Rewindwise for Mac: Previous Versions for any file, from Time Machine and local snapshots
by Kevin Fitzgerald
$9.99
Rewindwise brings Windows' Previous Versions tab to the Mac. Right-click a file or folder in Finder › Services › Previous Versions… (or drop it on the window) and see every earlier copy from your Time Machine backups and local snapshots in one list, newest first, with what changed since. Get one back without leaving the folder you're in or scrolling through the Time Machine star field.
Every earlier copy in one list: date, Time Machine or local snapshot, size, and Same as now, Changed or Deleted since
Text files: a line-by-line view of what changed between that version and now
Everything else: Preview and Quick Look right in the window
Folders: what was deleted, changed or added since, with Put Back for a deleted file
Restore a Copy lands next to the original as “Plan (Nov 9 3pm).txt” and never overwrites
Replace Current moves today's copy to the Trash first, and Undo brings it back
Read-only: it never writes into a backup or a snapshot
Try it free
Every feature for 7 days from the first time you open it. Then a one-time license key keeps restoring. Without a key you can still list, compare and preview every version and open it in Finder.
What you get
The app as a signed, Apple-notarized .dmg (download right after purchase)
A license key that works on up to 3 of your Macs; paste it into Rewindwise › License
Free updates from inside the app
Requirements and privacy
macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon or Intel. It needs a Time Machine backup or local snapshots: without Time Machine there are no earlier copies to show. It needs Full Disk Access (System Settings › Privacy & Security), because macOS keeps backups and snapshots private; the app shows how. Your files, backups and snapshots stay on your Mac: Rewindwise has no account and no tracking, and its only network requests are the license check with Gumroad and update checks at fitztoppicks.com.
Support: fitztoppicks.com/mac/rewindwise