Everything about paradaise: what it captures, how it protects your data, and how it compares to other tools.
paradaise is a local Windows application that builds a private memory of how you work. It captures your activity patterns and — with your permission — writing context, to help you with self-knowledge, productivity, and personal AI. Everything stays on your device. No screen recording. No cloud upload by default.
No. A keylogger steals your data and sends it out. paradaise builds a private memory that never leaves your device. It captures work patterns and writing context locally, filters sensitive data automatically to a separate local vault, and gives you a pause key at all times. You are the only one with access.
Yes, when content capture is active — that is what makes real self-knowledge possible. paradaise captures writing context locally to help you understand your patterns, train your personal AI, and make better decisions over time. Content never leaves your device. Sensitive data (passwords, banking, health) is automatically filtered to a local vault. You can pause capture at any time.
Sensitive data is filtered by two automatic layers: (1) by window/app context — banking sites, health apps, and similar are always routed to a separate local vault; (2) by content — card numbers, IBAN, CLABE, banking keywords, and password-field patterns are detected in the text and kept out of your main memory database. Sensitive content is never mixed with your insights.
Locally on your computer in a SQLite database. Nothing is sent to the cloud by default. If you choose to use AI analysis (optional, explicit opt-in), only processed signals are used — never raw content. You can export or delete everything at any time.
Yes, always. There is a pause key in the system tray. Pause temporarily or permanently. If you pause permanently, paradaise will show an alert: without capture, it cannot generate quality insights for you.
paradaise is a local alternative for Windows users looking for tools like Rewind. Unlike Rewind, paradaise does not record your screen and works on Windows natively. It captures work patterns, writing context, and focus rhythms — locally, without any cloud upload. paradaise was designed from the start to be local-first and sovereign. Read the full comparison →
ActivityWatch tracks app usage time but does not capture keystrokes, clipboard, or writing context. It has no self-knowledge engine and no sensitive data filter. paradaise captures richer signals (including writing context), has an automatic two-layer sensitive data filter, and is building a personal AI layer on top of that local data.
No. paradaise never records your screen. Microsoft Recall and similar tools capture screenshots continuously. paradaise captures signals and writing context — never pixels, never video, never OCR of your screen. This is the core privacy difference between a signal-based approach and a screen-recording approach.
Yes. Your activity and all data live on your device, offline. Internet is only used if you activate optional cloud AI analysis (explicit opt-in).
No. You do not need an account for the local beta. Download, install, and start. An account is only needed if you choose cloud sync or data sharing — both opt-in, never automatic.
The current beta is Windows only. A macOS local beta is in preparation. Mac requires additional work around Accessibility and Input Monitoring permissions. Request to be notified when Mac is ready →