Your AI handler,
right where your data lives.
MyHandler Desktop runs entirely on your Windows PC. Screen text, meetings, memories — captured, encrypted, and searched without leaving your machine.
We didn't add privacy.
We started with it.
These aren't features we could turn off. They're constraints we built around.
Functions with zero network
Disconnect your computer. Everything still works. No silent update checks, no telemetry, no anonymous analytics. Nothing leaves.
Your screen, but never as pixels
Other tools record your screen pixel by pixel. We refuse. Text comes from accessibility APIs only — the same ones screen readers use. Every captured snippet, transcript, and embedding is encrypted with AES-256-GCM, with the key in Windows Credential Manager.
Cloud is opt-in
Cross-channel features require an explicit click. We will never default cloud sync on. Disconnect any time — your local memory stays yours.
Three local engines.
Zero pixels stored.
Reads what's on screen
Captures text from windows you allow, using Windows accessibility APIs. Never takes a screenshot. Never stores a pixel.
Transcribes your meetings
A local whisper.cpp engine turns voice into searchable text. Audio never leaves your computer.
Remembers, on-device
A local llama.cpp engine and SQLite vector index let you search everything you've seen, said, and decided — semantically, instantly, offline.
Not Recall. Not Rewind. Not Littlebird.
| Approach | MyHandler Desktop | Microsoft Recall | Rewind | Littlebird |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captures screen as | Text via accessibility APIs | Pixel screenshots | Pixel screenshots + OCR | Pixel screenshots |
| Local-only by default | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Cloud-assisted |
| Encrypted at rest (AES-256-GCM) | ✓ | BitLocker-dependent | Disk-level only | Cloud-side |
| Local LLM inference | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Local meeting transcription | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Connects to cross-channel handler | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Free tier for the desktop app | ✓ | ✓ | — | Limited |
Comparison based on publicly documented behavior at the time of writing. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.
Same handler. Two surfaces.
Connect MyHandler Desktop to a MyHandler.ai subscription, and your local context joins the same handler that screens your email, drafts replies, and answers your phone. The Desktop app stays local. Only the queries you choose to share cross the line.
Learn about the cloud handler →Local capture, meeting transcription, on-device search. Forever, no account required.
Email triage, voice screening, cross-channel handler. Requires a MyHandler.ai plan.
Built for modern Windows.
- Operating system Windows 10 (1809+) or Windows 11
- CPU x64, 2019 or newer (Zen 2 / 10th-gen Intel or newer)
- Memory 8 GB minimum, 16 GB recommended
- Disk 50 MB installer; 3–5 GB after first-run model download
A private AI handler,
installed on your machine.
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Questions, answered.
Is MyHandler Desktop really free?
Yes. Download it, use it locally, forever. Cross-channel features (email triage, voice screening, the cloud handler) require a MyHandler.ai subscription.
How is this different from Microsoft Recall or Rewind?
We never store pixels. Screen capture uses Windows UI Automation — text only, from windows you've allowed. No images of your screen exist anywhere.
Does it send my data anywhere?
Not unless you turn cloud sync on. The app works fully offline by default. When cloud sync is enabled, only the specific queries you make leave the device.
What about macOS or Linux?
Windows-only at launch. Mac and Linux are on the roadmap but not committed. Vote with the waitlist.
Where do the AI models run?
Locally. We bundle whisper.cpp for transcription and llama.cpp for inference. Both run on your CPU/GPU. Nothing routes through us.