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Dev tools · September 30, 2025

Vibe Backup

I built an app to stop that mini heart attack you get when you realize you’ve lost code. It's called Vibe Backup, and it's made just for us. It automatically saves versions of your Vibe Coding projects in the background. Think of it as a simple time machine for your code. It works great with Git—saving a snapshot after each commit—and has a hotkey for those "hold my beer" moments before a big refactor. Restoring is just a click. Key features: Trigger backups instantly with KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS — without leaving your IDE. Set it and FORGET IT — Schedule backups on a flexible timer or…

Vibe Backup launched on September 30, 2025 with 111 votes, #292 of 8,160 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

What it does

Built for Vibe Coding devs. Never lose code! Backup instantly with shortcuts or auto-sync on Git commit. Securely roll back to any version with confidence.

A code backup tool for Vibe Coding developers. Features Shortcuts integration, Timeline management, and quick Rollback capabilities for secure code backup.

Features Shortcuts integration, Timeline management, and quick Rollback capabilities for secure code backup. Automatically detects active projects and applies project-level naming, exclusion rules (goodbye, node_modules!), and AES-256 encryption. Need a snapshot before a risky refactor? Trigger backups instantly with a global hotkey — without leaving your IDE. Set it and forget it. Schedule backups on a flexible timer or automatically trigger them after every git commit, with git commit messages seamlessly added as descriptions to your backup files. Your project's Time Machine. Visually browse your entire backup history and restore to any version in seconds — with integrity checks and…from vibebackup.com

In the maker’s words, at launch

I built an app to stop that mini heart attack you get when you realize you’ve lost code. It's called Vibe Backup, and it's made just for us. It automatically saves versions of your Vibe Coding projects in the background. Think of it as a simple time machine for your code. It works great with Git—saving a snapshot…

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