# alyssaxuu/later

Save all your Mac apps for later with one click 🖱️

Repository: https://github.com/alyssaxuu/later
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/alyssaxuu-later
Homepage: https://getlater.app
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: app, app-manager, dmg, macos, menu, menubar, menubar-app, productivity, swift, swiftui, window-management, window-manager, workspace, workspace-manager, xcode
Last push: 2023-04-17T16:56:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1524, "days_push": 1234, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1780, forks 81 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:35.400110+00:00)

## What it is
Later is a macOS menu bar app that saves your current workspace of open apps and restores it with one click. It supports hiding or closing apps, scheduling apps to reopen later, and keyboard shortcuts for saving and restoring sessions.

## Use cases
- save my mac apps and restore them later
- clear desktop before screen sharing
- close all apps to save battery
- schedule apps to reopen after some time
- tidy up workspace with one click
- switch off from work and restore session later

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight menu bar utility to snapshot and restore your Mac workspace
- you need to quickly hide or close all apps before meetings or screen sharing
- you want to save battery by closing apps and reopening them later

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained project - the author explicitly stopped maintaining it
- you are on Windows or Linux - it is macOS-only (11.6+)
- you need signed, notarized software - the app is unsigned and requires bypassing a Gatekeeper warning

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui, workflow-automation, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, desktop-applications, apple-ecosystem
- platform: -
- tags: menubar-app, workspace-manager, session-restore, swiftui, window-management, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- alyssaxuu/later (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:35.400110+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:24:33.714754+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/alyssaxuu/later (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:35.400110+00:00, sha 2b0853d6d8d2)
  - homepage: https://getlater.app (fetched 2026-08-29T11:03:05.717783+00:00, sha d73dce2742de)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.