Rewindable screen memory
Captures screen moments when on-screen text changes, retaining the associated text and image so you can scrub through a day, search within a frame, compare two points in a document, or copy text.
Earlyn
Earlyn is a macOS app that builds an encrypted, searchable memory of your screen, meetings you start, and selected documents for recovering past work and AI coding context.
A searchable memory for your Mac
Earlyn is a macOS memory app that records a searchable history of the screen and, when the user starts a meeting recording, captures meeting audio and speech. It combines a timeline, full-text and meaning-based search, document search from chosen folders, and question answering so users can recover what they saw, heard, or worked on during the day.
The app is designed for local processing: screen text extraction, search, meeting transcription, summaries, and translation run on the Mac. Stored text, transcripts, and screen images are encrypted, while exclusions can remove selected apps and sensitive fields from capture. Earlyn also exposes its memory to supported AI coding tools through a local MCP server and API.
What Earlyn does
Search and Ask
Searches screen memories, meetings, and documents from selected folders by exact word or meaning. Answers cite the moments used, and voice questions can be converted to text on the Mac with Whisper.
On-device meeting transcription
Offers to record meetings after detecting a supported call, then transcribes speech on the Mac, separates speakers, translates lines live, and produces a summary with action items. Notes and summary templates are supported.
Life and Library
Creates daily summaries, a two-week activity heatmap, half-hour Library entries, and references to people, projects, and organizations. User-defined rules can control what it leaves out and how it writes.
Memory for AI agents
Registers as a local MCP server for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, or Gemini CLI. Agents can search memories, read meeting notes, respond to triggers, and send selected outputs to connected services or webhooks.
Local privacy controls
Encrypts stored text and transcripts with SQLCipher and screen pictures with AES-GCM, with keys kept in the Mac's keychain. Exclusions, pause, deletion, export, and local API access are available in the app.
Practical uses
Recovering past screen work
Scrub back through a day, locate a word in the screenshot where it appeared, compare document states, or ask a question about a selected stretch of activity instead of relying on memory.
Turning meetings into usable records
Record a multilingual call with consent, follow the transcript as it is spoken, translate lines live, and finish with notes, a selected summary template, action items, and speaker-separated text.
Finding information across work
Search chosen PDFs, Word files, slides, notes, screen history, and meeting records together when preparing a status update, checking a prior decision, or finding the source of a detail.
Giving coding agents local context
Let Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, or Gemini CLI use recent screen context and meeting notes through Earlyn's local MCP bridge, or call the local API and CLI from scripts.
Reviewing daily activity
Define rules for people, projects, organizations, or excluded content, then use daily write-ups and half-hour Library entries to review what happened without manually reconstructing the day.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Screen, meeting, search, summary, and translation processing is designed to run on the Mac.
- The timeline and cited answers make it possible to locate the original screen or meeting moments behind a result.
- Meeting workflows include live transcription, speaker separation, translation, notes, summaries, and action items.
- Local MCP, REST API, command-line access, workflows, and integrations support automation with AI tools and connected services.
- The app provides encryption at rest, source-level exclusions, export, and controls to pause or delete stored memory.
Cons
- The current product requires macOS 14 or later on Apple Silicon; Intel Mac support is not shown in the supplied material.
- Screen memory, longer history, meeting audio replay, and several agent capabilities depend on the Pro plan after the seven-day all-features period.
- Users must review permissions and privacy exclusions carefully, especially when enabling meeting recording or connecting an external model or service.
FAQ
What does Earlyn require to get started?
Earlyn requires macOS 14 or later and an Apple Silicon Mac. Setup asks for Screen Recording, Accessibility, microphone, and notification permissions as needed. It runs from the menu bar rather than the Dock, and recording must be turned on by the user.
Does Earlyn send my screen or meeting data to the cloud?
No. Earlyn says screen capture, text extraction, search, transcription, summaries, and translation run on the Mac. It does not start recording automatically. If you choose a cloud model with your own API key or connect an external service, the selected question, retrieved memories, answer, or agent output is sent to that provider.
How does meeting recording work?
Earlyn can record meetings from supported call contexts including Zoom, Teams, FaceTime, Slack, Discord, Webex, and browser-based Google Meet when the call holds the microphone. It offers to record; it does not start automatically. Meeting speech is transcribed on the Mac, and live translation uses Apple's on-device translation.
What happens after the free trial?
After the seven-day period with all features, meetings remain available for free with seven days of history. Pro keeps screen memory and provides 90 days of searchable history, along with features such as meeting audio replay, audio memory, agents, and local MCP/API access.
Can AI coding tools use Earlyn's memory?
Yes. Earlyn provides a local MCP server for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, and Gemini CLI. Pro and the trial also include a local API on 127.0.0.1, with bearer-token authentication, plus a command-line interface and workflow tools.
Quick Facts
- Category
- Productivity; AI assistant; Developer tool
- Platform
- macOS 14 or later on Apple Silicon
- Core inputs
- Screen activity, user-started meeting recordings, and documents from selected folders
- Local access
- MCP server, REST API on 127.0.0.1, and command-line interface
- Trial and plans
- Seven days with all features; meetings remain free afterward, with Pro available monthly or annually
- Storage example
- The site reports about 9 MB for a busy hour of screen memory at default resolution
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