Ascelerate Helper
Archiving and uploading builds and capturing screenshots run Xcode and the simulators, which a Mac App Store app can't do on its own. The Ascelerate Helper does it for Ascelerate.
Installing
Open the downloaded installer and follow its steps. It doesn't ask for your password, and Ascelerate notices the helper as soon as it's installed.
What it installs
Two files, in Ascelerate's own folder, ~/Library/Application Scripts/com.ascelerateapp.Ascelerate:
- Ascelerate Helper, the short script Ascelerate runs.
- ascelerate, the open-source command-line tool for App Store Connect that does the work.
Nothing else on your Mac changes. Nothing runs in the background: the helper runs only when Ascelerate asks it to, with the API key you gave Ascelerate. The installer is signed by AKE Software GmbH and notarized by Apple.
Updating
When Ascelerate says a newer helper is available, download the installer again and open it.
Removing
On Ascelerate's Helper page, click Remove Helper… and confirm in the window that opens. Or delete the two files from that folder yourself (in Finder, choose Go > Go to Folder and paste its path). Ascelerate asks for the helper again the next time you archive, upload or capture screenshots.