Pika Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 17, 2026

Pika does not collect, transmit, or store any personal data.

Specifically:

• No analytics, telemetry, or tracking of any kind
• No user accounts, identifiers, or device fingerprints
• File access is limited to files you explicitly provide via the Open Panel or drag-and-drop
• Passwords used to open encrypted archives are held in memory only for the duration of the session and are never written to disk, Keychain, or any persistent storage
• No third-party data sharing. There is nothing to share

Pika is a local tool. Your files stay on your machine.

In-App Purchases

Pika offers an in-app purchase to unlock full functionality after a free trial period. Purchase processing is handled entirely by Apple through StoreKit:

• Pika communicates with Apple's servers for transaction verification, product information, and purchase processing
• No payment data is transmitted to Cornbread Labs. Apple handles all payment information
• Transaction history and entitlement checks are managed by StoreKit on your device
• The only data stored locally is the trial start date (in Keychain, UserDefaults, and a cache file) to manage the free trial period. This date never leaves your device.

Third-Party Components

Pika includes the following statically linked open-source libraries:

• libarchive (BSD License) - archive format support
• PLzmaSDK (MIT License / LZMA SDK public domain) - 7z format support
• tree-sitter (MIT License) - source code syntax highlighting

None of these components collect or transmit data.

Contact

For questions about this policy, open an issue at the project's repository.