screenpipe
YC (S26) | Open Computer History | Continuously record your company computer work, map your workflows, help you find work worth automating, and power your agent
What is screenpipe?
YC (S26) | Open Computer History | Continuously record your company computer work, map your workflows, help you find work worth automating, and power your agents' context
Overview of screenpipe
What it is
screenpipe is a source-available application that continuously captures your screen and audio, creating a searchable, AI-powered memory of everything you do on your computer. It is designed to map workflows, help find work worth automating, and power agents' context. Capture history is stored locally by default; optional cloud and team features can send data off-device.
Key features
- Event-driven screen capture: captures screenshots only when meaningful events occur (app switches, clicks, typing pauses, scrolling), paired with accessibility tree or OCR fallback - Audio transcription: real-time speech-to-text using Whisper (Large-V3-Turbo) locally or Deepgram for system and microphone audio - Search with AI: find anything using natural language - Local-first: capture history stays on your device by default; cloud AI, sync, and managed team storage have separate data paths - Filters: window, app, chrome extensions, passwords, proprietary AI PII model - Optional encryption at rest - Source-available: inspect, modify, audit (LICENSE.md)
Use cases
- Knowledge workers who want to recall anything they've seen or heard on their computer - Developers who want to give AI coding assistants context about what they're working on - Researchers who need to search through large volumes of screen-based information - People with ADHD who frequently lose track of tabs, documents, and conversations - Remote workers who want automatic meeting transcription and notes - Teams & enterprises who want to deploy AI across their organization with deterministic data permissions and central config management - Anyone who wants a private, local-first alternative to cloud-based AI memory tools
Getting started
Download the desktop app for macOS, Windows, or Linux. Or run the CLI: npx screenpipe record Then: bash npx screenpipe setup # or claude mcp add screenpipe -- npx -y screenpipe-mcp@latest
License and pricing
The license is the Screenpipe Commercial License (source-available; personal, non-commercial use permitted, commercial use requires a license, see LICENSE.md). No pricing information is stated in the README or metadata.
Based on the project's public README and repository metadata.
