diff --git a/cmake/wrap_standalone.cmake b/cmake/wrap_standalone.cmake
index 81f2bc6e..22ee612d 100644
--- a/cmake/wrap_standalone.cmake
+++ b/cmake/wrap_standalone.cmake
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ function(target_add_standalone_wrapper)
         target_sources(${SA_TARGET} PRIVATE
                 "${CLAP_WRAPPER_CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrapasstandalone.mm"
                 ${CLAP_WRAPPER_CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/detail/standalone/macos/AppDelegate.mm
+                ${CLAP_WRAPPER_CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/detail/standalone/macos/StandaloneFunctions.mm
                 ${GEN_XIB}
                 )
 
diff --git a/src/detail/standalone/entry.cpp b/src/detail/standalone/entry.cpp
index f14c439d..6ee9c965 100644
--- a/src/detail/standalone/entry.cpp
+++ b/src/detail/standalone/entry.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,24 @@ std::shared_ptr<Clap::Plugin> mainCreatePlugin(const clap_plugin_entry *ee, cons
 
   plugin->initialize();
 
+  auto pt = getStandaloneSettingsPath();
+  if (pt.has_value())
+  {
+    auto loadPath = *pt / plugin->_plugin->desc->id;
+    try
+    {
+      if (fs::exists(loadPath / "settings.clapwrapper"))
+      {
+        LOG << "Trying to load from clap wrapper settings" << std::endl;
+        standaloneHost->tryLoadStandaloneAndPluginSettings(loadPath, "settings.clapwrapper");
+      }
+    }
+    catch (const fs::filesystem_error &e)
+    {
+      // Oh well - whatcha gonna do?
+    }
+  }
+
   plugin->setSampleRate(48000);
   plugin->setBlockSizes(32, 1024);
   plugin->activate();
@@ -96,6 +114,26 @@ int mainFinish()
     standaloneHost->stopAudioThread();
     standaloneHost->stopMIDIThread();
 
+    auto pt = getStandaloneSettingsPath();
+    if (pt.has_value())
+    {
+      auto savePath = *pt / plugin->_plugin->desc->id;
+      LOG << "Saving settings to '" << savePath << "'" << std::endl;
+      try
+      {
+        fs::create_directories(savePath);
+        standaloneHost->saveStandaloneAndPluginSettings(savePath, "settings.clapwrapper");
+      }
+      catch (const fs::filesystem_error &e)
+      {
+        // Oh well - whatcha gonna do?
+      }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      LOG << "No Standalone Settings Path; not streaming" << std::endl;
+    }
+
     plugin->deactivate();
   }
   plugin.reset();
diff --git a/src/detail/standalone/macos/StandaloneFunctions.mm b/src/detail/standalone/macos/StandaloneFunctions.mm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5b17362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/detail/standalone/macos/StandaloneFunctions.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+
+#include <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#include "detail/standalone/standalone_host.h"
+
+namespace freeaudio::clap_wrapper::standalone
+{
+std::optional<fs::path> getStandaloneSettingsPath()
+{
+  auto *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
+  auto *resultURLs = [fileManager URLsForDirectory:NSApplicationSupportDirectory
+                                         inDomains:NSUserDomainMask];
+  if (resultURLs)
+  {
+    auto *u = [resultURLs objectAtIndex:0];
+    return fs::path{[u fileSystemRepresentation]} / "clap-wrapper-standalone";
+  }
+  return std::nullopt;
+}
+}  // namespace freeaudio::clap_wrapper::standalone
diff --git a/src/detail/standalone/standalone_host.cpp b/src/detail/standalone/standalone_host.cpp
index e88e61d4..0dc648bf 100644
--- a/src/detail/standalone/standalone_host.cpp
+++ b/src/detail/standalone/standalone_host.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 #include <cassert>
 #include "standalone_host.h"
+#include <fstream>
 
