Alternatives, compared honestly

One page per tool people are replacing. Every option on the table — including the ones that beat LUCI at something — compared on where your data is processed, what gets capped, and who each tool is actually for.

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Screen memory

Rewind AI alternatives

Rewind stopped capturing on December 19, 2025. Seven replacements compared on where your screen data is processed, which platforms they run on, and what they cost — including one discontinued product and one research preview, listed for context.

7 tools compared

Meeting notes

Granola alternatives

Granola is bot-free — but its audio is transcribed in the cloud. Seven alternatives compared on where the audio actually goes, whether they tell speakers apart, and what the caps and prices are.

7 tools compared

Transcription

Otter.ai alternatives

Otter sends a bot into your meeting and keeps the transcript in its cloud. Seven alternatives compared on bots, storage, free-tier caps, and languages — with who each one suits.

7 tools compared

Open source

Meetily alternatives

Meetily transcribes meetings locally under an MIT licence. Seven alternatives compared on what they cost you in setup, what they cover beyond meeting audio, and whether the processing is still local.

7 tools compared

Screen memory

Screenpipe alternatives

Screenpipe records your screen 24/7 locally and charges $400 once. Seven alternatives compared on what sits above the capture layer, what they cost, and whether your data stays on the machine.

7 tools compared

Meeting notes

Fireflies.ai alternatives

Fireflies sends a bot called Fred into your calls and keeps the recording in its cloud. Seven alternatives compared on bots, where audio is processed, recording caps, and price — with who each one suits.

7 tools compared

Screen memory

Microsoft Recall alternatives

Recall needs a Copilot+ PC, runs only on Windows 11, and records no audio at all. Seven alternatives compared on the hardware they need, whether they hear meetings, where the processing happens, and what they cost.

7 tools compared

AI wearable & meeting memory

Limitless alternatives

Meta acquired Limitless in December 2025, Pendant sales stopped the same day, and the Rewind desktop app stopped capturing two weeks later. Eight replacements compared — wearables and software — on who owns the company, where your conversations are processed, and what they actually cost.

8 tools compared

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Bot-free meetings and screen memory, processed and stored on your own machine.
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