A named founder, an Irish company, and clear limits on what the product is — and is not.
Company
AstraDesk® is a product of Star-Tek IT Services, based in Ireland.
Star-Tek IT Services is an Irish business registered with the Companies Registration Office (CRO). For registration details, email support@astradesk.org.
Apple: Mac App Store listing AstraDesk (Apple ID 6783929265). Seller / provider: Niall Darby. Developer page: Niall Darby on the App Store. Sign in with Apple is supported.
Windows: desktop builds are published as GitHub releases at ND1-Sdo/AstraDesk-Windows. Download only from that page or from astradesk.org/windows. This is not a Microsoft Store app. Windows SmartScreen may warn on a first download.
Web: the workspace runs at www.astradesk.org with the same account.
Payments: Apple In-App / App Store on Apple devices; Stripe checkout on web. AstraDesk does not take card numbers itself.
Track record: dated release notes are on the changelog; the Windows repository shows the public commit and release history.
E-signatures
Recipients sign in a browser. They do not need an AstraDesk account. Completed documents include a timestamped audit trail of key signing actions, suitable for ordinary business records.
Some documents still need wet ink or a notary. Requirements vary by country — get professional advice when the document is high-stakes. More: e-signatures and trust.
Continuity — if AstraDesk stops
AstraDesk is run by one person. We would rather say that plainly than pretend otherwise. Here is the commitment that goes with it:
Your data is never locked in. Profile → Danger zone → Export everything downloads a single ZIP of your whole workspace: invoices, contracts, contacts, and documents as JSON and CSV, every invoice and contract rendered to PDF, every signed document PDF, and every signature audit trail. No support ticket needed.
Notice period. If the service is going to be discontinued we will give at least 90 days’ notice by email and on this site, and the export stays available for the whole notice period.
Signed documents keep working. A signed PDF and its audit trail are complete files. They do not depend on AstraDesk existing to be read or to serve as a business record.
No subscription to lose. The desktop and web apps are a one-time purchase; there is no recurring charge that stops working if the service does.
Privacy and data
We do not sell invoices, contacts, or signature data. Account sync uses encrypted cloud infrastructure (Supabase) in AWS eu-north-1 (Stockholm, Sweden). Optional AI drafts use Google Gemini only when you choose Draft Studio. Details: Trust & security, Privacy Policy, and the Data Processing Addendum.