We all want to find the perfect, unique, thoughtful gift for our loved ones this season. But, the only thing is, we’re lazy.

So, we end up just asking people what they want, running out to Target or maybe not even running out anywhere, and instead just ordering from Amazon. Another holiday season, another lack of inspiration, and certainly no spark of creativity. But everyone’s happy, right?

The reason we flock to the chain stores we know is because, well, we know them. We know how to get there, what they have, and about how much something will cost. The thought of an independent, locally owned brick and mortar is appealing, with its collection of eclectic finds and threads you likely won’t see walking toward you down the sidewalk on someone else. Somehow, the bevy of boutiques and brick and mortars is also more mystifying.

Until now, that is. Just in time for all of your holiday shopping needs comes a new app designed to unite you, the shopper, with Boston’s network of local merchants.

Savione, a Brookline-based app launched this week, is designed to make independent shopping easy and convenient by using a visual, crowdsourced platform.

Mai Libman, Savione’s co-founder, said the idea came about as a marketing platform for merchants to get word out about their stores and a way to get people to come in, since they weren’t able to compete with e-commerce platforms.

So, Libman decided that she needed a platform purely for local merchants, and that “it had to be crowdsourced.”

“There are more consumers than merchants,” said Libman. “It doesn’t matter how easy the technology is, local merchants aren’t going to use it themselves. They don’t have the time.”

So Libman and her co-founder Sagi Yaacoby set out to design an app that would gather a network of merchants into one place, complete with trending products and “window-shop” views of the store. Depending on your location, Savione will pull up the shops closest to your area, whether you’re on Newbury Street, in the South End, Harvard Square, Coolidge Corner – there are 300 boutiques in the app’s database, so there’s likely one within reach. Users can filter the app’s results based on what they’re looking for – women’s fashion, men’s fashion, vintage and consignment, etc. – and then find what’s nearby, as well as get a glimpse inside the store.

Users can also look through what’s trending now – new or popular products on sale to help give shoppers an idea of what’s available.

“It’s a collection of what’s interesting for people to find in the stores – things you’d otherwise never know existed. We wanted to curate a selection of what’s going on right now,” said Libman.

But instead of a stagnant resource, Libman incorporated a way to allow the app’s users, and the brick and mortar shoppers, to add to the network. Whether they want to upload a photo of a great item, a new shot of a store, or a new store all together, they can do so on the app.

“With social media, everyone knows everything you’re doing. If you find something great, you can upload it and tell your community so they can find it as well,” said Libman. “Not everyone has the time to go into every single store and find something great.”

To fit the bill of a Savione store, shops must be local – but not Staples or Dunkin’ Donuts local. They must be independent brick and mortars with no more than four locations in the area: think Mint Julep, The Tannery, Crush, or Brookline Booksmith.

As Libman continues to perfect the app, and work on bringing all of its components to a corresponding website, she believes that Savione will make it easier for people to shop local, and help keep the neighborhood-to-neighborhood economy buzzing.

“The biggest thing is trying to bridge the gap between local merchants and consumers,” said Libman. “When people want something quick, they hop on Amazon. You don’t have to spend all your money at local shops, but they keep the neighborhood vibrating.”

So next time you’re heading toward the mall (don’t malls just make you feel claustrophobic anyway?), whip out your phone instead to browse what independent stores are selling unique goods close to you. The hard part’s already been done for you, thanks to Savione, now all you have to do is shop – local.

Interested? Get to know Savione tonight at the Shopping, Sushi and Surprises event, part of Brookline’s First Light Festival, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Vintage Jewelry & Modern Boutique.