General FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
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This in-depth FAQ is broken down into sections and should answer the most commonly asked questions about RapidWeaver Classic. If your question is not answered below, head to the .
You can continue to use RapidWeaver 8 for as long as you like. Upgrading to RapidWeaver Classic is optional.
There are many features and fixes that have gone into RapidWeaver Classic. Best of all, it's 100% compatible with all your existing projects and addons.
If you'd like to take advantage of the new features and enhancements available in RapidWeaver Classic, you can .
RapidWeaver Classic requires macOS 10.14 (Mojave) or newer.
Yes, RapidWeaver Classic is fully compatible with . We'll continue to ensure compatibility as new versions of macOS Sequoia are released over its lifecycle.
Yes, if it worked with RapidWeaver 8, it will work with RapidWeaver Classic.
When you open an existing RapidWeaver 8 project it will be upgraded to a RapidWeaver Classic project and saved as a copy with the extension .rwc — your original project will not be modified or deleted.
Once you've upgraded a project you should remember to always edit and work on the newer one with the .rwc file extension.
Just like most software, newer save files are not backwards compatible.
So while RapidWeaver Classic will open RapidWeaver 8 files, RapidWeaver 8 cannot open RapidWeaver Classic files.
We have no plans to release RapidWeaver Classic on the Mac App Store.
Yes! RapidWeaver 8 and RapidWeaver Classic can be installed alongside each other. They can even share the same addons folder.
RW8 and RWC share the same bundle ID and the Finder uses that to populate Launchpad. We did this so it was easy for users to upgrade, if we change the bundle ID, Sandboxing prevents the new app from accessing the same files/resources/addons - it’s a bit of a nightmare for users upgrading.
The Finder picks the newest app with the same bundle ID, so in this case, it will choose RWC.
Both apps are still installed on your Mac and can be found in the Applications Folder. There is no issue running them side-by-side.
YES! RapidWeaver Classic is a Universal app and compatible with both Intel and Apple Silicon-based Macs. To take advantage of RapidWeaver on M-series Macs, you’ll want to make sure all your plugins are up-to-date. If some of your installed plugins are not Universal, they will not run in the native version of RapidWeaver. If a plugin isn't compatible with Apple Silicon you will see the following error:
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Yes, but… the best place to edit your website or add snippets of code like Javascript, CSS, analytics, etc is inside the RapidWeaver Project File.
It’s always best to make changes in the original RapidWeaver project file where possible.
If you need to migrate projects or open older projects, but no longer have your license number, you can use the ones provided below.
Warning: Older versions of RapidWeaver are no longer supported. We recommend upgrading to RapidWeaver Classic or newer.
RapidWeaver 7 Project files have a .rw file extension. RapidWeaver 7 licences are a string containing numbers and letters.
RapidWeaver 6 Project files have a .rw6 file extension. RapidWeaver 6 licenses are very long, and start with RMS.
RMSC39-827DA8-0D84B7-CBE1DA-319052-9BD77J-HVLKXH-7UV385-FRBDV2-BL6JCK-23GUHE-EUNW4G-DFLV4J-KD74MF-N8TMUS-7A9D2Y-6NU3FZ-4LJZ29-BCH6KL-ARL4KK-HST782-XZF5MG-KSPF4G-R2PZHQ-JTTRUT-KYVVD5-MHMCNE-QA4WDZ-V6H7BM-KD8KC8-2L9PYZ-B8PEFQ-69XNAD-NLDQ2S-QKH22N-LZYGUZ-EMUF3W-EZ5BCB-8HQE5U-VHX9G9
RapidWeaver 5 project files have a .rwsw file extension. RapidWeaver 5 licenses contain three words separated by a dash.
RapidWeaver 4 project files have a .rwsw file extension. Licenses for both RapidWeaver 3.6 and RapidWeaver 4 start with RW3SN.
RapidWeaver 3 project files have a .rwp file extension. Licenses for RapidWeaver3.5 and earlier start with RWPL.
Use the following license to register a copy of RapidWeaver 3.5: RWPL.4408.58.1978.1891
Please see our troubleshooting guide for steps on how to fix this problem.
requires macOS 10.12 or newer.
requires OS X 10.11 or newer.
requires OS X 10.9 "Mavericks" or newer.
requires OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" or newer.
requires 10.5 or newer.
and use the following license to register a copy of RapidWeaver 7: 4D84A0E0-28E5FCF6-4731D6DB-EC180E8C-2E305E81
and use the following license to register a copy of RapidWeaver 6:
and use the following license to register a copy of RapidWeaver 5: dramatic-cobra-16148132
and use the following license to register a copy of RapidWeaver 4: RW3SN-P1BE-9WPG-A9WT-M9TV-YEP9