Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Rem: Remember Everything (open source)
An open source approach to locally record everything you view on your Apple Silicon computer. Note: Relies on Apple Silicon, and configured to only produce Apple Silicon builds. I think the idea of recording everything you see has the potential to change how we interact with our computers, and believe it should be open source. Also, from a privacy / security perspective, this is like... pretty scary stuff, and I want the code open so we know for certain that nothing is leaving your laptop. Even logging to Sentry has the potential to leak private info.
Rem is an open source tool for Apple Silicon Mac users that locally records everything displayed on their screen. Designed for those who want to revisit or search through their computer activity, it prioritizes privacy… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Rem: Remember Everything (open source) launched in 2023; 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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Your memories, in every LLM you use.
2025 · mcp.supermemory.ai · its alternatives →
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ScreenREC▲289Free online screen recorder | no download required
Dec 2025 · screen-rec.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Ultramemory▲84Private AI memory for your Mac with no cloud or account
Jun 2026 · mac-ultramemory.com · its alternatives →
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Atlas Recall▲291A searchable photographic memory for your digital life
2016 · atlas.co · its alternatives →
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Rememberall▲201Open source solution for long term memory for LLMs
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Cap is the free, open source screen recorder for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Record, edit, take screenshots, and share videos with a link.
2024 · cap.so · its alternatives →
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It's a macOS menu bar app that reads the text of your focused window every few seconds through the Accessibility API. No screenshots, no video, or OCR. It writes plain markdown, one file per day, into a folder you choose. Point Claude Code (or anything with file access) at the folder and ask "what did I work on Tuesday?" or have it build memory about your projects. The folder contains an AGENTS.md explaining the format to the model. Thought it might be useful for someone so chucked it up on GitHub
Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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ScreenSorts▲124Search every screenshot, text, and detail privately
Feb 2026 · screensorts.app · its alternatives →
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2012 · memstash.co · its alternatives →
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Got into a rabbit hole today. POC works using 'npx efficient-recorder'. Is this useful to anyone?
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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MemFlow▲113The time machine of your memory, never take notes again
2023 · memflow.ai · its alternatives →
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Track every critical event within your product
2023 · boxyhq.com · its alternatives →
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OpenRecall is a fully open-source, privacy-first alternative to proprietary solutions like Microsoft's Windows Recall. With OpenRecall, you can easily access your digital history, enhancing your memory and productivity without compromising your privacy. - openrecall/openrecall
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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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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RememBear▲163Passwords management tool brought by TunnelBear team.
2017 · tunnelbear.com · its alternatives →
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Earlyn▲84Searchable memory of your screen and meetings, on your Mac
20d ago · earlyn.app · its alternatives →
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