Why is the save button needed?

Question

Software like OneNote has shown that auto-save can be implemented, and it works just as well (or better) as the manual save button / CTRL+S.

Anyways everything that you work on you want saved. Its just if you're trying out something destructive that you would close without saving.

So from a programmers/usability perspective, why is the manual "save" feature still seen in virtually all software today? Is it because everyone is too lazy to implement "auto-save" whenever data gets modified?

And is it a good idea for us implement auto-save, at least to start some traction in our specific industry and amongst our competitors?

Answer 1

autosave normally saves on a defined interval. What happens if you want to save in between intervals?

You should implement a manual save to stay consisent with other applications in the environment as well.

People expect file -> save, or CTRL + S to exist.