Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage mediums are described herein for software application state synchronization across computing environments. A user working in an application at a first state may change computing environments and open the application in a second computing environment at the same state. The first instance of the software application executing on the first computing environment is locked and application specific state information including memory state information scanned from runtime memory or persistent memory, and execution state information from render commands intercepted by an operating system filter, are written to a synchronization file that is stored in the memory system. Application agnostic information is also written to the synchronization file.

Abstract: Software application state synchronization across computing environments to an alternate software application is provided. A user working in a first application executing at a first state on a first computing environment, changes to work at a second computing environment. The user proceeds to work in an alternate application, which executes from the same state on the second computing environment. In response to receipt of a synchronization trigger it is determined that the alternate application is installed on the second computing environment. A synchronization file including a data structure storing first application state information is received from the first computing environment. The alternate application is launched for execution on the second computing environment, and at least a portion of the state information of the first application is applied in the second computing environment for synchronizing execution of the alternate application with the state of the first application.