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24 alternatives to I've Created the First Artificial Memory (and It's Open-Source)

The local Artificial memory for your device.

Recall is an open-source artificial memory tool for developers, launched in May 2024. It enables software systems to store and retrieve information persistently, functioning as a memory layer for applications. The tool… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I've Created the First Artificial Memory (and It's Open-Source) launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    I've been working on Recall for a while now, it had some initial traction in the beginning which has since died down now. I am facing the inevitable question of whether to continue with the project. I just put out a new release and it would be helpful to get advice from the community on what they think of the idea and my implementation.

    2022 · recall-app.com · its alternatives →

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    Chat with everything you’ve read, heard, watched, or noted

    2024 · recall.it · its alternatives →

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    Stop wasting tokens and re-explaining your project every session. Recall gives Claude Code durable memory — entirely offline. - raiyanyahya/recall

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN! We're Taranjeet and Deshraj, the founders of Mem0 (https://mem0.ai). Mem0 adds a stateful memory layer to AI applications, allowing them to remember user interactions, preferences, and context over time. This enables AI apps to deliver increasingly personalized and intelligent experiences that evolve with every interaction. There’s a demo video at https://youtu.be/VtRuBCTZL1o and a playground to try out at https://app.mem0.ai/playground. You'll need to sign up to use the playground – this helps ensure responses are more tailored to you by…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Your personal knowledge base to remember everything

    2024 · flot.ai · its alternatives →

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    Remember everything with your own personal AI

    2021 · personal.ai · its alternatives →

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    The progressive offline Todo app. Contribute to sanchitnevgi/remember development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Fast access to real-time meeting data without bots

    2024 · docs.recall.ai · its alternatives →

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    Memori▲168

    Persistent memory from agent trace, not just conversation

    May 2026 · memorilabs.ai · its alternatives →

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    Recall▲95

    The only bookmark manager programmers need

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    A searchable photographic memory for your digital life

    2016 · atlas.co · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN! I'm José, and I built Recall to solve a problem that was driving me crazy. The Problem: I use Claude for coding daily, but every conversation starts from scratch. I'd explain my architecture, coding standards, past decisions... then hit the context limit and lose everything. Next session? Start over. The Solution: Recall is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives Claude persistent memory using Redis + semantic search. Think of it as long-term memory that survives context limits and session restarts. How it works: - Claude stores important context as "memories" during…

    2025 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

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    The universal API for meeting bots

    2023 · recall.ai · its alternatives →

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    Sense 2.0▲230

    Artificial memory for your work

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    CogniMemo▲120

    AI that remembers, learns, and evolves

    Dec 2025 · app.cognimemo.com · its alternatives →

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    I've been working on this tool that lets you build a personal knowledge graph from articles, blog posts, podcasts, YouTube videos, and other content you find interesting online. You can safely forget everything and trust that Recall will resurface it when something new that is related comes up. Looking forward to your thoughts and feedback on how it could be improved! The original version of Recall was posted last year nov on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33425947 Since then I have pivoted to a browser extension.

    2023 · recall.wiki · its alternatives →

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    One layer for memories, skills, and rules across any agent

    Feb 2026 · memories.sh · its alternatives →

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    AI memory assistant for Anki – remember everything you read

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Memo▲33

    Open-source tool to help you study software development.

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Local memory that follows you across AI tools

    Aug 2026 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

  24. 24RM

    Recall Memory is a free Sandboxed Mac App which let's you scroll through time and allows you to "Recall" what you were doing earlier. Recall works by capturing the active window every second and only saves screenshots with significant changes. Making it easy to scroll through what you were doing earlier. All data is processed and always stored locally.

    2024 · recallmemory.app · its alternatives →

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