Rewind
macOS app that records and indexes everything seen and heard on a Mac.
Drop your audio. Transcript in seconds. First transcript free, then $4 = 300 min
What Whipscribe can do for you instead
If you kept the recordings Rewind was capturing, Whipscribe transcribes them into searchable, speaker-labelled text with word-level timestamps, so the archive stays greppable without a always-on recorder.
Rewind shut down on 2025-12-19. Vendor notice.
Best for mac users who want full local recall of every meeting, document, and conversation that happens on their device. Pricing: Discontinued Dec 19, 2025 (was $19/mo).
What it is
Rewind was a macOS app that recorded the screen and microphone continuously and stored everything locally, making your day searchable. The product no longer exists: Rewind rebranded to Limitless in 2024, Limitless was acquired by Meta in 2025, and the service shut down on December 19, 2025 — per the current rewind.ai's own 'What Happened to Rewind' page, which also notes today's rewind.ai 'has no affiliation with the original Rewind AI, Limitless, or Meta — only the domain name is the same.' If you relied on Rewind for meeting transcripts or searchable audio, the alternatives below are live products.
Watch out for: macOS-only; storage and battery footprint are significant; privacy posture is local-first but requires trust in the desktop app.
Install / use
rewind.ai — Free trial, Standard $19/mo, Pro $29/mo
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Rewind vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Rewind | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Products | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | Not verified | $4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup |
| Speaker diarization | Not verified | Yes |
| Word timestamps | Not verified | Yes |
| Streaming | Not verified | No |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Platforms | macOS | Web, API, MCP |
Alternatives to Rewind
Frequently asked about Rewind
Is Rewind still available?
No — Rewind shut down on 2025-12-19. If you kept the recordings Rewind was capturing, Whipscribe transcribes them into searchable, speaker-labelled text with word-level timestamps, so the archive stays greppable without a always-on recorder. Vendor notice: https://rewind.ai/what-happened-to-rewind/.
What happened to Rewind?
Rewind shut down on 2025-12-19. If you kept the recordings Rewind was capturing, Whipscribe transcribes them into searchable, speaker-labelled text with word-level timestamps, so the archive stays greppable without a always-on recorder. Vendor notice: https://rewind.ai/what-happened-to-rewind/.
What can I use instead of Rewind?
If you kept the recordings Rewind was capturing, Whipscribe transcribes them into searchable, speaker-labelled text with word-level timestamps, so the archive stays greppable without a always-on recorder.
Whipscribe is a managed faster-whisper + whisperX service. If you want transcripts without running infrastructure, paste a URL or drop a file in the form below — you'll have a transcript in seconds.