Launching today
Cove for Mac
Like a save/load game for your work
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Like a save/load game for your work
52 followers
Cove saves your complete Mac workspace as a named Session — apps, window positions, browser tabs, terminal directories, Finder paths, even your Focus Mode. One click and it all comes back exactly where you left it. Native adapters for Safari, Chrome, Arc, Terminal, iTerm, VS Code, Xcode, Slack & more. Auto-detect suggests the right Session as you work. 100% local, no cloud, no tracking, no subscription. $9 launch (reg. $19), one-time, 14-day refund. — Alex, solo indie dev
Cove for Mac
Hi Hunters 👋
I built Cove because I was losing 10 minutes every time I switched
between client projects on my Mac. Every "switch" meant closing
tabs, hunting for the right files, reconnecting terminals, dealing
with the wrong Focus Mode still active.
Cove introduces a single primitive — a Session — that captures
your complete workspace: apps, windows, browser tabs, terminal
working directories, linked Reminders/Notes, and your macOS Focus
Mode. One click and it all comes back exactly where you left it.
What's inside:
• Native adapters for Safari, Chrome, Brave, Edge, Arc, Terminal,
iTerm, Finder, VS Code, Xcode, Slack
• Auto-detect : suggests the right Session as you open apps
• Templates : reusable workspace blueprints
• Focus Mode integration via Shortcuts
• 100% local storage — no cloud, no tracking, no subscription
• Auto-updates signed with EdDSA via Sparkle
Pricing : $9 launch (regular $19), one-time payment, 14-day
refund, 2 license activations.
A few things I'd love your feedback on :
1. The Session model — is the metaphor clear?
2. The pricing — feels right for an indie tool you'd use daily?
3. Adapters you'd want next : Spotify, Notion (the desktop app),
Things, anything else?
I'm here all day to answer questions, and if anything looks broken
just drop me an email — same-day reply.
— Alex
The demo video sold me on the concept. The "Session" metaphor is crystal clear, it's basically a save state for your entire working context, which is exactly what context-switching kills.
One question: any plan for a Windows/Linux version, or is this intentionally Mac-only long term?
Cove for Mac
@keirodev Hi Kévin and thanks for your comment!
That's exactly the mental model I was going for, so it means a lot that the "save state" framing landed.
On Windows/Linux: it's Mac-only by design for now. The reason the capture/restore actually works (window positions, browser tabs, terminal working directories, Focus modes), is that it leans hard on native macOS APIs (AppKit, AppleScript, Accessibility). A Windows or Linux version wouldn't really be a port, more a ground-up rebuild on completely different primitives. So for now I'd rather go deep on making the Mac experience excellent than spread thin across platforms! :)
Not ruling it out long-term if the demand is there, but nothing on the near-term roadmap. Out of curiosity, are you mostly on Mac, or would cross-platform be a dealbreaker for your setup?
@alexandre_bonnegarde_delisle Totally understand the Mac-first focus, better to nail one platform than spread thin. I'm primarily on Windows/Ubuntu, Mac only occasionally when travelling, so cross-platform would matter for daily use. But if the Mac experience is as solid as it looks, it'll find its audience there first :)
Cove for Mac
@keirodev Appreciate that! And noted, you're not the first to mention Windows/Linux today, so it's genuinely useful signal. I'm keeping a tally. If the demand keeps building, it makes the case for a cross-platform rebuild a lot easier to justify down the line.
Thanks for taking the time to dig into the demo and for the kind words. Hope our paths cross again when you're on the Mac side :)