Windows Recall Alternatives

Windows Recall is described as 'Search past activities with text recognition and visual analysis via timeline scrolling and deep links, secured by local processing and encryption' and is a File Search utility in the file management category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Windows Recall for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Python and Self-Hosted apps. The best Windows Recall alternative is screenpipe, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Windows Recall are OpenRecall, TimeScroll, ScreenMind and Windrecorder.

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  1. screenpipe icon
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    Provides local 24/7 screen and microphone recording for offline AI use, supporting automation, knowledge extraction, and custom workflows. Ensures full data privacy, works with Ollama, enables JavaScript plugin integration in a sandboxed environment, and lets users own their information.

    17 screenpipe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. OpenRecall icon
     15 likes

    Open-source utility capturing digital history by taking snapshots, enabling full-text and image search with advanced local OCR, fully local data processing, user-controlled storage, cross-platform compatibility, and transparency through open-source code.

    12 OpenRecall alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
     
  3. TimeScroll icon
     6 likes

    TimeScroll makes your Mac’s past instantly searchable—private by design, free forever.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. ScreenMind icon
     3 likes

    Captures and analyzes screen activity with AI, using smart detection and Gemma 4 for app content and layout recognition. Data stays local with encryption, semantic and keyword search, chat recall, multiple analysis modes, transcription, automation, and integrations for secure usage.

    10 ScreenMind alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Windrecorder icon
     7 likes

    Windrecorder is a memory search app by records everything on your screen in small size, to let you rewind what you have seen, query through OCR text or image description, and get activity statistics.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Python
     
  6. Trickle icon
     2 likes

    Trickle helps you summarize and organize screenshots, extracting insights for easy search and query. Transform visual chaos into an intelligent archive, allowing you to screenshot anything and effortlessly retrieve and utilize its contents later.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Mac
     
  7. Diskernet icon
     3 likes

    DiskerNet is an archivist browser controller that caches everything you browse, a library server with full text search to serve your archive.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Unlost AI icon
     4 likes

    Unlost AI captures your screen and lets you search everything you've seen semantically.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. ScreenMemory icon
     2 likes

    See, and search for, what you did at any point in time on your macOS device's screen

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Pensieve is a privacy-focused passive recording project. It can automatically record screen content, build intelligent indices, and provide a convenient web interface to retrieve historical records.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Python
    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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