Owldo — Feature
Complete data ownership.
Backed up locally.
In a world where our most important thoughts, projects, and tasks are stored digitally, having complete ownership of your data is more critical than ever. We believe your notes belong to you. That's why we built Vault Backup—a robust, local-first mirror of your entire workspace.
Owldo settings page showing the Vault backup tab enabled alongside a macOS Finder or Windows Explorer window showing the output folder with .md and .json files.
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Seamless and Automatic
We designed Vault Backup to be entirely frictionless. Once you pick a local folder, Owldo takes care of the rest. Turn on Automatic backup, and Owldo will quietly push changes to your designated folder as you type. Our intelligent, idempotent sync engine ensures that only new or modified items are written to your disk.
Future-Proof Portability
Unlike proprietary cloud backups that lock your data into a specific ecosystem, Owldo's Vault Backup exports your data in universal formats. Notes are saved as standard Markdown files (`.md`), tasks as JSON files, and images are extracted as native files (`.png`, `.jpg`).
Tip: Because your notes are saved as standard Markdown files, you can open them in virtually any text editor. Your data is never trapped in a walled garden!
A code editor like VS Code displaying one of the backed up Markdown files, highlighting the readable Frontmatter and note content.
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Complete Data Hygiene
If you delete a note or task in Owldo, Vault Backup will automatically prune it from your local folder. Your backup folder always remains a pristine, exact 1:1 replica of your active workspace—no stale data left behind.
Build Your Own Workflows
Developers and power users can point scripts, static site generators, or local LLMs directly at the Vault directory. Since the data is continually updated in plaintext, integrating Owldo with your bespoke productivity pipeline has never been easier.
Frequently asked questions
What is Vault Backup?
Vault Backup is a one-way synchronization tool built natively into the Owldo desktop app for Mac and Windows. It continuously mirrors your notes, images, and tasks into a local folder on your computer.
In what format are my notes saved?
Notes are saved as standard Markdown files (.md) complete with structured Frontmatter, ensuring your data is universally readable and never trapped in a walled garden.
Is Vault Backup available on mobile?
Vault Backup is currently an exclusive feature of the Owldo Desktop app. Mobile users can still utilize our standard Export/Import wizards to download zipped Markdown backups on the go.