Save Logic Pro for Mac projects

When you save a project in Logic Pro for Mac, your recordings and all the changes you make are saved with the project.

Logic Pro autosaves your work so that you don’t lose important changes if the app quits unexpectedly. Logic Pro shows a dialog when you reopen the project, asking if you want to use the autosaved version. If you choose not to, Logic Pro opens the last manually saved version of the project.

When Enable Complete Features is selected in Logic Pro > Settings > Advanced, you can save a project as either a package or a project folder containing the project file and subfolders for assets used in the project (including audio files, impulse responses, sample instruments, samples, and Ultrabeat samples).

• Project package: Project assets are copied to the project package, or are referenced from another location, depending on which asset types are selected in the Save dialog. By default, the converted project is saved inside the existing project folder, if one exists.

• Project folder: Project assets are copied to the appropriate subfolders of the project folder, or are referenced from another location, depending on which asset types are selected in the Save dialog. By default, the existing project folder and subfolders are used, if present, and any additional subfolders needed for project assets are created.

With either a project package or folder, you can choose to copy audio files and other assets in the project or reference them in another location. Saving assets in the project ensures that they are still available when you move or copy the project to another location. You can change how assets are saved later by choosing File > Project Settings > Assets. For more information, see Manage project assets.

You can also save a project as a template, and use the template to create new projects. Templates make it easier to create projects with frequently used instruments or Mixer configurations, or video or surround projects, for example. Screensets can be customized for each template or copied between templates using the various Import Settings commands. For more information, see Import data and settings from other Logic Pro projects.