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About Screenpipe
Screenpipe is a local screen recording and audio capture tool that runs continuously on your machine, indexing everything displayed and spoken for AI-powered search and recall. Built in Rust, it processes all data locally without sending information to external servers, maintaining privacy while enabling context-aware AI features.
Best for
Developers building local-first AI assistants or productivity tools that need full activity context without cloud dependencies
Use cases
- Search through past conversations, screenshots, or audio to find specific information discussed hours or days ago
- Build AI assistants that understand your full work context by accessing local activity history
- Audit and analyze your own productivity patterns or compliance requirements without cloud storage
Notes
19,049 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-06-01.
Pros
- All processing happens locally, no data leaves your machine
- Continuous 24/7 capture enables comprehensive historical context for AI applications
- Open source with active community (19k+ GitHub stars)
Cons
- Requires significant local storage and CPU resources for continuous recording and indexing
- Privacy and legal implications vary by jurisdiction, particularly for multi-user systems
- Indexing and search performance depends entirely on your hardware capabilities
Key facts
What we have checked
- Days since the last commit
- 0
- GitHub forks
- 2,252
- GitHub stars
- 22,077
- Days to a first reply on issues
- 2.8
- Open issues
- 30
- Releases in the last 90 days
- 71
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Health and security
Is Screenpipe looked after, and what do its setup files show
Health score
100 out of 100
| Part | Points | What we saw |
|---|---|---|
| Recent activity | 30 of 30 | Last push 0 days ago |
| Releases | 15 of 15 | 71 releases in 90 days |
| Issue replies | 20 of 20 | First reply in 2.8 days (median) |
| Maintainer | 15 of 15 | Owned by an organisation |
| Official source | Not counted | MCP servers only |
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