An Undo button for Claude Cowork.

A time machine for the folder Claude Cowork is editing.

CoworkRestore app - Cowork Snapshots window

  • Native macOS app

    Snapshots happen in the background - you won't feel them.

  • Data never leaves your Mac

    No cloud sync, no servers, no accounts. We can't see your files.

  • Everything stored locally

    Snapshots sit on disk. Delete the app - your work is still there.

Keep what Claude got right. Undo the rest.

Every snapshot shows you exactly what changed. Restore the whole folder, or pick files back one at a time. Every restore is itself reversible.

Download for Mac
Free 14-day trial · macOS 13+ · Signed & notarised

Built for people who let Claude touch their files.

  • “Claude deleted a research deck I'd worked on for three days. CoworkRestore had it back in two clicks. I exhaled for a week.”

    [Placeholder Name]
    [Title, Company]

  • “I let Claude rewrite our whole campaign folder and went to make coffee. Came back, didn't love half of it, rolled the bad files back. That's it.”

    [Placeholder Name]
    [Marketing lead, Company]

  • “I'm not a developer. I don't know what git is. CoworkRestore is the first 'safety' tool that actually felt designed for me.”

    [Placeholder Name]
    [Founder, Company]

  • “The before/after view is the magic. I can see what Claude changed and decide file by file, instead of fearing every prompt.”

    [Placeholder Name]
    [Analyst, Company]

  • “Quietly the best $X I've spent this year. I forget it's running until the moment I need it.”

    [Placeholder Name]

  • “I stopped duplicating folders before every Claude task. That alone is worth it.”

    [Placeholder Name]
    [Researcher]

The questions you might ask.

How does it decide when to take a snapshot?
You pick one of two modes per folder. “Only when Claude asks” lets Claude ping CoworkRestore before and after each task, so you get clean save points bracketing every change - this one needs a small extension we install into Claude Desktop for you. “Watch the folder for any change” quietly watches the folder and saves whenever edits settle, with no extension required. In either mode, you can also hit “Snapshot now” yourself anytime you want to mark a save point.
Does Claude need to know about CoworkRestore?
Not required, but recommended. CoworkRestore runs fine on its own. But if you let it install its small extension into Claude Desktop, Claude can ping it before and after each task - giving you the cleanest possible save points bracketing every change. Either way, you never have to mention CoworkRestore in your prompts; it stays out of the way and handles save points in the background.
Where do snapshots live?
On your Mac, in a folder of your choice. Nothing leaves your machine. You can store them inside the project, or outside it - so a folder delete can't take them with it.
What if I delete the project folder by accident?
If snapshots are stored outside the project, everything is recoverable. Open CoworkRestore, pick the folder, and restore.
What's actually running under the hood?
CoworkRestore is backed by Git - the most trusted version control system in the world, and the same engine Claude Code relies on. Your history is as durable as the tooling professional developers stake their work on every day.
I already use Git - do I need this?
Probably not. Git saves what you remember to save; CoworkRestore captures snapshots automatically between Claude's tasks - handy when you're moving fast and forget. If you'd rather drive it yourself, stick with what you have.
Does it work with Claude Code?
You can point it at any folder, so it works alongside Claude Code. That said, Claude Code users often already have version control and checkpoints they're comfortable with - CoworkRestore is aimed at people who don't.
Does it back up to the cloud?
No. CoworkRestore is local-only for now. Snapshots stay on your Mac, in a folder you choose.
Will it slow my Mac down?
No. CoworkRestore only does work between Claude Cowork tasks, when your Mac is already idle. It uses a tiny amount of disk and almost no CPU.
Does it work on Windows?
Not yet. CoworkRestore is macOS only in v1.
Can it recover files that were deleted before I installed it?
No. CoworkRestore can only protect what it's been watching. Install it, point it at the folders that matter, and it covers you from that moment forward.

A menu-bar safety net for the folder you’ve handed to AI.

Every change is reviewable. Every change is reversible.

Download for Mac
Free 14-day trial · macOS 13+ · Signed & notarised