 #if LIN
 #if CLAP_WRAPPER_HAS_GTK3
@@ -10,6 +11,15 @@
 
 namespace freeaudio::clap_wrapper::standalone
 {
+
+#if !MAC
+std::optional<fs::path> getStandaloneSettingsPath()
+{
+  TRACE;
+  return std::nullopt;
+}
+#endif
+
 StandaloneHost::~StandaloneHost()
 {
 }
@@ -234,4 +244,74 @@ bool StandaloneHost::unregister_timer(clap_id timer_id)
 }
 #endif
 
+static int64_t clapwrite(const clap_ostream *s, const void *buffer, uint64_t size)
+{
+  auto ofs = static_cast<std::ofstream *>(s->ctx);
+  ofs->write((const char *)buffer, size);
+  return size;
+}
+
+static int64_t clapread(const struct clap_istream *s, void *buffer, uint64_t size)
+{
+  auto ifs = static_cast<std::ifstream *>(s->ctx);
+
+  // Oh this API is so terrible. I think this is right?
+  ifs->read(static_cast<char *>(buffer), size);
+  if (ifs->rdstate() == std::ios::goodbit || ifs->rdstate() == std::ios::eofbit) return ifs->gcount();
+
+  if (ifs->rdstate() & std::ios::eofbit) return ifs->gcount();
+
+  return -1;
+}
+
+bool StandaloneHost::saveStandaloneAndPluginSettings(const fs::path &intoDir, const fs::path &withName)
+{
+  // This should obviously be a more robust file format. What we
+  // want is an envelope containing the standalone settings and then
+  // the streamed plugin data. What we have here is just the streamed
+  // plugin data with no settings space for audio port selection etc...
+
+  std::ofstream ofs(intoDir / withName, std::ios::out | std::ios::binary);
+  if (!ofs.is_open())
+  {
+    LOG << "Unable to open for writing " << (intoDir / withName).u8string() << std::endl;
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!clapPlugin || !clapPlugin->_ext._state)
+  {
+    return false;
+  }
+  clap_ostream cos{};
+  cos.ctx = &ofs;
+  cos.write = clapwrite;
+  clapPlugin->_ext._state->save(clapPlugin->_plugin, &cos);
+  ofs.close();
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool StandaloneHost::tryLoadStandaloneAndPluginSettings(const fs::path &fromDir,
+                                                        const fs::path &withName)
+{
+  // see comment above on this file format being not just the
+  // raw stream in the future
+  auto fsp = fromDir / withName;
+  std::ifstream ifs(fsp, std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
+  if (!ifs.is_open())
+  {
+    LOG << "Unable to open for reading " << fsp.u8string() << std::endl;
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!clapPlugin || !clapPlugin->_ext._state)
+  {
+    return false;
+  }
+  clap_istream cis{};
+  cis.ctx = &ifs;
+  cis.read = clapread;
+  clapPlugin->_ext._state->load(clapPlugin->_plugin, &cis);
+  ifs.close();
+  return true;
+}
+
 }  // namespace freeaudio::clap_wrapper::standalone
diff --git a/src/detail/standalone/standalone_host.h b/src/detail/standalone/standalone_host.h
index 5dbae69d..512466f2 100644
--- a/src/detail/standalone/standalone_host.h
+++ b/src/detail/standalone/standalone_host.h
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@
 #include <unordered_set>
 #include <thread>
 #include <mutex>
+#include <optional>
 
 #include "standalone_details.h"
 
+#include "detail/clap/fsutil.h"
+
 #ifdef __GNUC__
 #pragma GCC diagnostic push
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wall"  // other peoples errors are outside my scope
@@ -43,6 +46,8 @@ struct Win32Gui;
 #endif
 #endif
 
+std::optional<fs::path> getStandaloneSettingsPath();
+
 struct StandaloneHost : Clap::IHost
 {
   StandaloneHost()
@@ -129,6 +134,9 @@ struct StandaloneHost : Clap::IHost
     TRACE;
   }
 
+  bool saveStandaloneAndPluginSettings(const fs::path &intoDir, const fs::path &withName);
+  bool tryLoadStandaloneAndPluginSettings(const fs::path &fromDir, const fs::path &withName);
+
   uint32_t numAudioInputs{0}, numAudioOutputs{0};
   std::vector<uint32_t> inputChannelByBus;
   std::vector<uint32_t> outputChannelByBus;