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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
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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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Records and transcribes Mac meetings entirely on-device, then turns them into searchable AI notes, for people who don't want audio leaving their machine.
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How it works
records mic+system audio, transcribes locally with Whisper, generates TL;DR/decisions/action items
What's different
100% on-device transcription, optional bring-your-own ChatGPT/Claude for notes
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A notes app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that records and transcribes on-device, then turns meeting audio and handwritten notes into structured minutes with decisions and to-dos you approve as diffs.
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How it works
On-device transcription keeps audio local; AI restructures transcripts into minutes with editable, diff-based approval.
Pricing
Recording, transcription, and search are free; cloud AI features require Pro.
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Turns meeting, podcast, and video audio into structured summaries, action items, and shareable image cards, with audio processed locally and no signup needed for the free tier.
No sign-upData stays with youCan export my data
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How it works
Distills meetings, podcasts, and videos into structured summaries, action items, outlines, and speaker breakdowns, and can export the summary as a shareable gradient image card.
What's different
Strips audio locally in the browser before processing, so video isn't fully uploaded to a server.
Pricing
Free tier with no sign-up required; premium features for $1.99.
Best for
People who want to turn meeting or podcast recordings into shareable summaries without a heavy upload step.
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AI meeting notes and prep built specifically for manager 1:1s, offline-first and privacy-focused for sensitive leadership conversations rather than general note-taking.
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Helps managers prepare for and run 1:1s — capture handwritten or text notes, generate structured AI summaries, and track follow-ups.
What's different
Built specifically for manager 1:1s with a privacy-first, offline-first approach for sensitive leadership conversations, unlike generic note-taking apps.
Best for
Managers and team leads who want private prep and notes for direct-report conversations.
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Local-first AI meeting note taker for macOS — no bot joins your calls, recordings never leave your Mac; 60 languages, speaker diarization, decisions and action items extracted automatically.
