Free for personal use. Works offline. Three paths below — pick whichever fits your setup. No account, no signup.
Pick whichever fits your machine. Skip the others.
No SmartScreen warning. Microsoft's package manager handles signing review on your behalf.
Open PowerShell, paste, hit Enter.
For when you'd rather not open PowerShell. SmartScreen will appear — click More info → Run anyway. That's it.
Download .exeWindows 10 or later
First launch needs right-click → Open (not double-click) to clear Gatekeeper. Only the first time.
Download .dmgApple Silicon only
Linux user? Not on the roadmap yet — Keeply ships Windows and macOS today.
Installed isn't done. First project being protected the same day is done.
Pick a folder you're actively working in — a pitch, a contract, a design file. Don't pick an archive folder you haven't touched in six months.
Keeply indexes the folder once. After that it watches in the background and records versions automatically as you save.
No manual "save snapshot" button. Just hit save in your editor like you always do. Three days later when you need to roll back, history is there.
Want the long version?
Full walkthrough on the blog — covers the reason SmartScreen exists, why winget bypasses it, the Gatekeeper detour on macOS, and 5 common errors.
Read the deep dive