diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 094fe79b..3cb61403 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "clicolors-control",
  "lazy_static 1.4.0",
  "libc",
- "parking_lot 0.6.4",
+ "parking_lot 0.11.2",
  "regex",
  "termios",
  "unicode-width",
@@ -1326,6 +1326,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "pkg-config",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "fs2"
+version = "0.4.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9564fc758e15025b46aa6643b1b77d047d1a56a1aea6e01002ac0c7026876213"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "winapi 0.3.9",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fsevent"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -1960,6 +1970,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "regex",
  "serde 1.0.130",
  "serde_json",
+ "sled",
  "strum",
  "strum_macros",
  "tinyfiledialogs",
@@ -3668,6 +3679,22 @@ version = "0.4.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c307a32c1c5c437f38c7fd45d753050587732ba8628319fbdf12a7e289ccc590"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sled"
+version = "0.34.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7f96b4737c2ce5987354855aed3797279def4ebf734436c6aa4552cf8e169935"
+dependencies = [
+ "crc32fast",
+ "crossbeam-epoch 0.9.5",
+ "crossbeam-utils 0.8.5",
+ "fs2",
+ "fxhash",
+ "libc",
+ "log",
+ "parking_lot 0.11.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "slotmap"
 version = "1.0.6"
diff --git a/core/Cargo.toml b/core/Cargo.toml
index 96259f4e..6212bf5e 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ authors = ["Dongdong Zhou <dzhou121@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
+sled = "0.34.7"
 base64 = "0.13.0"
 alacritty_terminal = "0.15.0"
 config = "0.11"
diff --git a/core/src/data.rs b/core/src/data.rs
index 0a344cb2..8328ebd9 100644
--- a/core/src/data.rs
+++ b/core/src/data.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     Location, Position, TextEdit, WorkspaceClientCapabilities,
 };
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize};
 use serde_json::Value;
 use tree_sitter::{Node, Parser};
 use tree_sitter_highlight::{
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     },
     completion::{CompletionData, CompletionStatus, Snippet},
     config::{Config, LapceTheme},
+    db::LapceDb,
     editor::{EditorLocationNew, LapceEditorBufferData, LapceEditorViewContent},
     find::Find,
     keypress::{KeyPressData, KeyPressFocus},
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ pub struct LapceWindowData {
     pub keypress: Arc<KeyPressData>,
     pub theme: Arc<std::collections::HashMap<String, Color>>,
     pub config: Arc<Config>,
+    pub db: Arc<LapceDb>,
 }
 
 impl Data for LapceWindowData {
@@ -134,9 +136,16 @@ pub fn new(
         keypress: Arc<KeyPressData>,
         theme: Arc<std::collections::HashMap<String, Color>>,
     ) -> Self {
+        let db = Arc::new(LapceDb::new().unwrap());
         let mut tabs = im::HashMap::new();
         let tab_id = WidgetId::next();
-        let tab = LapceTabData::new(tab_id, keypress.clone(), theme.clone(), None);
+        let tab = LapceTabData::new(
+            tab_id,
+            db.clone(),
+            keypress.clone(),
+            theme.clone(),
+            None,
+        );
         tabs.insert(tab_id, tab);
         let config = Arc::new(Config::load(None).unwrap_or_default());
         Self {
@@ -146,6 +155,7 @@ pub fn new(
             keypress,
             theme,
             config,
+            db,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -245,6 +255,7 @@ pub struct LapceTabData {
     pub config: Arc<Config>,
     pub focus: WidgetId,
     pub focus_area: FocusArea,
+    pub db: Arc<LapceDb>,
 }
 
