A new app with a straightforward name wants to make it easier for people to fix their stuff by helping them find trustworthy repair services near them.

The Repair App launched today, on a day that’s being celebrated as International Repair Day . The app is currently available in beta form in the US and France, because that’s where cofounders Robert Lise and Caleb Faruki reside, respectively. If the app does well, more countries should be added soon.

The app arrives during a time of renewed interest in the right to repair movement. Through lobbying efforts and consumer advocacy campaigns, right to repair folks argue that when somebody buys a piece of technology, they should have the legal right to fix it, replace broken parts, or upgrade it using services, tools, and replacement parts

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