🍎 For macOS 13+

Save Vault for Mac

Store your saved pages in local knowledge bases. Connect them to Claude. All on your Mac, private by default.

Download Save Vault

Version 1.0.5 · Universal · Apple Silicon + Intel

What Save Vault does

Local knowledge bases

Pages you save from the Chrome extension land in organized folders on your Mac. Open them as an Obsidian vault or any markdown editor.

Connect to Claude

Save Vault includes an MCP server. Turn it on once, and Claude Desktop or Claude Code can search your saved pages before answering questions.

Private by default

Your saved pages stay on your Mac. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is synced to our servers. You own your knowledge base.

How to install

  1. 1

    Download the DMG

    Click the download button above. The file is about 1 MB.

  2. 2

    Open the DMG and drag Save Vault to Applications

    Standard Mac install flow. No installer needed.

  3. 3

    Launch Save Vault

    It runs in the menu bar (no Dock icon). A 🐿️ icon appears in the top-right of your screen. On first launch, macOS may ask you to confirm you trust the developer — click "Open".

  4. 4

    That's it

    Open the Save extension in Chrome and go to Settings → Knowledge Bases. You should see your default "General" knowledge base. Every page you save from now on lands in ~/Documents/Save Vault/General/.

Questions

Is it signed and notarized?

Save Vault is distributed outside the Mac App Store. On first launch, macOS may show a warning asking you to confirm. Right-click the app and select "Open" to bypass it on the first run.

Where are my saved pages stored?

Everything lives under ~/Documents/Save Vault/ as plain markdown files organized by knowledge base. You can open them with any editor — Obsidian, VS Code, Bear, iA Writer, or any markdown app.

How do I connect it to Claude?

Open the Save Vault menu bar icon and toggle "Connect to Claude". This writes the MCP server config into Claude Desktop's settings automatically. Restart Claude and it can now search your knowledge base before answering questions.

Is Windows supported?

Not yet. Save Vault is a macOS-only app for now. Windows support is on the roadmap.

How do I uninstall it?

Quit Save Vault from the menu bar, then drag the app from Applications to Trash. Your saved pages in ~/Documents/Save Vault/ stay put — remove them manually if you want a clean slate.