A private alternative to Rewind.
Rewind helped popularize giving your Mac a searchable memory. If you want that same recall with capture, search, and transcription running entirely on your Mac, and nothing leaving your device, here’s how Hindsight compares.
Free 14-day trial. No credit card required.
| Compare features | Hindsight | Rewind |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy and data | ||
| Capture, OCR, and transcription run on-device | ||
| AI features without sending data to the cloud | Cloud AI | |
| Encrypted local database, thumbnails, and video | Not stated | |
| Excludes password managers by default | Not stated | |
| Pricing | ||
| Price | $9.99/mo, $99/yr, or $299 lifetime | Subscription |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card | Free tier |
| Your data stays on your Mac | Cloud AI | |
| Platform and experience | ||
| Native macOS app | ||
| Visual timeline of your screen history | ||
| Full-text screen search | ||
| On-device audio transcription | ||
| Pause capture and exclude specific apps | ||
| Privacy and data | |
|---|---|
| Capture, OCR, and transcription run on-device | |
| AI features without sending data to the cloud | |
| Encrypted local database, thumbnails, and video | |
| Excludes password managers by default | |
| Pricing | |
| Price | $9.99/mo, $99/yr, or $299 lifetime |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card |
| Your data stays on your Mac | |
| Platform and experience | |
| Native macOS app | |
| Visual timeline of your screen history | |
| Full-text screen search | |
| On-device audio transcription | |
| Pause capture and exclude specific apps | |
| Privacy and data | |
|---|---|
| Capture, OCR, and transcription run on-device | |
| AI features without sending data to the cloud | Cloud AI |
| Encrypted local database, thumbnails, and video | Not stated |
| Excludes password managers by default | Not stated |
| Pricing | |
| Price | Subscription |
| Free trial | Free tier |
| Your data stays on your Mac | Cloud AI |
| Platform and experience | |
| Native macOS app | |
| Visual timeline of your screen history | |
| Full-text screen search | |
| On-device audio transcription | |
| Pause capture and exclude specific apps | |
Give your Mac a perfect, private memory.
Capture, OCR, transcription, and search all run on your Mac. Try it free for 14 days, then subscribe or pay once for lifetime access.