# Purple

See what Claude keeps on your Mac, and bring your sessions back after you switch Claude accounts.

Named after my favorite Apple internal tool, PurpleRestore.

## Download
- Latest: [Purple 1.0.9](https://www.santarow.com/downloads/Purple-1.0.9.dmg) · macOS 14 or later
- Had PurpleRestore? Purple keeps its settings and copy logs. Drag the old PurpleRestore app to the Trash.
- Signed with Developer ID (Jason Chen, 92HZ963W7D) and notarized by Apple

## Verify your download (optional)
macOS checks Apple's notarization when you open the app. To check the file yourself:

    shasum -a 256 ~/Downloads/Purple-1.0.9.dmg

It should print:

    cae68ced75379b978645c9514fa7c47d1a573474c5dd22278b15619d0e2708a8

## Releases
| Version | Date | Changes | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.9 | 2026-10-01 | PurpleRestore is now called Purple; settings and copy logs carry over | cae68ced75379b978645c9514fa7c47d1a573474c5dd22278b15619d0e2708a8 |
| 1.0.8 | 2026-10-01 | Brings back sessions you deleted in Claude, as long as the conversation is still on your Mac; lists the ones whose conversation Claude removed | 6cde279c7618f9ac7b58f34f9e6d62267c36c2d7bdbb25ee595421a2b504ad2d |
| 1.0.6 | 2026-10-01 | Deleted and already-copied sessions are grouped by repo; a former employer's repos start unticked again | 9f7802d1dfcef2a92b163fe6abe5f55873425a71c0080b38c0dacb7e100d6a09 |
| 1.0.5 | 2026-10-01 | The window opens tall enough to show the whole overview | 0f8418156bd4d5bbd977b12fe4e342783d43ca11664a442bf0328bb442978f76 |
| 1.0.4 | 2026-10-01 | In Before copying, the next step's button is blue (Quit Claude, then Copy) | a37929384ea1d75dc6b76ab752f7072a3890b992f5881c0d2b9c58a4b010819e |
| 1.0.3 | 2026-10-01 | Closing the window quits; the Dock icon always brings it back; About shows just the version | 3235627ae8ad19dbdb6aa1c9a59830c095df46e80599302500b562d1e29a677e |
| 1.0.1 | 2026-09-30 | Simpler welcome text | 9afc14c1f18256126d609853c85fe0a9e90c567589c11de2eefdeed4e0150da1 |
| 1.0 | 2026-09-29 | First release | 24cbc8adb14ec23163edfbf3df0a1c545a02f2a4136c1050055e46e5cc4ee584 |

## What it does and doesn't do
- Only reads, until you press Copy. Copy adds sidebar entries to your current account and moves Claude's "deleted" notes for those sessions aside, kept in ~/Library/Application Support/PurpleRestore/Markers/.
- Nothing is overwritten or deleted. Your old account is never written to, and its files are checked unchanged after each copy.
- Each Copy records what it did in ~/Library/Application Support/PurpleRestore/Copies/.
- Sends nothing over the internet.
- Direct download, not the App Store: the App Store sandbox can't read the folders where Claude keeps your sessions.

## Fine print
Sessions you deleted in Claude can often come back, but only if the conversation is still on your Mac. Claude may remove it when you delete, so we can't promise it.