 impl Data for LapceTabData {
@@ -269,6 +280,7 @@ fn same(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
 impl LapceTabData {
     pub fn new(
         tab_id: WidgetId,
+        db: Arc<LapceDb>,
         keypress: Arc<KeyPressData>,
         theme: Arc<std::collections::HashMap<String, Color>>,
         event_sink: Option<ExtEventSink>,
@@ -345,6 +357,7 @@ pub fn new(
             panel_active: PanelPosition::LeftTop,
             config,
             focus_area: FocusArea::Editor,
+            db,
         };
         if let Some(event_sink) = event_sink {
             tab.start_update_process(event_sink);
@@ -1471,7 +1484,7 @@ pub enum LapceEditorContainerKind {
     DiffSplit(WidgetId, WidgetId),
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub enum EditorContent {
     Buffer(PathBuf),
     None,
diff --git a/core/src/db.rs b/core/src/db.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4460efe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/db.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use directories::ProjectDirs;
+use druid::Vec2;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+use crate::{
+    data::{EditorContent, EditorType, LapceTabData},
+    movement::Cursor,
+    state::LapceWorkspace,
+};
+
+pub struct LapceDb {
+    db: sled::Db,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct WorkspaceInfo {
+    pub editors: Vec<EditorInfo>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct EditorInfo {
+    pub content: EditorContent,
+    pub scroll_offset: (f64, f64),
+    pub cursor: Cursor,
+}
+
+impl LapceDb {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
+        let proj_dirs = ProjectDirs::from("", "", "Lapce")
+            .ok_or(anyhow!("can't find project dirs"))?;
+        let path = proj_dirs.config_dir().join("lapce.db");
+        let db = sled::Config::default()
+            .path(path)
+            .flush_every_ms(None)
+            .open()?;
+        Ok(Self { db })
+    }
+
+    pub fn save_workspace(&self, data: &LapceTabData) -> Result<()> {
+        let workspace = data.workspace.as_ref().ok_or(anyhow!("no workspace"))?;
+        let editors = data
+            .main_split
+            .editors
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|(_, editor)| match &editor.editor_type {
+                EditorType::Normal => Some(EditorInfo {
+                    content: editor.content.clone(),
+                    scroll_offset: (editor.scroll_offset.x, editor.scroll_offset.y),
+                    cursor: editor.cursor.clone(),
+                }),
+                _ => None,
+            })
+            .collect();
+        let workspace_info = WorkspaceInfo { editors };
+        let workspace_info = serde_json::to_string(&workspace_info)?;
+        let workspace = workspace.to_string();
+        self.db
+            .insert(workspace.as_bytes(), workspace_info.as_bytes())?;
+        self.db.flush()?;
+        println!("db save workspace done {} {}", workspace, workspace_info);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/lib.rs b/core/src/lib.rs
index 50c3d8ec..714dd5e7 100644
--- a/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 pub mod config;
 pub mod container;
 mod data;
+pub mod db;
 pub mod editor;
 pub mod explorer;
 pub mod find;
diff --git a/core/src/movement.rs b/core/src/movement.rs
index 152630cb..a098a15a 100644
--- a/core/src/movement.rs
+++ b/core/src/movement.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use druid::{piet::PietText, Env, Point, Rect, Size};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use xi_core_lib::selection::InsertDrift;
 use xi_rope::{RopeDelta, Transformer};
 
@@ -11,13 +12,13 @@
 };
 use std::cmp::{max, min};
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Cursor {
     pub mode: CursorMode,
     pub horiz: Option<ColPosition>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum CursorMode {
     Normal(usize),
     Visual {
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ pub fn apply_delta(&mut self, delta: &RopeDelta) {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum ColPosition {
     FirstNonBlank,
     Start,
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ pub enum ColPosition {
     Col(usize),
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct SelRegion {
     start: usize,
     end: usize,
@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@ fn merge_with(self, other: SelRegion) -> SelRegion {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Selection {
     regions: Vec<SelRegion>,
 }
diff --git a/core/src/state.rs b/core/src/state.rs
index 75ad4c9f..3f2d1665 100644
--- a/core/src/state.rs
+++ b/core/src/state.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize};
 use serde_json::json;
 use serde_json::Value;
+use std::fmt::Display;
 use std::process::Child;
 use std::process::Command;
 use std::process::Stdio;
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ pub enum LapceFocus {
     SourceControl,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Debug, Copy)]
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Debug, Copy, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub enum VisualMode {
     Normal,
     Linewise,
@@ -76,13 +77,24 @@ pub struct KeyMap {
     pub command: String,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum LapceWorkspaceType {
     Local,
     RemoteSSH(String, String),
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+impl Display for LapceWorkspaceType {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            LapceWorkspaceType::Local => f.write_str("Local"),
+            LapceWorkspaceType::RemoteSSH(user, host) => {
+                write!(f, "ssh://{}@{}", user, host)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct LapceWorkspace {
     pub kind: LapceWorkspaceType,
     pub path: PathBuf,
@@ -105,6 +117,12 @@ fn default() -> Self {
     }
 }
 
+impl Display for LapceWorkspace {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{}:{}", self.kind, self.path.to_str().unwrap())
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct Counter(AtomicU64);
 
 impl Counter {
diff --git a/core/src/window.rs b/core/src/window.rs
index d670335c..dca4398f 100644
--- a/core/src/window.rs
+++ b/core/src/window.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ pub fn new_tab(
         let tab_id = WidgetId::next();
         let mut tab_data = LapceTabData::new(
             tab_id,
+            data.db.clone(),
             data.keypress.clone(),
             data.theme.clone(),
             Some(ctx.get_external_handle()),
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ pub fn new_tab(
             self.tabs[data.active] = WidgetPod::new(tab.boxed());
             self.tab_headers[data.active] = WidgetPod::new(tab_header);
             if let Some(tab) = data.tabs.remove(&data.active_id) {
+                tab.db.save_workspace(&tab);
                 tab.proxy.stop();
             }
             data.active_id = tab_id;
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ pub fn close_index_tab(
         self.tabs.remove(index);
         self.tab_headers.remove(index);
         if let Some(tab) = data.tabs.remove(&id) {
+            tab.db.save_workspace(&tab);
             tab.proxy.stop();
         }