SaveNest 0.12.4 — Cloud backup and restore

SaveNest Cloud is an optional backup and restore service. All local SaveNest features remain free, with no account required.

• Subscribe from Account settings: $4.99/month or $49.90/year, plus applicable tax.
• Enable Cloud backups to save your links, notes, tags and collections.
• Keep up to 30 daily recovery copies per device, across up to five Macs. Each library snapshot can be up to 2 MiB.
• Restore a selected backup; SaveNest saves a local recovery copy before replacing your library.
• Cancel renewal through Manage billing. Restore remains available for 90 days after paid access ends.

Cloud provides backup and restore, not automatic sync. Local exports remain free. Cloud copies are encrypted in transit and at rest on AWS; they are not end-to-end encrypted.

Download the universal ZIP for either Apple Silicon or Intel. macOS 14 or later is required. Export a local backup before upgrading from an older preview.

SaveNest 0.12.3 — Working update checks in Settings

Fixes the disabled Check for Updates… button in Settings.

• Settings now uses the same updater as the SaveNest application menu, with checking, downloading, retry, and install states.
• Manual checks work without automatic checks. You can check again after an error or an up-to-date result; an active check or download temporarily prevents duplicate requests.
• The inactive automatic-check checkbox is removed from the Electron app.
• Updates can install with plain Settings open. Unfinished drafts, account input, active field edits, shortcut recording, and sheets still block an immediate restart.
• A failed installation restores the launcher while retaining the native session.

Upgrading an older copy: choose Check & Download Updates… from the SaveNest application menu. The Settings fix takes effect after installing 0.12.3.

Preview for macOS 14 or later, version 0.12.3 / build 39. Apple Silicon and Intel downloads are provided below.

Validation: 48 Electron tests, 40 native core checks, real launcher/reader/Settings bridge smoke checks, and hosted CI passed. Both final archives are signed, notarized, and validated. An isolated Apple Silicon check exercised the real Squirrel download, signing requirement validation, and ShipIt replacement from 0.12.2; a tampered update was rejected without changing the old target.

Full installed-app quit/relaunch and data migration acceptance, plus Intel runtime acceptance, remain pending in issue #18. The isolated installer check did not launch SaveNest or use a person's library.

SaveNest 0.12.2 — Glass & Actions preview

SaveNest 0.12.2 brings the glass redesign to the compact launcher and reading workspace.

• Midnight and Pearl appearances, with opaque surfaces when macOS Reduce Transparency or Increase Contrast is enabled.
• Settings and Shortcuts stay visible in the launcher footer.
• Actions (⌘K) includes saved-link search, other search scopes, capture, and library tools, even with no results selected.
• Keyboard shortcuts (⌘/) shows launcher keys and your configured global shortcuts.
• Borderless main search and a better-spaced scope arrow.
• Includes the fix for dismissing the launcher after successfully saving a link with a note.

Download the matching ZIP for Apple Silicon (arm64) or Intel (x64). Requires macOS 14 or later. Archives are signed, notarized, and validated; SHA-256 checksums are attached.

This remains a preview. Full installed-app migration and Intel runtime acceptance remain open.

SaveNest 0.12.1

What changed

• Fixed the clean macOS build failure in Reader preview capture.
• Keeps the one-click Read & note workspace: original page on the left, Obsidian note on the right.
• Original view remains the default. Reader mode stays optional.

Downloads

• Apple Silicon: 0.12.1, signed and notarized.
• Intel: use the signed and notarized 0.12.0 download while its 0.12.1 notarization credential is refreshed.

This release contains the CI/build fix only; installer migration work is not included.

SaveNest 0.12.0 — Read & note preview

Read & note

Open the current browser tab or a selected page in a dedicated workspace. The original webpage opens on the left; your Obsidian Markdown note stays on the right.

• Original view opens automatically. Reader is optional, with setup guidance and retry when browser JavaScript permission is needed.
• Choose your Obsidian vault and notes folder. The vault’s configured new-note folder is used when available.
• Autosave, Markdown formatting and source mode, local draft recovery, and protection against conflicting edits.
• Resizable panes, narrow-window layout, light and dark themes, and one note per page.
• Open notes in Obsidian and copy existing SaveNest quick notes when wanted.

Download the ZIP for Apple Silicon (arm64) or Intel (x64). Both apps are signed and notarized for macOS 14+.

