Screenpipe review

Screenpipe is a desktop app that records screen activity and audio to create a searchable history of your work. It combines accessibility data, screen frames with OCR as a fallback, and audio transcripts. The product description says raw history stays local by default, and Screenpipe runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

AI agents can search the locally stored screen, audio, and app history for context. That context can help draft summaries, follow-ups, and automations. You can also scrub through your day to find a screen, document, or conversation. For recurring work across apps, Screenpipe surfaces possible workflows for review before you use them.

It’s a different proposition from a conventional meeting recorder: Screenpipe aims to remember activity across your computer, not only calls. That broader capture is useful for recall, but it also makes the controls and plan limits worth checking before you install it.

The main appeal is having work history available to search without making cloud storage the default. Screenpipe says raw history stays on-device by default, and its sensitive-data controls let you exclude apps, windows, and URLs or redact fields on-device. Those controls matter more here than another AI summary feature: the app captures a wider slice of work than a meeting-only tool.

The plans give solo users a relatively clear upgrade path:

• Free costs $0 and includes one device, local screen, audio, and meeting capture, and search of recent work.
• Basic is $21 monthly or $250 annually (about $20.83 per month). It adds full searchable history, reusable context through MCP, and unlimited scheduled workflows.
• Business is $42 per seat monthly or $500 per seat annually (about $41.67 per month), with context sync across devices, managed seats, and recurring workflows.

For larger organizations, Enterprise lists shared team context, automatic workflow discovery, cloud API access, and SSO, MDM, retention, and device controls. That is a meaningful distinction if centralized management is a requirement, though the price is custom.

Screenpipe’s broad capture is also the central trade-off. A local-first default and app exclusions may help, but they don’t make continuous screen and audio recording risk-free; teams still need to decide what can be captured and who can access the device. Reddit users have raised questions about network access, code review, and whether they would trust a tool recording so much activity. Those comments are concerns, not proof of a specific data-handling problem.

The plan boundaries matter too. Free is limited to one device and recent-work search; full searchable history starts with Basic at $21 monthly or $250 annually. Business adds cross-device sync, but shared team context is not included there; the pricing lists it under Enterprise, whose price is not published. Business’s Max and Ultra options are described as 2x and 4x capacity, but the pricing details don’t define what capacity measures. A free trial is not published. If you need team sharing or want a firm enterprise quote before evaluating, expect to ask sales.

Screenpipe has a free tier for one device, with local screen, audio, and meeting capture plus search of recent work. The pricing page lists Basic at $21 per month or $250 per year (about $20.83 per month). Basic adds full searchable history, reusable context through MCP, and unlimited scheduled workflows.

Business costs $42 per seat monthly or $500 per seat annually (about $41.67 per seat monthly). That is double Basic’s monthly price, and it adds device sync, managed seats, and recurring workflows. But shared team context is not included; it appears on Enterprise, which has custom pricing and requires contacting sales.

The annual prices are billed upfront, and Business is priced per seat, so team totals depend on seat count. The pricing details list no add-ons, and a free trial is not published. Check the history limit before choosing Free: full searchable history starts with Basic.

Screenpipe supports macOS, Windows, and Linux, and its raw history stays local by default. That may suit people who want local work recall, but it does not establish that records are easy to move elsewhere. The published product information does not describe a bulk export format, an import for existing history, or a migration service. Treat portability as unconfirmed before you make Screenpipe part of a long-term workflow.

Before switching in, check which apps, windows, and URLs you want excluded; Screenpipe says it can exclude them and redact sensitive fields on-device. If you later leave, the published information does not explain how to transfer or delete a full history. Business syncs context across devices, but shared team context is not included; that requires Enterprise.

The published published material includes no Reddit posts, so we can’t substantiate a claim about why users leave. Ask Screenpipe about export and retention before committing, especially if you need records to outlast the subscription.