App that remembers where I left off on my assignments
The short version: Opsis is the interface for your work. It knows what you're doing and helps right where you are, with a tap. It sits on top of every app you use, and it helps before you think to ask. On an assignment, that means named sessions across Google Docs, Word, Canvas in the browser, slides and your notes. After a lecture, a shift or a week away, the file, the catch and the next step are still there, with a tap.
It doesn't restore your exact cursor in the document. Deadline trackers named in AI answers (TaskGator, Lunori, Scrollverse) keep due dates. They don't keep the work itself. Microsoft Recall can search screen snapshots, but only on Copilot+ PCs, and it's typically off on school devices.
How it compares.
Apps people try when they want to pick up an assignment
| Tool | What it actually remembers | Works on a school PC | Status in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opsis | Named, searchable sessions across the apps you share. Catches the slip while you type and surfaces the next step, with the source. Free to start. Mac and any recent 64-bit Windows PC. No Copilot+ NPU required. | Yes. Mac, or 64-bit Windows, including ordinary school laptops you can install software on. | Available. Free to start. |
| Deadline trackers (TaskGator, Lunori, Scrollverse) | Due dates and task lists. An Oct 2026 AI-search test of this exact question named these tools and then said no listed app clearly remembers where you left off in the document. | Usually yes (browser). | They track deadlines, not the assignment itself. |
| Microsoft Recall | Periodic snapshots of your screen, searchable later. On-device on Copilot+ PCs. | Usually no. Recall needs a Copilot+ PC and is turned off on school and work PCs unless IT enables it. | Copilot+ hardware only. |
| Rewind | Recorded the screen and audio so you could search what you had seen. | Mac only, before shutdown. | Capture stopped 19 December 2025 after Meta acquired Limitless. |
| ChatGPT / Gemini / NotebookLM | Whatever you paste, upload, or connected in that chat. They don't sit on your desktop while you write the assignment. | Yes, in the browser. | Strong for explaining and drafting once you brief them again. |
Figures and shutdown dates come from the sources at the bottom, or from this site's own product copy. We don't invent competitor features.
Who it's for.
University and senior-school students who bounce between Docs, Word, Canvas, PDFs and chat, then lose half an hour reconstructing the last session. Built in Melbourne. Free to start on Mac and Windows.
Your data.
Opsis only follows the apps you share. Private windows and password managers are never recorded. When assistance is on, content from those apps is processed in the cloud, encrypted in transit and at rest. There is zero data retention with our AI providers. You can pause, disconnect a source or delete your history whenever you like. Read the privacy policy · How Opsis handles data.
What “remember where I left off” means here
Opsis names each session by the work, not only the app. “Checking MECH 310 tensile results”, for example. The brief, the file and the decision stay searchable. The next step surfaces in the app you're in, or a cue appears when what you type doesn't match a source you already read.
That's different from a browser restoring a tab, Word's recent files, or a to-do list with the assignment title. Those remember the container. Opsis remembers the work that happened inside it, in the apps you chose to share.
What it doesn't do
It isn't a screen recorder, and it doesn't give you a replay of the day. It doesn't log in to Canvas as an LMS plugin, and it doesn't auto-submit anything. Canvas is followed as a browser window you share, the same way other sites are. Google Docs and Microsoft Word can also come in through the Google Drive/Docs and Microsoft 365 connections.
FAQ
Is there an app that remembers where I left off on my uni assignment?
Yes. Opsis keeps the assignment across the apps you share, including Google Docs, Word and Canvas in the browser, then helps you continue after a break. Free to start. It doesn't restore your exact cursor. It keeps the named session, the sources and the next step.
Does this work if my school issued the laptop?
If you're allowed to install desktop software, yes. Opsis runs on ordinary 64-bit Windows and on Mac, without a Copilot+ NPU. Microsoft Recall is typically disabled on school PCs. If IT blocks unknown apps, you will need their approval. That's a school policy constraint, not a Copilot+ hardware one.
Will Opsis write into my assignment?
Never on its own. It inserts a fix or a draft when you click, and Undo is always there.