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Turns local meeting recording folders into private, searchable transcripts on your Mac — everything stays on your machine, with no account, no upload, no meeting bot, and no subscription.
No sign-upData stays with youNo subscription
What to know▼
How it works
Turns local meeting recording folders on your Mac into private, searchable transcripts.
What's different
Everything stays on your machine — no account, upload, meeting bot, or subscription required.
Pricing
No account or subscription required.
Best for
Mac users who record meetings locally and want searchable transcripts without sending recordings to the cloud.
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A free, fully on-device meeting note-taker that transcribes and blends your typed notes without ever sending audio to the cloud or requiring an account, unlike most paid cloud notetakers.
FreeNo sign-upWorks offline
What to know▼
How it works
On-device transcription blended with your typed notes into a write-up; optional bring-your-own model key or fully offline.
What's different
Most competitors still upload audio to their cloud and cost $18+/mo; this doesn't and is free.
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Records meetings on Mac and generates transcripts, summaries and live translated subtitles, entirely on-device. Dictation is free forever; the full meeting workflow costs a one-time $49.
Watch out · Requires macOS 26 on Apple Silicon, so it won't run on older Macs or other operating systems.
FreeNo sign-upWorks offline
What to know▼
How it works
Records meetings and produces transcripts and summaries entirely on-device, with nothing sent to the cloud; it also shows live subtitles with translation while recording, and offers push-to-talk dictation usable in any app.
What's different
Continues working with Wi-Fi off and requires no bot joining the call, since everything runs on-device.
Pricing
Dictation is free forever; the full meeting workflow is a one-time $49 purchase. No account or subscription required.
Best for
Mac users who want private, on-device meeting notes without a cloud service.
Watch out
Requires macOS 26 on Apple Silicon, so it won't run on older Macs or other operating systems.
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On-device AI dictation and meeting notetaker for Mac and iOS that works offline without an account.
Watch out · Windows and Android support are coming soon, not yet available.
FreeNo sign-upWorks offline
What to know▼
How it works
Runs 100% on-device using Gemma and Whisper for push-to-talk dictation into any app, live meeting transcripts, AI rewriting, and asking questions across notes.
What's different
No cloud, no account, no subscription.
Pricing
Free for macOS and iOS.
Watch out
Windows and Android support are coming soon, not yet available.
