# openrecall/openrecall

OpenRecall is a fully open-source, privacy-first alternative to proprietary solutions like Microsoft's Windows Recall. With OpenRecall, you can easily access your digital history, enhancing your memory and productivity without compromising your privacy.

Repository: https://github.com/openrecall/openrecall
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/openrecall
Language: Python
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ai, alternative, history, macos, ocr, open-source, privacy, python, recall, search, self-hosted, semantic, windows
Last push: 2025-09-24T08:19:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 43/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 43, release rhythm 35, longevity 59
- inputs: {"age_days": 826, "days_push": 343, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2934, forks 194 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:30.774457+00:00)

## What it is
OpenRecall is an open-source, privacy-first digital memory tool that periodically takes screenshots of your screen, extracts text via local OCR, and makes your history semantically searchable. It is a self-hosted alternative to Microsoft Windows Recall and Rewind.ai, storing all data locally.

## Use cases
- search my screen history for something I saw earlier
- open-source alternative to Windows Recall
- remember what I was doing on my computer yesterday
- locally searchable screenshot history without cloud
- find a webpage or document I glanced at last week
- privacy-first activity timeline on macOS and Linux

## When to choose
- you want a transparent, auditable alternative to proprietary recall tools
- you need cross-platform support including Linux
- you require all data stored locally with optional encryption
- your hardware is not on the certified list for Windows Recall

## When to avoid
- you need real-time video recording rather than periodic snapshots
- you want cloud sync across devices
- you are uncomfortable with continuous screen capture for privacy reasons
- you need a polished commercial product with support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: ocr, search-engine, nlp, image-processing, self-hosted
- domain: privacy, developer-tools, artificial-intelligence
- platform: windows, python, self-hosted
- tags: screen-recording, digital-memory, local-ai, semantic-search, screenshots, windows-recall-alternative, rewind-ai-alternative, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- openrecall/openrecall (main) score 43

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:30.774457+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:33:15.445270+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/openrecall/openrecall (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:30.774457+00:00, sha 257f58cf09b2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.