# Alva Digital Downloads

> Alva Digital Downloads is a Shopify app that delivers digital files — PDFs, videos, audio, software, license keys, private URLs, and made-to-order per-customer files — to buyers automatically after purchase. It supports multi-channel delivery (email, thank-you page, order status page, customer account portal, Shopify POS), AI-powered fraud protection via Shopify's Risk API, license key management, branded email templates with custom sender domains, and Shopify Flow actions and triggers. Used by 2,340+ Shopify merchants. Free plan available; paid plans from $8.99/month with a 14-day trial that only starts after the first live order.

Core capabilities: automatic delivery triggered by the Shopify `ORDERS_PAID` webhook; multi-channel delivery across email, thank-you page, order status page, customer account portal, and Shopify POS; single files up to 20 GB with unlimited bandwidth on every plan; license key management (auto-generate, bulk import, revoke on refund, low-stock alerts); made-to-order and personalized digital products with a production workflow; private URL delivery for Google Drive folders, Notion pages, Zoom links, and Figma files (gated, signed, IP-locked, expirable, auto-revoke on refund); AI-powered fraud protection scoring every order against 40+ signals; branded email templates with 14 dynamic variables and a custom sender domain with DKIM; Shopify POS integration for in-store digital product sales; Shopify Flow with 6 actions and 7 triggers; CSV bulk file upload and product mapping; merchant admin UI in 35 languages.

Pricing tiers: Free ($0/mo, 5 products, 1.5 GB storage), Basic ($8.99/mo, 35 GB storage, advanced fraud protection, made-to-order files, custom email domain), Pro ($18.99/mo, 350 GB storage — recommended), Enterprise ($28.99/mo, 1.5 TB storage, 24/7 support, dedicated onboarding). All plans include unlimited products on paid tiers, unlimited orders, unlimited downloads, and unlimited bandwidth.

Published by Alva Apps — a Shopify Partner since 2022, based in Berlin and Porto. Contact: digitaldownloads@alvaapps.com (replies < 4h Mon–Fri; 24/7 on Enterprise).

## Product

- [Homepage](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/): product overview, features, FAQ
- [Pricing](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/pricing.html): all four plans with transparent feature breakdown and competitor pricing comparison
- [Install on Shopify](https://apps.shopify.com/alva-digital-downloads): App Store listing, 5.0-star rating
- [Changelog](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/changelog.html): release notes for every feature shipped
- [About](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/about.html): founder profile (Tom Rushmore) and company story
- [Press & media kit](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/press.html): brand assets, founder bio, fact sheet, and press contact for journalists, podcasters and Shopify partners
- [Glossary](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/glossary.html): 30 plain-English definitions for Shopify digital download terms — license key, presigned URL, fraud check, watermark, DKIM, POS and more
- [Author archive — Tom Rushmore](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/author.html): every blog post by founder Tom Rushmore, sorted newest first

## Definitions

- [Glossary of Shopify digital download terms](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/glossary.html): 30-term reference covering license keys, presigned URLs, DKIM, fraud checks, watermarks, file packs, and more.

## Help Centre

- [Help Centre — index](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/help/): Task-oriented help articles for merchants using Alva Digital Downloads
- [Getting started](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/help/getting-started/): Install, first product, first delivery email
- [Uploading files](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/help/uploading-files/): Formats, size limits, packs
- [Mapping products](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/help/mapping-products/): Linking files, packs and links to products and variants
- [Email delivery](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/help/email-delivery/): Global template, per-product templates, custom domain, branded sender
- [Customer downloads](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/help/customer-downloads/): Download limits, IP rules, expiry, re-sends
- [License keys](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/help/license-keys/): CSV upload, auto-assignment, low-stock alerts, tags
- [Link selling](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/help/link-selling/): Selling URL access (Notion, Google Drive, Figma, Zoom links)
- [Fraud & security](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/help/fraud-and-security/): Fraud queue, manual approve/reject, what triggers a check
- [POS & order status](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/help/pos-and-order-status/): In-store flow, customer-account extension, order-status extension
- [Personalized products](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/help/personalized-products/): Per-order custom files
- [PDF watermarking](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/help/pdf-watermarking/): Per-buyer PDF stamping — turn it on per product, choose which PDFs are watermarked with per-file checkboxes, customise the template, troubleshoot; PDFs with security restrictions are excluded automatically and delivered unchanged
- [Shopify Sidekick](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/help/sidekick/): Ask Shopify's AI assistant about your store data, take action on orders, and create digital products
- [Billing & plans](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/help/billing-and-plans/): Plan changes, downgrades, refunds, EU right-of-withdrawal consent for instant digital downloads (Art 16(m))
- [Troubleshooting](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/help/troubleshooting/): "Downloads not working", missing emails, fraud-blocked orders, orders that stay unfulfilled, and partially fulfilling orders that mix digital and physical items

