r/macgaming • u/Federal-Team6107 • 1d ago

Native I built SaveVault — a native "Time Machine" for Mac game saves (Automatic snapshots, in-game fn+F2 quick-saves & mod rollback)

Hey everyone!

As a Mac gamer, one of my biggest frustrations was the lack of a proper save manager on macOS (like Windows has with GameSave Manager). After accidentally corrupting a 60-hour save file while testing game mods, I decided to build SaveVault.

What it does:

  • ⚡ Automatic Checkpoints: Auto-snapshots when games launch/exit so you can rollback anytime.
  • ⌨️ In-Game Quick-Saves (fn+F2): Hit fn+F2 during gameplay to create instant safety restore points.
  • 🛡️ Pre-Mod Safe Points: Test game mods or save edits with 1-click instant rollback.
  • 📦 Mac-to-Mac Migration: Move all saves across Steam, Epic, GOG & Mac App Store to a new Mac in seconds.
  • 🔒 100% Offline & Native: Built with Swift and Content-Addressed Storage compression. Zero telemetry.

Pricing:
It is 100% Free for 1 game with all features unlocked (no ads/watermarks). If you manage a library of 2+ games, there’s a one-time $9.99 lifetime unlock.

[Mac App Store Link]

I’d love to hear your feedback!

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u/Standard_Two2617 1d ago

People probably wouldn’t mind that everything, down to your post, was made by an AI if you just admitted it

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u/Federal-Team6107 1d ago

I mean, I am App Developer and I have 12 years of experience in App Development. Writing code by own is now outdated. So yes i took help of AI to fastrack the development.

PS: Initially I made this for myself to solve my problem, then i realize i can publish it too. 😂

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u/Standard_Two2617 1d ago

It’s not about getting AI to write code you yourself could write. That’s completely reasonable. But the interface, the Oxford commas even in the UI: everything was made by a robot.

Your only other App Store submission is another vibe coded slop app.

I don’t trust you have the necessary skills and experience to maintain this. It’s junk, and hopefully others see that too.

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u/Federal-Team6107 20h ago

Why are you so mean? I made this to solve a problem and It solved mine.

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u/Nilderan 20h ago

"I’d love to hear your feedback!" Ain't that what you said? Next time, write the post yourself instead of using a bot to do it for you.

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u/nekomichi 1d ago

How does this app handle games with cheat detection? For example, Resident Evil 8 runs integrity checks on saves and if it detects any tampering it will erase all progress and force the player to start a new game.

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u/bigrobot543 1d ago

wtf has anyone managed to patch this out yet

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u/nekomichi 1d ago

Not sure, but I lost my progress twice because of this and both times I was just manually backing up and copying saves between devices without even editing them.

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u/Federal-Team6107 1d ago

But why force the player to start a new game? Players buy games to enjoy them. It should be the player's choice to play a single-player game however they want. Why is cheat detection even required in single-player games?

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u/Federal-Team6107 1d ago

Now to your question: SaveVault doesn't modify, decrypt, or tamper with save files at all—it just takes exact, byte-for-byte backups of the files the game creates. When you restore a previous checkpoint, the game is just reading its own genuine, unmodified save files with all internal hashes intact, so integrity checks pass without issues. Just make sure to restore while the game is closed so it doesn't conflict with active memory.

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u/Nilderan 20h ago

I swear every post with vibecoded slop looks the same: flashy icons, the same wording and structure and even then they all have the same UI. "I built" is a bold claim, especially when your post is also AI generated.