--- title: "screenpipe vs amica" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/screenpipe-screenpipe-vs-semperai-amica" tools: ["screenpipe-screenpipe", "semperai-amica"] --- # screenpipe vs amica *GraphCanon updated Aug 26, 2026* ## Verdict Pick screenpipe if yC-backed project that focuses on local privacy-centric AI services for recording and analyzing user activities with multimodal techniques; pick amica if amica is an open-source tool for interactive communication with 3D characters using TypeScript. [screenpipe](https://screenpipe.com) reports 21k GitHub stars, 2.1k forks, and 89 open issues, last pushed Aug 26, 2026. [amica](https://heyamica.com) has 1.6k stars, 268 forks, and 22 open issues, last pushed Jul 23, 2025. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [screenpipe's repository](https://github.com/screenpipe/screenpipe) and [amica's repository](https://github.com/semperai/amica). | | [screenpipe](/tools/screenpipe-screenpipe.md) | [amica](/tools/semperai-amica.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | AI that records and analyzes everything you do, say, hear locally | Interactive communication interface for 3D characters | | Stars | 21,227 | 1,574 | | Forks | 2,133 | 268 | | Open issues | 89 | 22 | | Language | Rust | TypeScript | | Adopt for | YC-backed project that focuses on local privacy-centric AI services for recording and analyzing user activities with multimodal techniques. | Amica is an open-source tool for interactive communication with 3D characters using TypeScript. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Other | MIT | | Categories | AI Agents, Computer Vision, Data & Retrieval, Inference & Serving, Speech & Audio | Computer Vision, Speech & Audio | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [screenpipe](/tools/screenpipe-screenpipe.md) | [amica](/tools/semperai-amica.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Dormant (18%) | | Days since push | 0d | 372d | | Open issues (now) | 89 | 22 | | Stars delta | +693 (30d) | Unknown | | Open issues delta | -14 (30d) | Unknown | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/screenpipe-screenpipe/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/semperai-amica/trust.md) | ## Shared compatibility - **Node.js**: [screenpipe](/tools/screenpipe-screenpipe.md) - Node.js runtime; [amica](/tools/semperai-amica.md) - Node.js runtime ## Decision facts: screenpipe - **Adopt for:** YC-backed project that focuses on local privacy-centric AI services for recording and analyzing user activities with multimodal techniques. ## Decision facts: amica - **Adopt for:** Amica is an open-source tool for interactive communication with 3D characters using TypeScript. ## Choose when ### Choose screenpipe if… - screenpipe is primarily Rust; amica is TypeScript. - License: screenpipe is Other, amica is MIT. - Tags unique to screenpipe: agents, agi, ai-memory, audio-recording. - Also covers AI Agents, Data & Retrieval, Inference & Serving. - Need to monitor and analyze personal data locally with privacy in mind ### Choose amica if… - amica is primarily TypeScript; screenpipe is Rust. - License: amica is MIT, screenpipe is Other. - Tags unique to amica: ai, assistant-chat-bots, speech-recognition, tts. - amica ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. - When working on projects that need interactive voice-controlled 3D character interfaces. ## When NOT to use screenpipe - Require cloud-based centralized AI services for user activity analysis - Looking for open-source tools as Screenpipe uses an unspecified license ## When NOT to use amica - If project requirements involve proprietary licensing rather than open-source offerings. - In cases where the focus is on simple text-based interfaces rather than interactive voice features with 3D characters. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between screenpipe and amica? screenpipe: AI that records and analyzes everything you do, say, hear locally. amica: Interactive communication interface for 3D characters. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose screenpipe over amica? Choose screenpipe over amica when screenpipe is primarily Rust; amica is TypeScript; License: screenpipe is Other, amica is MIT; Tags unique to screenpipe: agents, agi, ai-memory, audio-recording; Also covers AI Agents, Data & Retrieval, Inference & Serving; Need to monitor and analyze personal data locally with privacy in mind. ### When should I choose amica over screenpipe? Choose amica over screenpipe when amica is primarily TypeScript; screenpipe is Rust; License: amica is MIT, screenpipe is Other; Tags unique to amica: ai, assistant-chat-bots, speech-recognition, tts; amica ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment; When working on projects that need interactive voice-controlled 3D character interfaces. ### When should I avoid screenpipe? Require cloud-based centralized AI services for user activity analysis Looking for open-source tools as Screenpipe uses an unspecified license ### When should I avoid amica? If project requirements involve proprietary licensing rather than open-source offerings. In cases where the focus is on simple text-based interfaces rather than interactive voice features with 3D characters. ### Is screenpipe or amica more popular on GitHub? screenpipe has more GitHub stars (21,227 vs 1,574). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are screenpipe and amica open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (screenpipe: Other, amica: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to screenpipe or amica? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [screenpipe alternatives](/tools/screenpipe-screenpipe/alternatives) and [amica alternatives](/tools/semperai-amica/alternatives) ([screenpipe markdown twin](/tools/screenpipe-screenpipe/alternatives.md), [amica markdown twin](/tools/semperai-amica/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/screenpipe-screenpipe-vs-semperai-amica.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, screenpipe or amica? screenpipe: Very active. amica: Dormant. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for screenpipe and amica? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [screenpipe trust report](/tools/screenpipe-screenpipe/trust); [amica trust report](/tools/semperai-amica/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=screenpipe-screenpipe`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=screenpipe-screenpipe) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_