Screenpipe

What it does

Screenpipe records screen activity and audio on macOS, Windows, and Linux, and keeps that history on your device by default. You can search captured text and conversations by topic, date, or app, and revisit a moment on a timeline with the source material attached.

People use it to find repeated steps across apps, draft procedures from recorded work, recover meeting decisions, and pick up unfinished tasks. It exposes a local REST API and an MCP server so assistants such as Claude Desktop or Cursor can query the history, and you can choose local or cloud AI models.

It suits individuals and operations or consulting teams who want to reuse their work history. The packaged desktop app requires sign-in, and a paid plan is needed beyond the free tier. Typical use takes about 5-10 GB of disk per month of continuous recording, and commercial use of the published source requires a commercial license.

What it can do

• Search captured screen text and audio transcripts by topic, date, or app
• Browse a timeline to revisit a screen or play back captured audio
• Connect AI assistants through an MCP server to query work history
• Exclude sensitive apps, windows, and URLs from capture
• Local REST API and JavaScript/TypeScript SDK for custom integrations
• Export or back up the local SQLite database

Works with

• ChatGPT (via MCP)
• Claude Desktop (via MCP)
• Cursor
• Claude Code
• Cline
• Continue
• OpenCode
• Gemini CLI
• Obsidian
• Notion

Before you choose

• Captured history stays local by default, but cloud AI, sync, exports, connectors, and team workflows can send data off-device
• Typical use is about 5-10 GB of disk space per month of continuous recording and 5-15% CPU on modern hardware
• Source is available on GitHub, but commercial use requires a Screenpipe Commercial License

Listed under

• Productivity
• AI context
• AI memory
• Developer tools
• Local-first
• Mcp
• Meeting notes

Get started

The packaged app requires sign-in; a 7-day onboarding trial requires a payment method.

1. Download the native installer for your operating system and sign in to the desktop app
2. Configure which apps, windows, and URLs to exclude and set retention periods to manage disk use
3. Connect an AI assistant such as Claude Desktop or Cursor via MCP, following the setup guides

The 7-day onboarding trial requires a payment method and, once it ends, continues on the free tier with paid features removed. Basic and Business offer monthly billing or discounted annual billing. Enterprise is custom-priced through contact sales. Commercial use of the source-available core requires a separate commercial license.

7-day free trial.

Source: screenpipe.com/onboarding, checked 29 Oct 2026. Prices can change; check before you buy.

Sources for this overview

Product pages, documentation, and pricing checked 29 Oct 2026. Each source supports part of the overview; availability and prices can change.

• About screenpipe | Workflow discovery and AI memory ↗screenpipe.com
• screenpipe pricing | AI memory for individuals and teams ↗screenpipe.com
• Screenpipe | AI memory and workflow discovery ↗screenpipe.com
• Start an enterprise conversation | Screenpipe ↗screenpipe.com

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Last checked 29 Oct 2026. Every field keeps its source and date; unknown means we couldn’t confirm it.