Screenpipe review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Records your screen and audio locally so AI can use your history
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Screenpipe report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for a searchable record of your screen and audio
Screenpipe is a desktop app that records your screen, audio and meetings on your own device and shares the history with Claude and other AI tools. Meetings are just one source, the free plan's history is limited, and full history starts at $21 a month.
Who Screenpipe is for
- Fits if you want your work history searchable, on your own device
- Works for people who already use Claude or Codex and want it to see their day
Who Screenpipe is not for
- Not for you if you want only meeting notes, as it records the whole screen and audio
- Tight if you stay free, as searchable history is limited
- Watch out: it lists about 30 GB of storage a month at default settings
- Pricey if you want a team: shared context isn't on Business, only Enterprise
- Skip it if you want a phone app, as only desktop systems are listed
Why Screenpipe gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money$21 a month for Basic, or $250 a year, above the category's $15 and below its dearest tenth. Business is $42 a seat.
- BFree plan and trialFree on one device for macOS, Windows or Linux, with limited searchable history and limited scheduled workflows.
- CFeaturesScreen, audio and meeting capture, local search and an MCP server. It's a work-history tool rather than a meeting recorder, and shared team context needs Enterprise.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. It's a local app that records everything, and getting value means connecting it to AI tools through MCP.
- CPlatforms and integrationsDesktop only, for macOS, Windows and Linux, with a local API and an MCP server.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Screenpipe's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/screenpipe#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/screenpipe.svg" alt="Screenpipe: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Screenpipe stands among AI meeting note takers
Screenpipe's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 8 of the 68 other AI meeting note takers we grade, and level with 20.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 58 of 68) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $21 a month, against a middle price of $11.99 for the category: 53 of the 62 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 51 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 69 AI meeting note takers we grade, cut by the letter each got. Screenpipe’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 16 of 68, level with 43
- BFree plan and trialAbove 58 of 68, level with 9
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 68, level with 26
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 68, level with 36
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 68, level with 7
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 63 AI meeting note takers. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Screenpipe, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Screenpipe you would be making a bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 40 of the 68 other AI meeting note takers grade higher. It costs $252 a year.
What you could not
- A bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes.
- Recording the screen with its sound, and somewhere to keep the video.
- Speech turned into text you can trust.
- Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other.
- It plugs into other products, Claude, Codex and Slack among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Screenpipe’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Screenpipe?
Screenpipe is a desktop app that captures screen activity, audio and meetings on your device and keeps the history searchable. It exposes that history to Claude, Codex and other AI tools through a local API and an MCP server. Meetings are one source among many, and the site frames it as a work-history tool rather than a meeting recorder.
Worth knowing
- It records the whole screen and audio, not only meetings, and the site lists about 30 GB of storage a month at default settings.
- Searchable history is limited on the free plan; full history needs Basic at $21 a month.
- Shared context across teammates is not included on Business and needs Enterprise.
- System requirements list macOS 13 or later, Windows 10 or later and Linux, with 600 MB to 4 GB of RAM.
Key features
- Screen and audio capture
- Combines accessibility data, screen frames with OCR as a fallback, and audio transcripts, stored in a local database on your device.
- Searchable history
- Search what you saw or heard, or scrub back through your day to the exact screen, document or conversation.
- Use with Claude, Codex and other AI tools
- A local REST API and MCP server give your own agents access to the history, so summaries and follow-ups can draw on meetings.
- Privacy controls
- You can exclude apps, windows and URLs and redact sensitive fields on the device before anything is stored.
- Scheduled workflows
- Install recurring workflows grounded in what is captured. Basic and above allow unlimited scheduled workflows; the free plan has a limited number.
- Source-available code
- The site describes the project as source-available and links to GitHub, with commercial source builds licensed under Enterprise.
Screenpipe pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Screenpipe has a free plan, and paid plans start at $21 per month ($250 per year billed annually).
- Starts at
- $21 per month ($250 per year billed annually)
- Free plan
- Capture screen, audio and meetings on one device, search recent work and share selected context with AI tools. History is limited.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Start on one device for macOS, Windows or Linux with limited searchable history and limited scheduled workflows. |
| Basic | $21per month ($250 per year billed annually) | Full searchable local history across apps, meetings and audio, MCP context for AI tools, and unlimited scheduled workflows you install. |
| Business | $42per seat / month ($500 per seat per year billed annually) | Adds personal device sync, centralized billing and managed seats. Max and Ultra capacity tiers are offered. Shared team context is not included. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Shared team context, SSO, device and retention controls, dedicated support and a commercial license for source builds. Sold through sales. |
Read from screenpipe.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Screenpipe before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountTwo months free on annual billing
Basic is $250 a year against $21 a month, saving $50. Business is $500 per seat a year against $42 a month, saving $100.
Stated on screenpipe.com - Education50% off the first month for students and faculty
Students, researchers and faculty get 50% off the first month of an individual subscription.
Stated on screenpipe.com
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Common questions
Does Screenpipe have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Screenpipe is listed for macOS, Windows and Linux.
Does Screenpipe have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Screenpipe is listed for macOS, Windows and Linux.
Is Screenpipe open source?
Screenpipe is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Screenpipe have an API?
Yes. Screenpipe offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.