Capture and transcribe all audio from your computer
screenpipe records your microphone and system audio 24/7, transcribes everything locally with AI, and makes it all searchable. Never miss what was said.
Quick answer
Record and transcribe all audio from your computer: meetings, calls, videos, podcasts. screenpipe captures system audio and mic 24/7 locally with AI transcription.
You can't remember everything you heard
Important information comes through audio constantly: meetings, calls, tutorials, podcasts. Most of it is lost.
Zoom calls end and you can't remember the key decisions
Someone shares a URL or number on a call. You didn't catch it
Watching a tutorial and want to find that one tip later
No easy way to record and search through system audio on Mac
Existing transcription tools require manual recording start/stop
Always-on audio capture with local AI transcription
screenpipe continuously captures both your microphone and system audio, transcribes everything using local AI (Whisper), and indexes it for search. No manual recording needed.
System + mic audio
Captures both what you say and what you hear: system audio from meetings, videos, music, and your mic input.
AI transcription
Whisper-based local transcription is available for teams that want to avoid a cloud transcription API.
Searchable audio history
Search through weeks of transcribed audio. 'What did Sarah say about the deadline?' returns the exact moment.
Speaker identification
Distinguishes between speakers. Filter search results by who said what.
How it works
Install screenpipe
One-click install. Grant microphone permission and optionally enable system audio capture.
Audio is captured automatically
screenpipe records mic and system audio in the background, transcribing in real-time using local AI.
Search and replay
Search transcriptions by keyword or ask questions like 'what was discussed about pricing?' Get timestamped results.
Code examples
Search audio transcriptions via API
Find specific spoken content from your audio history.
curl "http://localhost:3030/search?q=budget+approval&content_type=audio&limit=10"Key benefits
Frequently asked questions
Yes. screenpipe captures system audio which includes any app: Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Slack huddles, YouTube, Spotify, anything that plays through your speakers or headphones.
screenpipe uses macOS screen recording permissions to capture system audio. On macOS 15+, system audio capture is supported natively. On older versions, it captures mic audio.
screenpipe uses OpenAI's Whisper model running locally. Accuracy is comparable to cloud transcription services, typically 95%+ for clear audio in supported languages.
Yes. Audio is transcribed in near-real-time as it's captured. You can search recent audio within seconds of it being spoken.