screenpipe records your screen and audio 24/7, runs locally, and makes everything available to AI. search anything you’ve seen, automate workflows with pipes, and give AI assistants memory of your screen.Documentation Index
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what screenpipe does
- captures everything — screen text via accessibility APIs with OCR fallback, audio transcription, app names, browser URLs, user input
- runs locally — all data stays on your machine in
~/.screenpipe/ - AI-powered search — find anything you’ve seen or heard via natural language or API
- pipes — scheduled AI agents that summarize your day, track time, sync to Obsidian, and more (browse pipes) — click Pipes in the sidebar to install
- MCP server — give Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and other AI tools memory of your screen (setup)
- connect your apps — dozens of integrations: Slack, Notion, Gmail, Obsidian, Toggl, HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoom, PostHog, Sentry, and more (connections) — configure in settings → connections
get started in 5 minutes
5-minute quickstart
install → connect AI → run your first pipe in under 5 minutes
what can I do?
daily summaries, time tracking, meeting notes, loop closing, and more
browse pipes
see every automation available — day recap, standup, time breakdown, and more
connect your AI
add screenpipe to Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, or any MCP-compatible tool
API recipes
copy-paste search, meetings, speakers, frames, and retention workflows
privacy data flow
see what stays local and when data can leave your machine
popular use cases
| I want to… | how |
|---|---|
| find something I saw on screen | search in the app, ask your AI, or curl localhost:3030/search?q=... |
| get a summary of my day | run the Day Recap pipe |
| auto-track my time | install Toggl Time Tracker or run Time Breakdown |
| transcribe meetings | automatic — use meeting intelligence, search audio, or install a meeting pipe |
| give Claude memory of my screen | connect via MCP — one click in settings |
| sync activity to Obsidian | connect Obsidian and enable the sync pipe |
| close my loops | ask your AI “what was I working on before lunch?” — learn more |