Your AI
sees what you see
One hotkey. Pick your AI — Claude or GPT-4o. It reads your screen, understands context, and answers instantly.
ScreenGeany AI
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Everything you need to
think faster
ScreenGeany AI brings the best AI models into a frictionless desktop experience — without switching apps or copying text.
Captures your full screen or active window on demand. Your AI understands context from any app — code editors, browsers, Figma, terminals, spreadsheets.
Press ⌘⇧Space (or your custom shortcut) from anywhere. ScreenGeany AI floats on top, already loaded with your screen. Ask, get your answer, hide.
Switch between Claude (Haiku, Sonnet, Opus) and OpenAI (GPT-4o, GPT-4o mini) from a single dropdown. Add your key per provider — pay only what you use.
Answers start appearing within milliseconds. No waiting for the full response — read as any model writes, with a live typing cursor.
Follow-up questions work naturally. ScreenGeany AI keeps conversation history in memory so your AI understands context without re-sending screenshots.
Screenshots go directly to your chosen provider over HTTPS and are never stored by ScreenGeany AI. Your API keys are saved locally and never leave your machine.
Three steps.
Zero friction.
No copy-pasting. No switching tabs. No uploading screenshots manually.
Hit ⌘⇧Space from any app. ScreenGeany slides into view as a floating overlay — always on top, always ready.
ScreenGeany silently grabs your display and sends it to your chosen AI — Claude or GPT-4o — along with your question.
Your AI streams back a precise, context-aware answer. Copy it, follow up, or just hide the window and keep working.
Works with any app
We can't see your screen.
Here's the proof.
Most AI tools funnel your data through their own servers. ScreenGeany AI doesn't. Here's exactly what happens when you press the hotkey.
in RAM only
per their privacy policy
ScreenGeany AI is a pure desktop app. There is no ScreenGeany AI backend, relay, or proxy. Your screenshot travels from your device directly to Anthropic or OpenAI — we are never in the middle.
The captured image is held as a base64 string in memory for the duration of one API call. It is never written to disk by ScreenGeany AI. Once the response arrives, the image is discarded.
API keys are written to a local config file on your device using electron-store. They are never sent to or seen by ScreenGeany AI. Uninstalling the app removes them completely.
After the first message, follow-ups are text-only. Screenshots are not re-sent for each message — your conversation is kept in RAM and cleared the moment you hit the trash icon or quit the app.
⚙ Technical detail — for the skeptics expand
ScreenGeany AI is an Electron 29 desktop application. The main process uses
Electron's desktopCapturer API to grab the active display as a PNG, then
converts it to a base64 string held in a JavaScript variable (heap memory).
That base64 string is passed directly to the Anthropic SDK or
OpenAI SDK inside a messages array. The SDK opens a
TLS-encrypted HTTPS connection to api.anthropic.com or
api.openai.com. ScreenGeany AI makes no other outbound network calls.
Conversation history is stored as a plain JavaScript array in the main process memory (RAM only). Text content is appended after each exchange; the screenshot base64 is never appended — only the first call in a session includes vision data. The array is cleared when you click the trash icon or quit the app.
API keys are persisted to disk via electron-store, which writes a JSON
file inside your OS user-data directory
(~/Library/Application Support/ScreenGeany AI/ on macOS). This file never
leaves your device.
You can verify all of this by reading the source code — the project is open source. View on GitHub →
Pick your AI.
Switch anytime.
Add your API key for each provider you want. Switch models from the dropdown inside the app — no restart needed.
Simple, transparent
pricing
Start free. Add your own key when ready. Pro costs only what your chosen AI provider charges per query.
Try ScreenGeany risk-free. Perfect for occasional use before committing to a key.
- ✓ 10 queries per day
- ✓ Claude Haiku 3 (built-in key)
- ✓ Full-screen capture
- ✓ macOS & Windows
- ✕ Model or provider selection
- ✕ OpenAI / custom key
- ✕ Conversation memory
- ✕ Launch on startup
Add your own API keys for Claude and/or OpenAI. Unlimited queries — pay only what you use.
- ✓ Unlimited queries
- ✓ Claude: Haiku 4.5 · Sonnet 4.6 · Opus 4.6
- ✓ OpenAI: GPT-4o mini · GPT-4o · GPT-4 Turbo
- ✓ Switch provider & model on the fly
- ✓ Full-screen & window capture
- ✓ Conversation memory
- ✓ Custom global hotkey
- ✓ Launch on startup · always-on-top
Centrally-managed keys, per-seat analytics, and priority support for your whole team.
- ✓ Everything in Pro
- ✓ Admin-managed API keys (Claude & OpenAI)
- ✓ Per-seat usage dashboard
- ✓ Team-wide prompt presets
- ✓ Priority email support
- ✓ SSO (planned)
- ✕ On-prem deployment
- ✕ Custom fine-tuned model
What's coming next
ScreenGeany AI is under active development. Multi-provider support is shipping now — more providers on the way.
Show/hide from any app with ⌘⇧Space
Real-time output via SSE for Claude & OpenAI
Cursor-screen auto-detect or all screens
Text-only history keeps context across follow-ups
GPT-4o, GPT-4o mini, GPT-4 Turbo with BYOK
NSIS packaged .exe for Windows 10/11
Dropdown to swap AI mid-conversation
Tables, code blocks with syntax highlight
Silent background updates via GitHub releases
Save & re-use your favourite prompts
Browse past captures inside the app
Central Claude & OpenAI key management for orgs
Gemini 2.0 Flash & Pro via BYOK
Run Llama, Mistral, Gemma completely offline
Speak your question, ScreenGeany AI transcribes
Build custom actions on top of ScreenGeany AI
Have a feature request? Send us an email →
Common questions
Still have questions? Email us.
~/Library/Application Support/ScreenGeany AI/ on macOS). They are never transmitted to ScreenGeany AI or any third party. Uninstalling the app removes the file.
Stop copy-pasting.
Just ask your screen.
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macOS 12+ · Requires Screen Recording permission · Windows coming soon