SessionSifu

SessionSifu

Restore your desktop. Reclaim your context.

desktop app·open-source·macoswindowslinux
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3.5.5
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Full desktop session restoration across supported platforms
Optional privacy-first visual Recall timeline
Local OCR search with application and site exclusions
Open source with signed, hash-verified updates
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About

What is SessionSifu?

SessionSifu restores desktop sessions across GNOME, KDE Plasma, Windows, and macOS. It relaunches applications and supported documents, rebuilds workspaces and window layouts, and offers an optional privacy-first Recall timeline with local screenshots, OCR search, exclusions, and encrypted storage. Recall is disabled by default and data remains on the user's device.
Features

What you get

5 built-in capabilities

Desktop session restoration

Relaunches applications and supported documents, then rebuilds workspaces, monitor assignments, and window geometry.

Privacy Recall

Optional local visual timeline with compressed screenshots; disabled by default.

OCR search

Searches recognized screenshot text and highlights matches, with English and Czech OCR support.

Exclusions and encryption

Redacts excluded applications and sites and encrypts local Recall history.

Cross-platform releases

Provides release assets and platform integrations for Linux, Windows, and macOS.

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Pros

Pros
  • Recall is opt-in, local, and disabled by default
  • Application and site exclusions with encrypted storage
  • Supports GNOME, KDE Plasma, Windows, and macOS
Integrations

Works with your stack

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaTesseract OCRLinux Secret Service
FAQ

Frequently asked

Does SessionSifu upload Recall screenshots?+

No. Recall history stays on the local device. SessionSifu does not provide cloud synchronization for this data.

Is Privacy Recall enabled automatically?+

No. Privacy Recall is disabled by default and must be explicitly enabled by the user.

Which desktops and operating systems are supported?+

SessionSifu targets GNOME and KDE Plasma on Linux, plus Windows and macOS. Integration depth varies by desktop and platform.

Can it restore unsaved in-memory application data?+

SessionSifu relaunches applications and reopens supported files. Tabs and unsaved in-memory content still depend on each application's own recovery features.

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