TimeScroll Find anything you saw on your Mac.
TimeScroll makes your Mac’s past instantly searchable—private by design, free forever.
Now open source
TimeScroll’s source code is public. Star the repo, file issues, or contribute!
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🗓️ Timeline
See your day as a clean, scrollable timeline. Jump to any moment in time.
🔍 Search by text...
Search any word that appeared on your screen. TimeScroll highlights matches directly.
🧠 or with local AI.
(New!) Fully local NLP-powered search can find what you're looking for, even if you don't remember the exact words.
⚡ Smart & lightweight
Optimizing power, memory and storage is top priority. Everything is built with efficiency in mind.
📊 App segments
Visually understand how your time was spent across apps.
🔒 Privacy.
Snapshots and search live entirely on your Mac. Nothing leaves your device.
🛡️ Security.
Easily enable encryption at rest, so only you can read your data.
More coming...
Demo
How it works
Snapshots (not video)
Your Mac periodically saves snapshots to help you revisit what you saw. By default, every 5 seconds.
Searchable text
Text in snapshots becomes indexed and searchable so you can find anything fast.
Browse by time or app
Jump by time, app, or search to get back to what matters.
Getting started
Free forever
TimeScroll is free forever. If it helps you, consider supporting development! <3
Support on Ko‑fi