A Rewind AI Alternative for Just Your AI Chat History
Rewind is impressive. It records your screen and your meetings and lets you scrub back through any of it. That power is also the catch. If the only thing you actually wanted was to find that ChatGPT thread from three weeks ago, recording your entire computer is a heavy way to get there. Backscroll does the small version of that job and nothing else.
| Rewind | Backscroll | |
|---|---|---|
| What it captures | Your whole screen and audio, in the background | Only the chat exports you upload |
| Recording running | Always on | None, ever |
| Platforms | Mac-first | Any browser |
| Across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini | Whatever was on screen | All three, as one archive |
| Ask your history a question | Yes | Yes, with citations to the source chat |
When Rewind is the right call
If you want a photographic memory of everything you do on a Mac, every doc, call, and tab, Rewind is built for that and does it well. You're trading a lot of passive capture for it, but some people genuinely want that trade.
When Backscroll fits better
If the thing you keep losing is specifically your AI conversations, Backscroll is the lighter answer. You export your history from each assistant, upload it once, and it becomes searchable by keyword and by meaning. You can also ask a question and get an answer pulled from your own chats, linked back to the exact conversation. No background recording, works on any OS, and it holds ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini together instead of one app per model.
FAQ
Is Backscroll the same as Rewind AI?
No. Rewind captures your whole screen and audio in the background and makes all of it searchable. Backscroll only holds the chat exports you upload yourself, like your ChatGPT or Claude history, and indexes those. Narrower on purpose.
Does Backscroll record my screen?
It does not record anything. There's no background capture and no recording at all. You export your history from ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini and upload that file. Nothing else gets seen.
Does it work on Windows and Linux?
Yes. Backscroll runs in the browser, so it isn't tied to one operating system. Rewind has historically been Mac-first.
What does it cost?
Backscroll is $6 a month with a free trial. It does one job, so it doesn't need to charge like a full screen-recording suite.
Just want your AI chats back?
Search a sample history now, then import your own. 14-day free trial, no card.