## Guides & tutorials

- [EU right of withdrawal for Shopify digital downloads](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/eu-right-of-withdrawal-shopify.html): how to capture an EU customer's Article 16(m) waiver of the 14-day right of withdrawal before any download is issued, what Alva records as immutable proof, and the two pre-contractual disclosure steps EU law still requires
- [Sell license-key-only products on Shopify](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/sell-license-key-only-products-shopify.html): sell a product that delivers only a license key — activation codes, game keys, membership codes — with no file attached, auto-assigned after the fraud check, with multi-quantity and out-of-stock queueing
- [Delayed license key delivery on Shopify](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/scheduled-license-key-delivery-shopify.html): delay when customers receive their license keys, globally or per product, while files and links still deliver instantly — for launch coordination, pre-orders, and anti-abuse cooldowns
- [Schedule when Shopify digital downloads unlock](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/scheduled-download-delivery-shopify.html): hold a product's files, packs and links for a per-product wait from seconds to 365 days, then release automatically — for launch drops, presales, timed course starts, and refund-abuse cooldowns; the clock starts at purchase, editing affects only new orders, and in-store POS is always exempt
- [Notify past buyers when you update a product file](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/notify-customers-product-update-shopify.html): send every past purchaser a fresh download link in one click when you update a file, on a reputation-isolated stream with opt-in handling and a per-product cooldown
- [The Alva Digital Downloads REST API for Shopify](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/shopify-digital-downloads-api-guide.html): manage files, downloads and delivery emails programmatically with per-shop API keys, required idempotency keys on writes, rate limiting, and remote-URL file ingest
- [Import historical Shopify orders into Alva](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/import-historical-shopify-orders-alva.html): bulk-import pre-install paid orders by CSV so past customers can download from their account — sends no emails, runs no fraud checks, assigns no keys, and is safe to re-run
- [Shopify download link expiry and never-expire](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/shopify-download-link-expiry-never-expire.html): set how long download access stays valid from minutes to years or never, why the underlying file URL is always short-lived, and how to trade security against convenience per product
- [Shopify PDF watermarking: stamp every buyer's copy](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/shopify-pdf-watermarking-protect-digital-downloads.html): per-buyer PDF stamping with visible diagonal text, footer line, and an invisible forensic marker that traces leaks back to a specific Shopify order
- [What file types can you sell on Shopify? Complete 2026 guide](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/what-file-types-can-you-sell-on-shopify.html)
- [How to sell digital products on Shopify (2025)](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/how-to-sell-digital-products-shopify-2025.html)
- [How to sell license keys on Shopify](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/sell-license-keys-shopify-complete-guide.html)
- [How to sell ebooks on Shopify](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/how-to-sell-ebooks-alva-digital-downloads.html)
- [How to sell music sample packs on Shopify](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/sell-music-sample-packs-shopify-alva-digital-downloads.html)
- [How to sell digital product bundles / file packs on Shopify](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/shopify-digital-product-bundles-file-packs-guide.html)
- [Protecting digital files from piracy and fraud](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/protect-digital-files-from-piracy-fraud.html)
- [Custom download page branding on Shopify](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/custom-download-page-branding-shopify-digital-downloads.html)
- [Shopify Flow for digital downloads — 10 automations](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/shopify-flow-integration-automate-digital-downloads.html)
- [Shopify POS digital downloads — sell digital products in-store](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/shopify-pos-digital-downloads-sell-in-store.html)
- [Custom email domain for Shopify digital downloads](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/custom-email-domain-branded-digital-download-emails-shopify.html)
- [Link selling: sell access to any URL as a Shopify product](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/link-selling-sell-access-to-any-url-shopify.html)
- [The Ultimate Etsy alternative for custom digital products](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/etsy-alternative-sell-custom-digital-products-shopify.html)
- [Shopify vs Gumroad vs Etsy for digital downloads](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/shopify-vs-gumroad-vs-etsy-digital-downloads-2025.html)
- [SendOwl alternative — switching to Alva in 2025](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/sendowl-price-increase-switch-to-alva-2025.html)
- [Shopify digital downloads not working? 12 fixes](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/shopify-digital-downloads-not-working-12-fixes.html)
