The polished, native take on local screen memory.
Screenpipe is an open-source, developer-focused tool for recording your screen and audio locally. Hindsight gives you the same local-first recall in a polished, native Mac app that works out of the box, no terminal required.
Free 14-day trial. No credit card required.
| Compare features | Hindsight | Screenpipe |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy and data | ||
| Capture, OCR, and transcription run on-device | ||
| Open source | ||
| Encrypted at rest by default | ||
| Skips private browsing windows by default | ||
| Excludes password managers by default | ||
| Pricing and licensing | ||
| Price | One-time license | Free and open source |
| Subscription required | No | Optional cloud |
| Free trial | 14 days | N/A |
| Platform and experience | ||
| Native macOS app | ||
| Works without the terminal or developer setup | ||
| Designed for non-technical users | ||
| Cross-platform (Windows and Linux) | ||
| Visual timeline of your screen history | ||
| On-device audio transcription | ||
| Privacy and data | |
|---|---|
| Capture, OCR, and transcription run on-device | |
| Open source | |
| Encrypted at rest by default | |
| Skips private browsing windows by default | |
| Excludes password managers by default | |
| Pricing and licensing | |
| Price | One-time license |
| Subscription required | No |
| Free trial | 14 days |
| Platform and experience | |
| Native macOS app | |
| Works without the terminal or developer setup | |
| Designed for non-technical users | |
| Cross-platform (Windows and Linux) | |
| Visual timeline of your screen history | |
| On-device audio transcription | |
| Privacy and data | |
|---|---|
| Capture, OCR, and transcription run on-device | |
| Open source | |
| Encrypted at rest by default | |
| Skips private browsing windows by default | |
| Excludes password managers by default | |
| Pricing and licensing | |
| Price | Free and open source |
| Subscription required | Optional cloud |
| Free trial | N/A |
| Platform and experience | |
| Native macOS app | |
| Works without the terminal or developer setup | |
| Designed for non-technical users | |
| Cross-platform (Windows and Linux) | |
| Visual timeline of your screen history | |
| On-device audio transcription | |
Give your Mac a perfect, private memory.
Capture, OCR, transcription, and search all run on your Mac. Try it free for 14 days, then own it with a one-time license.