This remains a preview. Original uses a separate browser session, so your existing browser logins are not shared. Full installed-app migration, Intel runtime, and cloud-synced concurrent-edit acceptance remain open. Export a library backup before upgrading.

Existing Electron users can use SaveNest → Check & Download Updates. The existing native-to-Electron migration remains on its verified 0.11.1 artifact, followed by the Electron update to this version.

Source: #25. Read & note guide.

SaveNest 0.11.1 — in-app update preview

SaveNest 0.11.1 — signed preview

The free local SaveNest preview can now be installed through SaveNest → Check for Updates… in native version 0.10.0. This release fixes update compatibility while keeping the new launcher, free local features, and visible analytics controls from 0.11.0.

Export a backup before upgrading. Choose Install Update, then finish the updater's restart prompt. The new app keeps its library in the existing location. macOS may ask for browser access again. Future updates use SaveNest → Check & Download Updates.

Downloads

Choose arm64 for Apple Silicon or x64 for Intel. Requires macOS 14 or later. Both downloads are signed and notarized. Manual installation remains available: quit SaveNest, unzip the matching download, and replace the app in Applications.

Verified update path

On Apple Silicon, Sparkle 2.10 installed the final archive over an isolated, signed copy of native 0.10.0/build 33. A corrupted update signature was rejected without replacing the old copy. The updated bundle passed signature, notarization, Gatekeeper and architecture checks. The real app and library were untouched by this test. Intel feed selection was checked with simulated hardware eligibility; Intel runtime remains untested.

Preview scope

This remains a preview. Full installed-app library/Keychain preservation, offline import/export, live browser permissions, Intel runtime, and installed-to-installed Electron updates are still pending. Keep your backup while trying it. Cloud backup/sync and Teams are not available yet.

Privacy policy · Launch tracker · Remaining acceptance

SaveNest 0.11.0 — signed preview

SaveNest 0.11.0 — signed preview

SaveNest is now a free, MIT-licensed local Mac app. This preview introduces the unified Electron launcher with a Swift helper. Local saving, notes, tags, search, browser tools, import/export, and existing sharing require no subscription or account. Cloud backup/sync and Teams are not available yet.

Download

Choose the ZIP for your Mac: arm64 for Apple Silicon or x64 for Intel. Requires macOS 14 or later. Both bundles are signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple. The assets include checksums and separate update feeds.

Upgrading from the native app

1. Export a backup from your existing SaveNest app.
2. Quit every running copy of SaveNest.
3. Unzip the matching download and replace SaveNest in Applications.

The new helper uses the same library location and Keychain services. The native Sparkle feed remains separate, so upgrade from 0.10 manually. Keep your exported backup until you have verified the preview on your Mac.

Preview limitations

Full launch is pending isolated installed-app migration, offline save/edit/import/export/restart, live browser permission, Intel runtime, and installed-to-installed Electron update checks. Core temporary-file persistence and legacy JSON compatibility tests pass, as do Electron preview smoke tests. Those checks do not substitute for the remaining installed-app acceptance tests.

Usage counts are opt-out, with a visible notice and off switch. Read the privacy policy. Browser history and open tabs remain local unless explicitly saved.

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SaveNest 0.9.7 — Search and tab cleanup

SaveNest 0.9.7 adds collection-wide search with archive and filters, extends close-after-save to note and tag changes, adds duplicate and empty-tab cleanup, and introduces domain-scoped tab cleanup with review or immediate closing. The memorable tab shortcut is now Command-Option-T.

This universal build supports Apple Silicon and Intel on macOS 14 or later. It is signed with Developer ID, notarized by Apple, and distributed through the signed Sparkle update feed.

SaveNest 0.9.5 — Move to Applications

SaveNest now offers to move itself into Applications when launched from Downloads, a disk image, or another folder, then reopens from the installed copy.

This universal build supports Apple Silicon and Intel on macOS 14 or later. It is signed with Developer ID, notarized by Apple, and distributed through the signed Sparkle update feed.

SaveNest 0.9.2 — $4.99 pricing

New subscriptions are $4.99/month. BETA and REAKTORX still provide their existing 50% discounts; existing subscriptions retain their price.

This universal developer preview supports Apple Silicon and Intel on macOS 14 or later. It is ad-hoc signed, not Apple-notarized. No macOS security settings are changed.