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OpenRecall

OpenRecallCaptures periodic desktop screenshots and makes activity history searchable with local OCR and semantic search.AGPL-3.0
Field notes / 393OpenRecall
I / Function

Captures periodic desktop screenshots and makes activity history searchable with local OCR and semantic search.

OpenRecall records a searchable history of desktop activity by taking screenshots at intervals and processing their contents locally. Users can search captured information or scroll through earlier snapshots to revisit what was on screen. The application supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, with controls for storage location and whether to capture only the primary monitor.

OpenRecall official README · Reviewed 2026-10-13

A soft-bodied mollusk carries a sequence of translucent impression plates.
Awesome Open* · Field recordOpenRecallOP-3E6ED417 · Folio 393Domain: Productivity & Office
  1. 01 / Feature noteSearchable screen history

    Search text and images from periodically captured desktop screenshots, or scroll back through earlier snapshots.

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  2. 02 / Feature noteCapture and storage controls

    Choose where screenshots and the database are stored, and optionally limit capture to the primary monitor.

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II / Repository record

GitHub stars

2,967

Detected license

AGPL-3.0

Repository created

2024-05-29

Repository push

2025-09-24

III / Observations & evidence

GitHub stars

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Window mismatch; awaiting refresh

Cached history uses a different month window; chart withheld until aligned.

Latest attempt: ok · Checked 2026-10-16T00:57:19.371756+00:00 · Last successful fetch 2026-10-16T00:57:19.371756+00:00 · Provider source

Hacker News stories

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OpenSSF Scorecard

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Unavailable

No result returned.

Checked 2026-10-27T12:07:11Z · Latest attempt: not found · Provider source

IV / Release record

GitHub release

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Unavailable

No result returned.

Checked 2026-11-04T04:26:56Z · Latest attempt: not found · Provider source

V / Where it runs

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Not reviewed
VI / Reviewed alternativesWindows Recall

Searchable desktop activity history captured as screenshots. The official README explicitly names Windows Recall as an alternative target; the claim concerns recalling on-screen activity. Checked 2026-10-19

Rewind.ai

Searchable desktop activity history captured as screenshots. The official README explicitly names Rewind.ai as an alternative target; the claim concerns recalling on-screen activity. Checked 2026-10-19