Show HN: TimeScroll – an open-source, local replacement for Rewind on Mac
Hi HN, I've been building TimeScroll since September 2025. It's a Mac app that records your screen in the background, so you can scroll back through your day or search for anything you've seen. It is local and open-source. The key features are introduced on the site, so I'll try to reduce the repetition in this post. My motivation for building was (1) Rewind shutting down and the lack of alternatives that are as polished and direct; (2) Most apps like this (including Rewind really) are super CPU
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2026-11-09 12:15:35.857Z
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Repository: XInTheDark/TimeScrollApp. Source account: Hi HN, I've been building TimeScroll since September 2025. It's a Mac app that records your screen in the background, so you can scroll back through your day or search for anything you've seen. It is local and open-source. The key features are introduced on the site, so I'll try to reduce the repetition in this post. My motivation for building was (1) Rewind shutting down and the lack of alternatives that are as polished and direct; (2) Most apps like this (including Rewind really) are super CPU
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Source votes: 1 votes (Nov 9, 2026 UTC; cumulative since publication) Recent records to compare: “Show HN: A lightweight RAG evaluator with golden-set metrics” (Show HN, Nov 9, 2026); “Show HN: Study Scout, a novelty search with no NOVEL verdict” (Show HN, Nov 8, 2026). Shared themes are navigation hints; they have not been verified as the same need or independent corroboration.
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