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AI · May 20, 2026

OwnMind

Your private, on-device second brain for Mac

OwnMind launched on May 20, 2026 with 3 votes, #3,449 of 20,538 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.

What it does

OwnMind is a private, on-device second brain for Mac. It captures clipboard history, app usage, browser activity, files, and optional screenshots, then lets you search everything in natural language. Unlike cloud memory tools, all data stays fully local and encrypted with AES-256-GCM. No accounts, no analytics, no ads, and zero network access. Powered by Apple Foundation Models entirely on-device.

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Productivity Developer Sushanth Reddy Language EN English Size 2.4 MB Mac Capture everything you do on your Mac and find it instantly in plain English. 100% on-device, encrypted no cloud, no accounts, no tracking. Your data stays on your Mac. OwnMind is a private, on-device second brain for your Mac. It silently captures everything you do - documents you open, websites you visit, apps you use, text you copy - and stores it all locally in an encrypted database that never leaves your machine. When you need to remember something, just search in plain English. OwnMind uses Apple on-device Foundation Models to understand your query and surface the exact moment you are looking for, without…from apps.apple.com

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