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You’re 5 minutes away from having AI that knows everything on your screen. Here’s the fastest path to value.

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Choose your path

Already recording but unsure what to do with it? Get your first useful result has copyable prompts for a client job, a call follow-up, and a project brief.

Ask Home

Ask what you were working on after a few minutes of recording

Day Recap

Create a private draft of accomplishments and unfinished work

Scheduled tasks

Install a Store scheduled task or describe a custom automation

Timeline

Verify that the expected screen and audio periods were captured

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The 5-minute setup

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Install Screenpipe (1 min)

Download the desktop app — works on macOS, Windows, and Linux.Open it, grant screen recording and microphone permissions when prompted, and Screenpipe starts capturing automatically.
On macOS, you’ll need to allow screen recording and accessibility access in System Settings → Privacy & Security.
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Let it record for 2 minutes

Browse some websites. Write some code. Check Slack. Screenpipe is now capturing everything — app text primarily via accessibility APIs, OCR fallback when needed, and audio via transcription.You can verify it’s working:
/health does not need a token. When Require API Authentication is enabled, retrieve the token with npx -y screenpipe@latest auth token and add a bearer header to protected requests.
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Connect your AI (1 min)

Pick your AI tool and connect Screenpipe to it.The fastest way is one command — it installs the Screenpipe skills and registers the MCP server:
where <target> is one of openclaw, hermes, claude-code, claude-desktop, codex, cursor, or windsurf. Or wire it up manually:Claude Desktop (recommended) Open Screenpipe → go to Settings (gear icon, bottom of sidebar) → Connections (under Data & Privacy) → click “install extension” next to Claude. Done.Claude Code
Codex Open Screenpipe → go to Settings → Connections → click Connect next to Codex. Then open a new Codex session.Cursor click here to install in cursorChatGPT In the Screenpipe chat (Home), click the model selector next to the input → select ChatGPT → sign in with your OpenAI account.
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Ask your first question (30 sec)

Go to your AI tool and try:
  • “what was I working on in the last 5 minutes?”
  • “summarize what I just read in the browser”
  • “what apps have I been using?”
That’s it. Your AI now has memory of your screen.
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Install your first scheduled task (30 sec)

Scheduled tasks are AI automations that run on a schedule. Click Scheduled tasks in the sidebar to open the task library.Browse Scheduled tasks → Discover — try installing Digital Clone or Obsidian Daily Summary. Click GET; the app switches to My tasks, where you can review and run it. Day Recap is already available as a built-in Home shortcut.Popular first scheduled tasks:Browse all scheduled tasks →

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What you can do now

Search anything you've seen

Find code snippets, conversations, documents — anything that was on your screen

Browse the task library

Ready-made automations — CRM sync, meeting intelligence, time tracking, and more

Connect more AI tools

Add Screenpipe to Codex, Cursor, Cline, Continue, Gemini CLI, and more

Connect your apps

Dozens of integrations — Slack, Notion, Google Calendar, Obsidian, Toggl, HubSpot, and more

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Common first questions

“How do I control scheduled AI usage?” Check the selected provider, source window, and schedule. AI usage and controls explains available usage information, allowance warnings, and how to stop a run or disable future runs. “What are scheduled tasks?” Scheduled tasks are scheduled AI agents that run on your screen data. Think of them as automations — a scheduled task can build your digital memory, track your time, sync notes to Obsidian, or anything you can describe in a prompt. Browse them in the sidebar under Scheduled tasks. learn more → “Is my data private?” Yes. Everything is captured and stored locally by default. No data leaves your machine unless you explicitly choose a cloud provider, connected app, team sync, or remote AI workflow. See privacy data flow. “Can I use my own AI subscription?” Yes. You can use your ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, or any API key. You can also use local models via Ollama for complete privacy. learn more → “What does Screenpipe capture?” Screen text (primarily via accessibility APIs, with OCR fallback), audio transcriptions, app names, window titles, browser URLs, and user input events. You control what’s captured in Settings → Recording. “How do I connect my apps?” Go to Settings → Connections (under Data & Privacy). Screenpipe supports dozens of integrations including Slack, Notion, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Obsidian, Toggl, HubSpot, Salesforce, PostHog, Sentry, Zoom, and more. learn more → “How do I know it worked?” Open Home, ask a question in your AI tool, or run curl http://localhost:3030/health. After a few minutes of recording, /search and API recipes should return real activity. Need help? join our Discord — 10k+ members.