Support
Questions, problems or ideas: write to hello@cana.pe. Please don’t include anything from your spaces, like document numbers or codes.
How does sync work?
Canape syncs through your own iCloud. Use the same Apple Account on your Mac and iPhone, with iCloud on, and a change on one reaches the other within moments.
On the Mac, a helper keeps syncing while Canape is closed. You can turn it off in Settings › General; then Canape syncs while it’s open. Each device keeps its own History of earlier versions, which doesn’t sync.
What if I lose a device or get a new one?
Your items are in your iCloud. On the new device, sign in with the same Apple Account, install Canape and open it: your spaces, items and attachments come back. History stays with the old device.
A device backup restored onto another device doesn’t bring Canape’s data along, because its database key never leaves the device it was made on. iCloud is what carries your items over. If you used Canape without iCloud, its data was only on that device.
On a lost device, Canape’s data is encrypted, and opening Canape takes Face ID, Touch ID or the device’s passcode or password.
How do I export everything?
Use the command-line tool on the Mac: canape export ~/Desktop/Canape writes every space to a new folder, each item as JSON beside its attachments, after Touch ID or your password. The folder isn’t encrypted, so keep it somewhere safe. Import Backup… in Canape reads it back.
How do I install the command-line tool?
On the Mac, run:
curl -fsSL https://cana.pe/install | shOr with Homebrew:
brew install lineofflight/tap/canapeThen turn it on in Canape › Settings › Developer. The first command from each app, Terminal or Claude Code for example, asks for Touch ID or your password once. canape --help lists the commands. To add the MCP server to Claude Code:
claude mcp add --scope user canape -- canape mcp