Live Rewind on Mac: How to Get It

Apple introduced Live Rewind during its 2026 keynote. The feature lets Apple Watch users recover the previous 15 seconds of a conversation when they miss something.

But is Live Rewind available on Mac?

The short answer is no. Apple’s official Live Rewind feature is limited to Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4.

However, Fenn brings the same core idea to the Mac and goes much further. Instead of recovering only 15 seconds, Fenn Screen Memory lets you search through what you previously saw, heard, or said on your Mac. You control how long that history is kept, potentially going back several months depending on your available storage.

What is Apple Live Rewind?

Live Rewind gives Apple Watch a short-term audio memory.

When you double-press the Digital Crown, the watch displays a text transcription of what was said during the previous 15 seconds.

This can help when:

• You miss something in a noisy environment.

• Someone gives you instructions too quickly.

• You hear a name or word you do not recognize.

• You want to check the last thing someone said.

You can read the text immediately, ask Siri about it, or save it in the Siri app.

Live Rewind does not save a permanent audio recording. Apple says the audio is temporarily processed inside protected hardware and deleted after use. The watch also plays a chime and displays a microphone indicator when the feature is activated.

Is Live Rewind available on Mac?

Apple has not announced Live Rewind for macOS.

The official feature requires:

• Apple Watch Series 12 or Apple Watch Ultra 4

• A compatible iPhone 16 or later

• Apple Intelligence and Siri AI

It will launch in beta later in 2026, starting in English. It will not initially be available in the European Union.

Mac users who want to recover something they previously saw or heard need a different solution.

That is what Fenn Screen Memory provides.

How to get Live Rewind on Mac with Fenn

Fenn is private AI for your Mac. Its Screen Memory feature creates a searchable history of what appeared on your screen and, when enabled, what you heard or said.

Instead of remembering exactly where something happened, you can search using what you remember.

For example:

• “What deadline did the client mention during yesterday’s call?”

• “Find the dashboard where revenue passed €50,000.”

• “What restaurant did Sarah recommend last week?”

• “Show me the Teams message containing the customer ID.”

• “Find the presentation where someone discussed the new pricing.”

• “What did I see about the Apple keynote?”

Fenn can return the relevant screen or moment from your history.

Set up Screen Memory

1. Install Fenn

Download and install Fenn on your Apple silicon Mac.

Download Fenn for Mac

2. Enable Screen Memory

Open the Screen Memory settings in Fenn and enable the sources you want to remember.

You can capture what appears on your screen and enable audio when you also want spoken information to become searchable.

3. Choose how much history to keep

Apple Live Rewind is limited to the previous 15 seconds.

With Fenn, you decide how long your Screen Memory history remains available. It can cover days, weeks, or potentially months, depending on the storage available on your Mac.

A shorter history uses less disk space. A longer history gives you a more complete searchable memory of your work.

4. Search what you remember

You do not need the exact words, application, or date.

Open Fenn and describe the information you want to recover. Fenn uses the locally indexed screen and audio history to find relevant moments.

Apple Live Rewind vs Fenn Screen Memory

Fenn is not Apple’s official Live Rewind feature. It provides a similar outcome for Mac users while covering a much longer period and more types of information.

More than an audio rewind

Important information on a Mac is not limited to conversations.

It can appear briefly in:

• A Zoom or Teams meeting

• A shared screen

• A Slack message

• A browser tab

• A dashboard

• A presentation

• A video

• A document someone opened

• A notification that disappeared

You often remember seeing or hearing the information, but not where it came from.

Screen Memory makes those moments searchable. It turns your Mac into a private memory of your work rather than limiting search to files you deliberately saved.

Is Screen Memory private?

Screen and audio history can contain sensitive information. It may include private conversations, client documents, internal dashboards, personal messages, or confidential work.

Fenn processes Screen Memory locally on your Mac. Your history does not need to be uploaded to an external AI provider to become searchable.

You also control whether Screen Memory is active, whether audio is included, and how long the history is retained.

When capturing meetings or conversations involving other people, make sure you have any consent or authorization required in your situation.

A longer memory for your Mac

Apple Live Rewind solves a useful but narrow problem: recovering the last 15 seconds of a conversation.

Fenn applies the same idea to your Mac:

If you saw it, heard it, or said it, you should be able to find it again.

The difference is that your searchable history can extend far beyond 15 seconds. Depending on your settings and available disk space, the information you need could be from yesterday, last week, or several months ago.

Download Fenn and give your Mac a private, searchable memory.

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