127 commits of architectural improvements. New folder structure that handles 100K+ photos, enables mobile sync, and separates work from personal.
Building for Scale
v0.5.0 is an investment in the foundation. Instead of adding features, I spent this release rethinking how Remember This handles data at scale.
The goal: make the app work smoothly whether you have 1,000 photos or 100,000. And enable mobile access to your rollups without syncing your entire photo archive.
This release restructures how Remember This stores data. Existing users will be guided through a migration to the new structure.
The New Folder Structure
The key architectural change is separating your data into two folders:
~/Remember This/
├── Registry/ # Asset files (desktop only)
│ └── photos/, voice/
└── Notes/ # Obsidian vault (syncs to mobile)
└── life/, diary/, time-logs/Registry contains your photos and voice memos. These stay on your Mac where they're instantly accessible.
Notes is your Obsidian vault with rollups, diary entries, and time tracking. It's lightweight and syncs quickly to mobile.
The result: your daily/weekly/monthly rollups are available on your phone. Your photo archive stays on your Mac where it's most useful.
Work/Personal Separation
The other improvement: multi-account filtering.
If you use Remember This on a work computer, you might want to document work activities (voice transcriptions, photo documentation of meetings or whiteboards) without mixing in personal photos from your iCloud.
Now you can filter the Timeline by Apple ID. Each account gets its own folder in Registry. Work stays work, personal stays personal.
New Features in Progress
While most of v0.5.0 is infrastructure, I also started building features that will mature in future releases:
Review Mode (Early)
A toggle in the Timeline that shows reference labels (A, B, C...) on assets. Quick action buttons for Memory, Task, Archive, Skip. Voice review that captures context.
The foundation is in place. Workflow refinements coming soon.
Metadata Sync (Early)
Mark photos as favorites from the Timeline. Date editing foundation. Changes can sync back to Apple Photos.
Early implementation. More testing and polish coming.
Time Tracking Reports (Early)
Parse timestamped entries from your markdown files. Generate CSV exports and rollups showing how you spend your time across clients, projects, and categories.
Taking shape. More report formats and visualizations coming.
Migration
If you're upgrading from v0.4.x, the app will guide you through migration. It moves your life-assets to Registry and your vault to Notes.
The process is automatic but visible—you'll see exactly what's being moved before it happens. Your data stays local throughout.
After migration, you'll need to open the Notes folder as a new vault in Obsidian (it's no longer the root folder).
What's Next
With the infrastructure in place, future releases can focus on refining the user experience— improving Review Mode, polishing Metadata Sync, expanding Time Tracking Reports, and adding features that make sense now that the foundation is solid.
Try It
Remember This is free. Your data stays local.
If you're already on v0.4.x, update via Settings → Check for Updates. New users can download directly.
macOS 15+ required. Apple Silicon only.
Questions? Found a bug? Reach out.