The one-time, on-device alternative to Rewind.
SiloVault is a private, offline-first knowledge base for macOS — a one-time-purchase alternative to subscription recall tools like Rewind that indexes your documents and an optional, opt-in screen-recall timeline entirely on your Mac, answers with cited page numbers, and exposes each vault to your AI tools over a local MCP server.
SiloVault vs Rewind.
on-device · vs cloud| Dimension | SiloVault | Subscription recall (Rewind, Limitless) |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | On your Mac (Apple Silicon, offline) | Local app; successor moved to cloud |
| Pricing | One-time $19.99 | Monthly subscription |
| Scope | Documents + optional recall timeline | Screen/audio recall only |
| Recording | Opt-in, off by default | Continuous capture |
| Cited answers | Yes — page-level citations from your files | Search of recordings |
| AI tool access | Local MCP server (stdio, no port) | Not available |
| Account | None required | Required |
| Works without internet | Yes, after optional model download | Depends on service |
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Rewind alternative, answered.
SiloVault · on-deviceYes, if you want a one-time purchase that stays on your Mac. SiloVault does the searchable-recall job — an optional, opt-in timeline of your own activity — and adds a full document knowledge base with cited answers, all on-device, instead of a monthly subscription.
No. The screen-recall timeline is optional and off by default — you turn it on, and it stays on your Mac. SiloVault's core is asking your own documents and folders and getting answers cited to the page.
SiloVault is a single $19.99 purchase with no subscription. Rewind was a monthly subscription, and its successor (Limitless) moved to cloud processing — SiloVault keeps everything local and charges once.
Yes. Each vault can be exposed to Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor as a local Model Context Protocol server that speaks stdio only — no open port, no remote connection — so your tools answer from your private files.
Keep your work on your Mac.
SiloVault is coming soon to the Mac App Store. No subscription, no account, nothing uploaded — a private, on-device alternative to Rewind.