- [Shopify digital download email delivery — setup & troubleshooting](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/shopify-digital-download-email-delivery-setup-troubleshooting.html)
- [How to Build a $10K/Month Digital Product Business on Shopify](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/from-0-to-10k-month-digital-product-empire-shopify.html): proven strategies, pricing tactics, and marketing methods for building a profitable digital product business on Shopify
- [How to Sell Digital Products on Shopify with Alva Digital Downloads](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/how-to-sell-digital-products-on-shopify-with-alva-digital-downloads.html): complete setup guide for selling digital products on Shopify with zero inventory costs and high profit margins
- [Digital Download Pricing Calculator: What to Charge for Your Files](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/digital-product-pricing-calculator-guide.html): interactive pricing framework with industry benchmarks and psychological pricing strategies for digital products
- [The Psychology of Instant Gratification: How Download Speed Impacts Sales](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/psychology-instant-gratification-download-speed-sales.html): research on how download speed affects conversions and the psychology behind instant digital delivery
- [Why 87% of Digital Products Fail (And How to Be in the 13% That Succeed)](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/why-87-percent-digital-products-fail-how-to-succeed.html): analysis of 500 digital product businesses revealing the 7 critical failure points and a proven recovery framework
- [Digital Download SEO: How to Rank Your Products #1 on Google](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/digital-download-seo-rank-products-google.html): technical SEO strategies for digital products including schema templates, backlink formulas, and a 90-day ranking roadmap
- [The $100K Digital Download Tech Stack: Tools & Automation for Scaling](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/100k-digital-download-tech-stack.html): complete guide to the tools and automation needed to scale a digital product business to $100K+ on Shopify
- [Unlimited Bandwidth for Digital Downloads: Why It Matters for Your Shopify Store](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/unlimited-bandwidth-digital-downloads-shopify.html): why unlimited bandwidth matters for digital product sellers and how Alva eliminates surprise overage charges
- [5 Ways Customers Get Their Digital Downloads on Shopify (Multi-Channel Delivery)](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/multi-channel-digital-download-delivery-shopify.html): Alva delivers through email, thank-you page, customer account, order status, and POS with zero configuration
- [Per-Product Email Templates for Shopify Digital Downloads](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/per-product-email-templates-shopify-digital-downloads.html): how to set up custom subject lines, colors, and messaging per digital product without writing code
- [Shopify Order Status Digital Downloads: Never Lose a Download Link Again](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/shopify-order-status-digital-downloads-extension.html): how Alva puts digital download links on the Shopify Order Status page and inside customer accounts
- [How Shopify Checkout Extensions Transform Digital Downloads Delivery](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/shopify-checkout-extensions-digital-downloads-guide.html): how Shopify Checkout Extensions on thank-you pages and customer accounts improve digital product delivery and reduce support tickets
- [How to Bulk Export Shopify Product Images (2026 Guide)](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/bulk-export-shopify-product-images.html): partner spotlight on CS – Export Product Images (Craftshift) — bulk-export every product and variant photo with custom naming and folder organization
- [Bulk Upload Shopify Product Images from Google Drive or Dropbox (2026 Guide)](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/bulk-upload-shopify-product-images-google-drive-dropbox.html): partner spotlight on CS – Smart Bulk Image Upload (Craftshift) — import product photos from Drive or Dropbox, auto-matched by SKU, barcode, title, or metafield
- [How to Bulk Delete Products on Shopify Without Losing Your Mind](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/bulk-delete-products-shopify.html): partner spotlight on CS – Bulk Delete Products (Craftshift) — delete or archive products, variants, and images by filter instead of one at a time
- [Rubik Variant Images: Fixing Shopify's One-Image-Per-Variant Problem](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/rubik-variant-images-shopify-swatches.html): partner spotlight on Rubik Variant Images & Swatch (Craftshift) — assign multiple photos per variant with AI-assisted auto-assignment and colour swatches
- [Rubik Combined Listings: Turn Separate Shopify Products Into One Variant Listing](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/rubik-combined-listings-shopify-variants.html): partner spotlight on Rubik Combined Listings Swatch (Craftshift) — link separate products together as variant siblings while each keeps its own page and inventory
- [The Best Shopify App for Combining Separate Products as Variants (2026)](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/best-shopify-app-combine-products-as-variants.html): comparison of Rubik Combined Listings Swatch against GROOPIE, SA Variants, NS Color Swatch, and Variantify for merchants who need to link separate product listings as one variant experience
- [All blog posts](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/blog/): full index of 44 guides and tutorials

