartridge and start your first archive. The first-launch System Check tells you if anything in your setup needs attention.

Help installing or activating? See Support, or email [email protected]. Ready to buy? See pricing.