# How can protect my APK/AIA fil so that nobody can just download the app for free or copy the source code? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [December 8, 2019, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-protect-my-apk-aia-fil-so-that-nobody-can-just-download-the-app-for-free-or-copy-the-source-code/356989 "2019-12-08T23:12:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1

**Author:** ![hansonapp6vpz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@hansonapp6vpz](https://community.thunkable.com/u/hansonapp6vpz)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2019, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-protect-my-apk-aia-fil-so-that-nobody-can-just-download-the-app-for-free-or-copy-the-source-code/356989/1 "2019-12-08T23:12:36Z")

Is there a way to encrypt the source code or AIA/APK files of apps built in Thunkable to prevent people from just downloading them for free or to prevent somebody taking the source code? ---

**Author:** ![jane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jane/32/27575_2.png) [@jane](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jane)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 10:52am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-protect-my-apk-aia-fil-so-that-nobody-can-just-download-the-app-for-free-or-copy-the-source-code/356989/2 "2019-12-10T10:52:12Z")

3 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Licensing - Play Store](https://community.thunkable.com/t/licensing-play-store/356932) ---