Local-first. Cloud-optional.
Free for personal use.

Local Only

Conversations stay on this Mac. No cloud.

Local

Run Contextify on one Mac, no account required.

$0
free, personal use
  • Includes:
  • macOS app with real-time monitoring
  • Apple Intelligence summaries
  • Full-text search (local)
  • CLI tool (contextify)
  • Unlimited local history

For personal use. No account, no credit card, nothing leaves your Mac.

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Cloud Hosted

Sync via cloud.contextify.sh. We run it.

Cloud Free

Sync across two Macs, free.

$0
free, personal use, account required
  • Everything in Local, plus:
  • Cloud Sync across 2 Macs
  • Cloud history available for 60 days
  • Cross-device search
  • Web dashboard (read-only)

For personal use. Magic-link sign-in. Local data untouched if you cancel.

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Team

Shared search across your team. Same Mac app.

$15
per seat / month · $144/seat/year (save 20%)
  • Everything in Cloud Pro, plus:
  • Multi-user workspace
  • Cross-user search
  • Admin controls and roles
  • Team activity dashboards
  • Commercial-use license for the workspace

14-day free trial. Add seats anytime, prorated.

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Personal Self-Hosted

Sync via your own Contextify Cloud server. You run it.

Personal

Run Contextify Cloud on infrastructure you operate.

$0
FSL-licensed · personal & internal use
  • Everything in Local, plus:
  • Cloud Sync via your own server
  • No Contextify-operated server receives your transcript data
  • Unlimited devices on your network
  • Unlimited history (your storage)
  • FSL-1.1-Apache-2.0 license

Each release converts to the Apache License 2.0 on its second anniversary. Commercial features coming in a later release.

Read the FSL FAQ

All plans include

Native macOS app

Built with SwiftUI. Runs natively on Apple Silicon.

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Full-text search

Search across every conversation, with porter-stemming relevance.

CLI access

The contextify command-line tool for terminal workflows.

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Local-first privacy

Local mode uploads nothing. Cloud Sync is opt-in for cross-device search.

Claude Code + Codex

Monitor both AI coding tools in one unified timeline.

Unlimited local history

Your local database keeps everything, on every plan, forever.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, three ways. Local gives you the full macOS app on one Mac with no account required — real-time timeline monitoring, full-text search, Apple Intelligence summaries, and the CLI tool, with everything running locally. Cloud Free adds Contextify-operated Cloud Sync across two Macs; Cloud Free is intended for access to the most recent 60 days of cloud history when you sign in with a magic link. Personal Self-Hosted lets you run your own Contextify Cloud server under the FSL terms. Cloud Pro ($12/month) adds unlimited hosted devices, full hosted history, and the hosted commercial-use license for work.
Local is the app running entirely on your Mac, no account. Cloud Free is the same app plus Cloud Sync across 2 Macs; Cloud Free is intended for access to the most recent 60 days of cloud history (account required, magic-link sign-in). Cloud Pro ($12/month) lifts the device cap, makes cloud history available and searchable without the Cloud Free 60-day limit while the subscription remains active, and includes the commercial-use license. All three use the same Mac app.
Local and Cloud Free are licensed for personal use. For hosted commercial or business use, Cloud Pro includes a commercial-use license, and teams should use the Team plan, which extends the commercial-use license across the workspace. Personal Self-Hosted may be used for internal organizational use under the FSL terms, but it does not grant the right to offer Contextify Cloud, or substantially similar functionality, as a competing commercial product or service.
Yes, for internal use within your organization. Personal Self-Hosted is published under the Functional Source License, Version 1.1, Apache 2.0 Future License (FSL-1.1-Apache-2.0). The license permits use for any Permitted Purpose under FSL — including internal team use, evaluation, and professional services connected to your compliant use. What FSL does NOT permit is Competing Use: offering Contextify Cloud, or substantially similar functionality, to your customers as a commercial product or service. Two years after each release, FSL automatically converts that release to the Apache License 2.0, lifting the FSL Competing Use restriction on that specific release (Apache 2.0 license terms still apply). For uses outside FSL's permitted-purpose boundary (such as a commercial competing service), contact us about a commercial arrangement. The Cloud Pro plan is the hosted commercial option and does not grant separate self-hosted commercial rights.
Cloud Sync is always opt-in. In Local mode, nothing leaves your machine. When you sign in for Cloud Free or Cloud Pro, your transcript data is uploaded to Contextify Cloud so you can sync and search across devices. Data is encrypted in transit (TLS) and tenant-isolated. Cloud Free is intended for access to the most recent 60 days of cloud history; Cloud Pro makes cloud history available and searchable without the Cloud Free 60-day limit while the subscription remains active. You can disable Cloud Sync at any time, and your cloud data will be deleted from our servers — your local data is never touched.
All paid plans include a 14-day free trial with full access to every feature. Start your trial, and if you decide not to continue, your account reverts to the Free plan and your local data is unaffected.
Yes. You can upgrade or downgrade at any time. When upgrading, you get immediate access to new features. When downgrading, you keep access until the end of your current billing period. Your local database is never affected by plan changes.
Yes. Annual billing saves you 17-20% compared to monthly. Cloud Pro is $120/year ($10/month effective). Team is $144/seat/year ($12/seat/month effective). All annual plans include the same 14-day free trial.