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Your external memory system

ADHD means losing context constantly. screenpipe remembers everything - what you were working on, where you left off, what you said you'd do.

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Quick answer

ADHD productivity tool that remembers what you forget. screenpipe captures your screen and helps you recall what you were doing, where you left off, what you need to do.

See it in action

ADHD makes digital work harder

Your working memory is constantly being overwritten.

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You open a new tab and forget why

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After an interruption, it takes 20 minutes to remember what you were doing

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You wrote that thing somewhere but have no idea where

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Context switching wipes your mental whiteboard

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Tasks slip through because you forgot you agreed to them

Memory you can search

screenpipe records everything on your screen and makes it searchable. When your brain loses the thread, just search for it.

Resume any task

Lost your place? Search 'what was I doing before the meeting' and get back to it.

Find anything

That thing you wrote somewhere - search for it. That tab you closed - find it.

Commitment tracking

Search 'things I said I would do' and find every promise you made.

Daily summaries

Summary of what you actually did today. Proof your time wasn't wasted.

How it works

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Install and let it run

screenpipe runs invisibly in the background. No new workflow to remember.

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Work as normal

Switch tasks, get interrupted, go down rabbit holes. screenpipe catches it all.

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Search when you forget

Lost context? Search for it. Find where you were and what you were doing.

Key benefits

Recover from interruptions in seconds
Never lose work-in-progress
Track commitments from conversations
Prove to yourself you were productive
Reduce anxiety about forgetting

Frequently asked questions

ADHD often involves working memory challenges - forgetting what you were doing after interruptions, losing track of commitments, difficulty finding things you know you've seen. screenpipe acts as an external memory system that captures everything so you can search instead of remember.

No, screenpipe runs silently in the background with no notifications or interruptions. You only interact with it when you need to search for something. It's designed to be invisible until you need it.

Yes. You can generate daily summaries of your activity, showing which apps you used and for how long. This provides objective evidence of productivity, which can be helpful for ADHD-related anxiety about 'wasting time.'

Yes. screenpipe complements tools like task managers, timers, and body doubling apps. It captures context they miss and helps you recover when you lose track of what you were doing.

Give your brain backup

Everything you've seen, one search away.