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SnapStash · AI screenshot organizer app
Screenshots, links, PDFs. Find them again.
Saving was easy. Seeing it again? SnapStash is an AI screenshot organizer for iPhone, iPad, and Android. It reads what you save, finds it by the words you remember, and brings it back when it matters.
Free to start
Unlimited saves · iPhone, iPad, Android
For example, a year of saving
- 2,847 screenshots
- 412 bookmarks
- 38 open tabs
- 19 PDFs
Seen again?
0.
You didn't forget. You just couldn't find it.
Saving screenshots, links, and PDFs is easy. What comes after is hard: remembering where you put something and why you saved it. SnapStash remembers that part for you.
Resurfacing
Forget it. We'll bring it back.
SnapStash Home picks what's worth seeing again each day. If a chart you saved three weeks ago and today's lecture notes tell the same story, it points out that connection too.
- Saves worth revisiting today
- Insights that connect your saves
- One tap from a question
SnapStashnowRediscover
You saved "Study group notes: sleep, replay, long-term memory" 21 days ago — worth another look?
3 weeks ago
Study group notes: sleep, replay, long-term memory
Today
Next-day word recall by hours of sleep
Today's reading
When sleep locks in memory
How it brings your saves back
Save it, read it, find it, ask it. Put what you saved back to work.
Save
Drop in screenshots, links, and PDFs
One tap from the share sheet. Text in screenshots is read with OCR, and links and PDFs are summarized. Don't need the AI? Save the original as is.
Read
AI gets the gist. You name it.
Every save gets a summary, key points, and tags. Tap the title, category, tags, or note to edit them right where they are.
Find
Find it by memory
Search with the words you remember instead of file names or folders. Even a fuzzy memory like "that thing about all-nighters" brings it back.
Ask
Ask your saves directly
Answers draw on several saves at once and cite each source, so you can jump back to the original whenever you want to check.
Discover
What to read next, before you look
New reads based on your interests and what you save, with a note on why each one matters to you.
Report
Turn saves into a report
Bundle the saves you pick into a report with sources. Start a talk, an assignment, or a brief from what you already collected.
On every screen
iPhone, iPad, and iPhone Duo.
On larger screens, the list and the details sit side by side. Unfold iPhone Duo and the layout spreads across both halves; fold it and controls move to the outer display's side column. On a computer, pick up where you left off in the web inbox.
- iPhone Duo, unfolded
- iPad
- iPhone Duo, folded
What's new
More your way.
Save the original
Skip the AI summary and organize later. Text is still read so search works.
Tap to edit
Edit titles, categories, tags, and notes in place.
Built for iPhone Duo and iPad
Two-pane layouts for unfolded and larger screens.
Continue on your computer
Open the same saves on a big screen in the web inbox.
How the web inbox works
Brand film
Everything you saved, yours again.
Save for free. Go further when you need to.
Saving is unlimited. Premium unlocks permanent recall, daily Discover, and every-device access.
Free
For finding recent saves
$0/month
- Unlimited saves
- AI analysis included
- Search and chat the last 30 days
- Weekly Discover preview
- 3 cited report previews a week
Recommended
Premium
For finding older saves too
See app
- Search and chat everything you've saved
- Daily personalized Discover
- Sync across every device + web inbox
- Unlimited cited reports from your own saves
- Markdown export
Start free in the app, then upgrade when you need full-history recall and daily discovery.
FAQ
Questions? Answers.
Everything you need to know about SnapStash AI.
SnapStash is an AI screenshot organizer app for iPhone, iPad, and Android. You save screenshots, links, and PDFs; AI reads each one and adds a title, summary, and tags, so you can search or ask about them in plain words and get answers with sources. Saving screenshots and links is free and unlimited.
SnapStash reads screenshots, links, and PDFs, then adds titles, summaries, and tags. Later, you can search or ask about them in the words you remember.
Your library is stored on your phone. To read a save, SnapStash sends it over an encrypted connection to its servers and to AI providers: Google Gemini for text extraction, search, and chat, Anthropic Claude for summaries and reports, and OpenAI for links and Discover. Their API terms say this data isn't used to train their models by default, and SnapStash doesn't train on it. Original images and PDFs are kept on the server only if you turn that setting on.
Discover finds new web content from your selected interests and saved patterns. Free includes a weekly preview, while Premium delivers daily personalized finds.
Yes. The free plan includes unlimited saves, AI analysis, search/chat for the last 30 days, and a weekly Discover preview. Premium unlocks full-history recall and daily personalized discovery.
They stay in your library. On Free, search and chat cover the last 30 days; older saves are archived, and Premium brings everything back into search and chat.
Yes, with Premium. The web inbox lets you read, search, and ask about your synced saves in a browser. Saving happens in the iPhone, iPad, or Android app; there is no desktop app or browser extension.
PDF import is part of Premium. Screenshots and links can be saved on Free without limits.
Search intent guides
Explore SnapStash by what you need to find
Jump into the most common questions around screenshot organization, AI search, iOS comparisons, study workflows, and research archives.
Screenshot search
Find screenshots by the words you remember
Use OCR and AI search to find saved screenshots, links, and PDFs without remembering filenames or dates.
Learn morePermanent recall
Keep saved material searchable for later
See how SnapStash turns a growing archive into material you can search, ask about, and reuse.
Learn moreiOS comparison
Best screenshot organizer apps for iPhone
Compare AI OCR, search, local storage, and backup options for keeping iPhone screenshots usable.
Learn moreSearch apps
Screenshot search apps for finding captures fast
Use this guide when your main problem is not saving screenshots, but finding the right one later.
Learn moreFor students
Turn lecture captures into searchable study material
Save slides, notes, PDFs, and article screenshots, then search them before exams or writing sessions.
Learn moreFor researchers
Build a searchable archive of sources and excerpts
Keep paper screenshots, citations, web notes, and comparison snippets ready to retrieve later.
Learn moreAnswers with sources
Ask your saves and get answers that cite them
Chat and cited reports draw only on what you saved, with a link back to every source.
Learn moreOn your computer
Open your saves in a browser with the web inbox
Premium syncs your library so you can read, search, and ask about it on a laptop.
Learn moreMarkdown export
Take saves and reports out as Markdown
Send a save or a cited report to Obsidian, Bear, or Notion's Markdown import.
Learn moreFrom the Blog
Ideas for finding and using what you save.
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Save it now. Find it when it matters.
SnapStash. Your second brain, one snap at a time.