ALTERNATIVES
Once turned on, Microsoft Recall saves snapshots of your screen at regular intervals. AI Twin works the other way round. We capture what you tell us to capture, store it as typed memory, and let you use it in assistants that support MCP connectors. UK-built. Never always-on.
Running a practice? Set up your own Twin first, then add the practice from the workspace switcher. It sits alongside, kept apart.
Everything is free for the first 7 days. No card needed. Add one when you decide to stay.
Microsoft Recall is a feature in Windows 11 on Copilot+ PCs. It takes continuous screenshots of your screen, every few seconds, and stores them in a local searchable database. The idea is that you can later ask “what did I see about X” and Recall retrieves the moment from your screen history.
Recall export of snapshots is only available on EEA devices, so UK users cannot export their Recall snapshots. Microsoft Support: export Recall snapshots
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Recall is opt-in. Microsoft delayed its launch after security researchers raised concerns about how the snapshots were stored. Microsoft has since added biometric sign-in, encryption-until-unlock, and a longer list of safeguards. The technical posture is stronger than it was at the controversial first announcement.
The conceptual concern is different from the technical one. Once enabled, Recall can capture what is visible on your screen, which may include messages and documents from other people, unless an app, a filter or your settings exclude it. Some apps, such as Signal and Brave, block it by default.
For people whose work involves confidential information, this is a hard pattern to adopt. For people who simply prefer their AI tools to remember on purpose rather than by default, this is a different model of memory than they want.
The fundamental difference is the capture model. Recall captures by default. AI Twin captures by request.
Microsoft Recall
Takes screenshots of your screen automatically, every few seconds.
AI Twin
Captures only what you choose to add. Nothing is captured in the background.
Microsoft Recall
Captures content from any app that does not explicitly opt out, including messages from people who did not consent.
AI Twin
Captures only what you give it. Nothing is taken from other apps on your screen.
Microsoft Recall
Stores data locally on a Copilot+ PC. Requires Windows 11 on specific hardware.
AI Twin
Stores your memory in the UK. Works in any modern browser, and with assistants that support MCP connectors.
Microsoft Recall
Tied to one operating system (Windows).
AI Twin
Model-agnostic and OS-agnostic. Your memory works with Claude, ChatGPT and other assistants that support MCP connectors.
Microsoft Recall
Free, included with eligible Windows hardware.
AI Twin
£18 a month. We are paid for the service, so we do not need to monetise your data.
CONFIDENTIAL WORK
You handle confidential work. Lawyers, accountants, doctors, therapists, consultants, HR leaders. Your screen contains information that does not belong to you. Capturing it by default, even locally, creates a confidentiality risk that opt-in features do not erase. AI Twin lets you decide what enters memory.
HARDWARE INDEPENDENCE
You do not run a Copilot+ PC. Recall requires specific hardware. AI Twin runs on any device, any operating system. Your memory is in our database, not on your laptop.
DELIBERATE BY DESIGN
You prefer deliberate to automatic. Some people prefer automatic capture. Others prefer to choose what enters memory. If you are in the second group, AI Twin is closer to your model of how memory should work.
Before you decide, here is what AI Twin is not, so the comparison is honest.
AI Twin is not an automatic screen recorder. If you want everything you see on your screen captured automatically, AI Twin will frustrate you. We do not do that.
AI Twin is not free. Recall is included with eligible Windows hardware. AI Twin is £18 a month.
AI Twin is not a Windows feature. We are a standalone product that works across operating systems. If you want something deeply integrated into Windows itself, Recall is closer to that.
AI Twin is not always-on. Memory enters by deliberate capture. Forward an email. Snap a photo.
AI Twin is not a Microsoft product. We are a UK private limited company (AI Twin Limited, registered in Scotland, SC866947). Our data is processed in the UK and EU. Your content is not used to train AI models. Our model providers' terms do not allow it. We do not sell it.
If you have been using Recall and have exported transcripts, screenshots, or other captures, you can add text, JSON or CSV files and images through the Universal Input, and review what AI Twin proposes from them.
If you have not exported, start fresh.
Personal starts at £18 a month and includes one free read-only slot. Everything is free for the first 7 days. No card needed. Add one when you decide to stay.
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Running a practice? Set up your own Twin first, then add the practice from the workspace switcher. It sits alongside, kept apart.
Everything is free for the first 7 days. No card needed. Add one when you decide to stay.
