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Free
No subscriptions, no tiers, no paywalls.
FamiliarLet AI watch you work.
Familiar watches your screen so your AI can update its memory, skills, and knowledge. Free, open-source, local, and offline.
Use Familiar with your favorite agent
How it works
10:41:07.webp
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Screenshots every few seconds
10:41:07.md
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Converted to text via Apple’s native OCR
Use /familiar to update memory daily
>Reconstruct the breakthrough i just had
Call the /familiar skill or
create a scheduled task
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Open source
MIT licensed. Read every line (or have your agent read it for you).
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Local
Nothing leaves your computer unless you want it to.
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Offline
Familiar converts images to text using Apple's native OCR model. No cloud providers.
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Sensitive info redacted
Automatically redacts passwords, credit card numbers, SSNs, API tokens, and private keys.
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Fits your setup
We're here to support your favorite AI agent, not replace it.
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App blocklist
Pick apps you don't want captured.
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Storage efficient
Screenshots are automatically deleted after 48 hours. Only the text remains.
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Minimal battery
Automatically enters low power mode when unplugged.
/familiar use cases
What happens if someone leaves tomorrow?
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“What did I do today that I should document for my team?”
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“What unwritten rules are worth adding to our operating manual?”
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“I’m onboarding a new team member — what should I tell them?”
We should be further along with AI
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“What should I have delegated to AI today?”
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“Turn what I did today into Skills for AI.”
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“What customer interactions are worth adding to our support agent instructions?”
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“What updates should I make to my second brain?”
How can I make my team more self-reliant?
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“I just had a breakthrough solving a problem. Reconstruct the exact sequence so I can document it.”
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“I’m going on parental leave. Based on my last 3 months, what does my replacement need to know about each initiative?”
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“What did I do today that can be delegated?”
Am I spending my time on the right things?
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“Given everything on my plate, what should I cut or delegate?”
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“When does my deep work actually happen, and what kills it?”
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“Write my weekly status update based on what I actually did this week.”
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“It’s performance review time. Write my brag document from the last 6 months.”
Why did we decide that?
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“The VP asked “didn’t we already decide this?” and I know we did but I can’t find it.”
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“What decisions did I make today and what was my reasoning?”
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“Help me run an honest retrospective.”
Who’s falling off my radar?
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“Who am I not talking to enough?”
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“Before my call with X next week, show me everything I’ve seen or read about them recently.”
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“What’s every interaction I’ve had with Bob in the last month?”