## Comparisons

- [All comparisons](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/compare/index.html): hub page linking every head-to-head comparison with at-a-glance differentiators
- [Alva vs Shopify's native Digital Downloads](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/compare/shopify-digital-downloads.html): fraud protection, 20 GB files, license keys, and multi-channel delivery beyond the free native app
- [Alva vs Sky Pilot](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/compare/sky-pilot.html): file ownership and license keys vs streaming-membership focus
- [Alva vs Filemonk (DPO)](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/compare/filemonk.html): Postmark-backed deliverability with own-domain sending, fraud, and bundles
- [Alva vs SendOwl](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/compare/sendowl.html): stable flat pricing after SendOwl's 2024–2025 price hikes
- [Alva vs Pendora Digital Download](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/compare/pendora-digital-download.html): side-by-side feature, pricing, fraud, license key, and multi-channel delivery comparison for Shopify merchants
- [Alva vs Digital Assets (Fileflare by Kestrel)](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/compare/digital-assets.html): side-by-side feature, pricing, fraud, license key, and multi-channel delivery comparison for Shopify merchants
- [Alva vs ABC Digital Downloads](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/compare/abc-digital-downloads.html): side-by-side feature, pricing, fraud, license key, and multi-channel delivery comparison for Shopify merchants
- [Alva vs Flash Downloads](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/compare/flash-downloads.html): side-by-side feature, pricing, fraud, license key, and multi-channel delivery comparison for Shopify merchants
- [Alva vs Digital Download Products (BIG by Penida)](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/compare/digital-download-products.html): side-by-side feature, pricing, fraud, license key, and multi-channel delivery comparison for Shopify merchants
- [Alva vs LDT Digital Download Product](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/compare/ldt-digital-download-product.html): side-by-side feature, pricing, fraud, license key, and multi-channel delivery comparison for Shopify merchants
- [Alva vs Getify Digital Downloads](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/compare/getify-digital-downloads.html): side-by-side feature, pricing, fraud, license key, and multi-channel delivery comparison for Shopify merchants

## For your niche

- [For your business — hub](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/for/index.html): hub page linking every ICP / use-case landing page with the feature priorities for each
- [Alva for Music Producers](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/for/music-producers.html): beats, stems, sample packs with license keys and 20 GB files
- [Alva for Ebook Authors](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/for/ebook-authors.html): PDF and EPUB delivery with fraud protection and branded email
- [Alva for Template Creators](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/for/template-creators.html): Notion, Figma, Canva, and Webflow template pack delivery with version updates
- [Alva for Digital Artists](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/for/digital-artists.html): Procreate brushes, Lightroom presets, and commercial-license keys
- [Alva for Course Creators](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/for/course-creators.html): sell PDF workbooks, 4K video modules, audio, and bonus downloads as one pack with update delivery to past buyers
- [Alva for Game Asset Sellers](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/for/game-asset-sellers.html): deliver Unity, Unreal, Blender, and STL asset packs up to 20 GB with version updates and personal vs studio licence keys
- [Alva for Photographers](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/for/photographers.html): sell Lightroom presets, LUTs, and photo packs with PDF stamping, preset updates to past buyers, and commercial licence keys
- [Alva for Educators](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/for/educators.html): sell worksheets, unit bundles, and lesson plans on Shopify and keep 95% of revenue vs marketplaces like TPT
- [Alva for Printable Sellers](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/for/printable-sellers.html): sell printable bundles with Canva edit links, yearly planner updates, branded emails, and unlimited bandwidth
- [Alva for Coaches & Consultants](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/for/coaches-consultants.html): bundle workbooks, videos, audio, and Notion frameworks into self-paced coaching programs on Shopify

## Policies

- [Privacy policy](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/privacy-policy.html)
- [Terms of service](https://www.alvadigitaldownloads.com/terms-of-service.html)

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