Save your whole setup
Capture your running apps, their windows, your browser tabs and your open Finder folders as one named workspace. A checklist lets you keep exactly the apps and tabs you want and leave the rest out.
Recento Workspaces · Part of Recento Pro
Start work with every app and tab already open
Recento Workspaces lets you save and restore Mac workspaces: your apps, browser windows and tabs, Finder folders and terminal sessions, back in one click when you return to a project.
macOS 14 or later · Apple Silicon & Intel
Every project has its own setup: a few apps, a dozen browser tabs, a couple of Finder folders and a terminal in the right directory. Rebuilding that by hand every morning, or every time you switch clients, costs real time and breaks your train of thought.
Recento Workspaces saves that setup as a named workspace and restores it in one click. It opens only what is missing, keeps browser windows apart, and can park the session you are leaving so nothing is lost when you switch.
What Recento Workspaces does
Restore it all in one click
Recento launches the apps that are not running, reopens your tabs and folders, and puts windows back where they were where the app allows it. Apps already open are left alone.
No duplicate tabs
Before reopening anything, Recento checks which pages are already open and opens only the ones that are missing. Restore the same workspace twice and you will not get a second copy of every tab.
Browser windows and profiles kept apart
Tabs come back in the windows they were saved in, in the same order, with the same tab in front. Browsers with scriptable profiles reopen each window under its own profile.
Terminal and code editor folders
Terminal windows reopen in the directories you were working in, and code editor projects reopen at the folders you had open. You pick up where you left off.
Park the session you are leaving
Switching projects? Park saves the current session first, then hides (or politely quits) what the next workspace does not need. Parked sessions are kept so you can bring one back with a click.
A Focus mode with the workspace
Link a workspace to one of your macOS Focus modes and it turns on when you restore it. Closing the workspace turns it back off.
Meeting Mode for screen sharing
When you share your screen in a call, Recento offers to tuck your personal apps away and close chosen tabs. One click brings everything back after the meeting.
Suggestions from the apps you open
Open a couple of a workspace's distinctive apps and Recento suggests restoring the rest. It learns which apps are everyday and which really identify a project, so it does not guess wrong just because your mail app is open.
Templates and linked items
Save a workspace as an apps-only template to start new projects from, and attach files and links that should open with it.
How it works
- 1Download Recento Pro and open Recento Workspaces from the app grid.
- 2Set up your apps, tabs and folders for a project, then click New Workspace and choose what to keep.
- 3Allow browser access when macOS asks, so tabs can be saved and restored.
- 4Next time, click Restore. Missing apps launch and missing tabs open.
- 5Switching projects? Use Park to save and clear the current session first, then restore the next one.
Who it's for
- Freelancers and agencies juggling several clients, each with its own apps and tabs.
- Developers who want the right terminal directories, editor folders and docs open together.
- Students and researchers with one browser window per subject.
- People who present or screen share and want personal apps out of sight in one click.
- Anyone who restarts their Mac and wants the day's setup back without rebuilding it.
Free and paid
| Feature | Free version | Recento Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Save & restore apps, tabs & folders | Included | Included |
| Focus Mode, Meeting Mode & terminals | Included | Included |
| Saved workspaces | 2 | Unlimited |
| Park the current session | Not included | Included |
| Templates | Not included | Included |
| Auto-detect | Not included | Included |
| Linked files & links | Not included | Included |
Recento Pro is $9.99 a month after a 2 day free trial (cancel any time) or $99 once for a lifetime licence, and it unlocks every module.
Plans, trial and refund terms are on the Recento Pro pricing section.
Privacy and permissions
- Automation (per app): macOS asks once for each browser, and for Finder and Terminal, whether Recento may read and open their tabs, windows or folders. Without it, apps still launch but their tabs or folders are skipped, and Recento tells you which.
- Accessibility (optional): used to put windows back in their saved positions and sizes, and to recognise which browser profile a window belongs to.
- Screen Recording (optional): lets Recento read window titles when saving. Without it, window titles are left blank.
- Meeting Mode needs no permission. It notices a calling app running while a microphone is in use, and only ever offers. It never hides anything on its own.
- What stays on the Mac: workspaces are saved on your Mac only. Nothing is sent to 1dot.ai.
Requirements
- macOS 14 Sonoma or later
- Any Mac: Apple silicon or Intel
- Tab saving works with Safari and the popular browsers that let other apps read their tabs
- Linking a Focus mode needs a matching shortcut in the Shortcuts app (Recento shows the exact name)
Questions
Can I save my open apps and tabs and reopen them later on a Mac?
Yes. Recento Workspaces saves your running apps, browser tabs, Finder folders and terminal directories as a named workspace. Restoring it reopens everything that is not already open.
Will restoring open duplicate tabs?
No. Recento first reads which pages each browser already has open and opens only the missing ones. If it cannot read a browser (for example you declined permission), it skips that browser and says so rather than risk duplicates.
Does it put my windows back in the same place?
It tries. Window positions and sizes are restored through Accessibility where the app allows it, but some apps manage their own windows, and placement on multiple displays may not be exact.
Which browsers does it support?
Safari and the popular browsers that let other apps read and open their tabs through macOS Automation. Each browser is listed in settings with its permission status.
How does linking a Focus mode work?
macOS does not let apps switch Focus modes directly, so Recento runs a shortcut from the Shortcuts app named for that mode. Create the shortcut once (Recento shows the name it looks for) and the Focus turns on with the workspace. If the shortcut is missing, Recento tells you.
What does Park do?
Park saves your current session as a dated snapshot, then hides the apps the next workspace does not need. You can choose to quit them instead. Apps with unsaved work stay open and are named. Park is part of Recento Pro.
What does Meeting Mode do?
When a calling app is running and a microphone is in use, Recento offers to hide your personal apps and close chosen tabs while you share your screen. It saves what it hides first, so one click brings it all back. It does not detect meetings held in a browser tab.
How many workspaces can I save for free?
Two. Recento Pro allows unlimited workspaces and adds Park, templates, auto-detect and linked files and links.
Stop rebuilding your setup by hand
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