Quickstart (require 'minimal-session-saver) (minimal-session-saver-install-aliases) M-x mss-store RET ;; quit and restart Emacs M-x mss-load RET Explanation The only information stored by this library is a list of visited files. Not window configuration, nor point position. Giving a universal prefix argument to any of the interactive session-management commands causes a prompt for the session-state file location, allowing minimal-session-saver to be used as a (very) minimal project manager. When frame-bufs.el is present, the session associated with a particular frame can be stored and recovered. To use minimal-session-saver, place the minimal-session-saver.el library somewhere Emacs can find it, and add the following to your ~/.emacs file: (require 'minimal-session-saver) Several interactive commands are provided to manage sessions: minimal-session-saver-store minimal-session-saver-load minimal-session-saver-store-frame ; requires frame-bufs.el minimal-session-saver-load-frame ; requires frame-bufs.el minimal-session-saver-add-buffer minimal-session-saver-remove-buffer minimal-session-saver-mark-stored-buffers without keybindings. An additional command minimal-session-saver-install-aliases installs shorter command aliases for the above, and can be run at autoload-time through a setting in customize. See Also M-x customize-group RET minimal-session-saver RET Notes Compatibility and Requirements GNU Emacs version 24.4-devel : yes, at the time of writing GNU Emacs version 24.3 : yes GNU Emacs version 23.3 : yes GNU Emacs version 22.2 : yes, with some limitations GNU Emacs version 21.x and lower : unknown Uses if present: frame-bufs.el Bugs TODO Store multiple sets/frames in same data file and prompt for choice on load? Prompt to save all files before running -store don't count already marked buffers in buff-menu function ; License Simplified BSD License: Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. This software is provided by Roland Walker "AS IS" and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall Roland Walker or contributors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of such damage. The views and conclusions contained in the software and documentation are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing official policies, either expressed or implied, of Roland Walker.