Save Vault for Mac
Store your saved pages in local knowledge bases. Connect them to Claude. All on your Mac, private by default.
v1.1.2 · Universal · Apple Silicon + Intel
A local vault, made for your knowledge.
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.
Four steps, one coffee.
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Download the DMG
Click the download button above. The file is about 1 MB.
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Drag Save Vault to Applications
Open the DMG. Standard Mac install flow. No installer needed.
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Launch Save Vault
It runs in the menu bar (no Dock icon). A 🐿️ icon appears in the top-right. On first launch, macOS may ask you to confirm you trust the developer — click "Open".
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That's it
Open the Save extension in Chrome → Settings → Knowledge Bases. Every page you save lands in ~/Documents/Save Vault/General/.
Questions
Q1 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.
Q2 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.
Q3 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.
Q4 Is Windows supported?
Not yet. Save Vault is a macOS-only app for now. Windows support is on the roadmap.
Q5 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.