Retrospect is a family of software applications that back up computers running the macOS, Microsoft Windows, and Linux (and until 2019 classic Mac OS) operating systems.

Once installed, scripts can also be introduced to enable Scheduled backup using predetermined information supplied by the administrator.

[7] In 2006 version 7.5, the refined first release of the Windows variant under EMC, added performance features needed by SMEs.

A "premature"[9] release of Retrospect 8 in 2009 undermined its market after Apple introduced its competing Time Machine in late 2007.

In 2010, Retrospect was sold to Roxio, owned by Sonic Solutions, which was then in turn acquired by Rovi.