Total Recall

Total Recall

Privacy-focused memory helper app. Photo, text, location. All locally stored.

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Description

A privacy-focused, open-source photo journaling app that helps you capture and organize your memories with photos, text, and optional location data.

Total Recall features a clean, intuitive interface for creating entries with:
• Photo capture using modern CameraX API
• Text descriptions and notes
• Optional GPS location tracking (using native Android LocationManager)
• Full-text search across all entries
• Chronological browsing of all memories
• Secure local storage with no cloud dependency

Key privacy features:
• All data stays on your device
• No external servers or data transmission
• Optional location tracking that you control
• No analytics, tracking, or advertising
• FOSS-compatible dependencies only

Perfect for daily journaling, travel documentation, project notes, or any time you want to remember a moment with context.

All dependencies are open source and F-Droid compatible, with no proprietary Google Play Services required.

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
0.8 current
2ef943553a6fb741…
2026-04-07 23 MB API 31
0.7
2d294be0e474c0f1…
2026-01-01 23 MB API 31
0.6
830913d53cab2e07…
2025-12-27 23 MB API 31

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • CameraTake photos and videos.
  • Precise locationDetermine the location via GPS.
  • Approximate locationDetermine the location via the network.
  • NotificationsShow notifications.
  • Write storageCreate and change files on the device storage.
  • Read storageRead files on the device storage.
  • PhotosRead images from the media library.
  • totalrecall.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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