Rewind
Personal memory app for Mac that records everything you've seen and lets you ask AI about it.
Rewind is a personal memory app for Mac that records everything you've seen and lets you ask AI about it. Records all on-screen activity on Mac to create a searchable personal memory.
About Rewind
Rewind is a Mac productivity app that records everything on your screen and lets you ask AI about it later. Captured activity becomes a searchable personal memory, and the data is compressed locally on the device to keep the storage footprint down.
Its edge is retrieval by plain question: instead of digging through files or history, you ask in natural language and it surfaces or summarizes what you saw.
It suits Mac users who want to recall past on-screen work without manual note-taking. It won't suit you if you're on Windows or Linux, since it's macOS-only, if always-on screen recording raises privacy or storage concerns for you, or if you need a free option, as it requires a paid subscription.
Among AI productivity tools it's narrower than a general assistant, focused specifically on recall of your own screen history.
Sources: www.rewind.ai, this listing
What it does well
- Records all on-screen activity on Mac to create a searchable personal memory.
- Compresses captured data locally on the device to reduce storage footprint.
- Allows natural language questions to retrieve and summarize past screen activity.
Where it falls short
- Available only on macOS, with no Windows or Linux support.
- The always-on screen recording approach raises privacy and data storage concerns for some users.
- Requires a paid subscription with no free tier offered.
Tagged
- Beginner-friendly
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</a>Frequently asked questions
- What is Rewind?
- Rewind is a personal memory app for Mac that records everything you've seen and lets you ask AI about it.
- Is Rewind free?
- Rewind is a paid product. Pricing details are on the official site.
- What platforms does Rewind support?
- Rewind runs on mac.
- What category does Rewind belong to?
- Rewind is in the AI Productivity category — AI-powered task trackers, calendars, note tools, and meeting assistants. Helps you do more with less context-switching.
- What are the downsides of Rewind?
- Available only on macOS, with no Windows or Linux support. The always-on screen recording approach raises privacy and data storage concerns for some users. Requires a paid subscription with no free tier offered.