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QSave
What it is
QSave backs up video game save files to the user’s own Google Drive. It is free and open source, with downloads for Windows and macOS, including separate Apple Silicon and Intel Mac versions. Its game detection database supports more than 19,000 games, and the listed stores are Steam, GOG, Epic, and Battle.net. QSave searches installed games, with database search and store filters; users can add an unsupported game by selecting its save folder. A backup in Google Drive can be restored with one click, and cross-platform path remapping is intended to keep saves portable between computers. Users can also restore cloud-only games, select a custom restore location, and delete individual cloud backup versions. QSave keeps up to five backups per game, skips uploads when save files have not changed, and flags possible restore or sync conflicts. It can run in the system tray and optionally launch at startup. Windows and macOS may show an installation warning because the code-signing certificates cost money each year; Ko-fi contributions help fund them.
For and against
For
- Uses the user's own Google Drive
- Database covers more than 19,000 games
- Supports four listed game stores
- Keeps up to five backups per game
- Can restore to a custom location
Against
- Windows and macOS may show an installation warning
- Restore and sync conflicts are possible
- Backups are stored in Google Drive
The verdict
QSave offers game-save backups with version retention and restore options across Windows and macOS. Users should be prepared for possible installation warnings on both platforms.
Who it suits
QSave suits players who want to back up saves to their own Google Drive across Windows and macOS. It also supports manually adding games that its detection does not find.
Plans and prices
Free
Free and open source · backs up game saves to your own Google Drive
Read 8 Oct 2026 · qsave.app
On the record
- Background operation
- The repository says QSave can run in the system tray and optionally launch at startup.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Backup versions
- The maker's repository says QSave keeps up to five backups per game.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Change and conflict detection
- The repository says QSave skips uploads when save files have not changed and warns about potential restore or sync conflicts.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Cross-platform restore
- Cross-platform path remapping is intended to keep saves portable between computers.qsave.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The site offers downloads for Windows and macOS, with separate Apple Silicon and Intel macOS downloads.qsave.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Game coverage
- QSave's home page says its detection database supports more than 19,000 games.qsave.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Game detection
- QSave searches installed games and lets users add a game manually by selecting its save folder.qsave.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Game search
- Users can search installed games and the detection database, then filter by Steam, GOG, Epic, or Battle.net.qsave.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Installer warning
- The home page says Windows and macOS may show an installation warning because QSave's code-signing certificates cost money each year.qsave.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Install warning
- The site says Windows and macOS may warn during installation because QSave lacks annually renewed code-signing certificates.qsave.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Manual games
- Users can add an unsupported game by pointing QSave to its save folder.qsave.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Other restore options
- The repository says users can restore cloud-only games, choose a custom restore location, and delete individual cloud backup versions.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- QSave describes itself as free and open source.qsave.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- QSave backs up video game save files to the user's Google Drive.qsave.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Release
- The homepage lists version v1.8.0, released May 31, 2026.qsave.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Restore
- Users can choose a backup in Google Drive and restore it with one click, with cross-platform path remapping.qsave.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security detail
- The repository instructs developers to store Google OAuth credentials in the operating system's secret store.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Storage
- QSave says save files stay in the user's own Google Drive.qsave.app · read 8 Oct 2026
