Bacham · Office #49,768

What it is

Calls itself “AI companion”.

• Calls itself: AI companion

“An open-source AI companion for studying and meetings”

Where it puts itself

Rules out “Cloud Audio”, “Data Telemetry” and “Meeting Bot”.

• Says it will not: Cloud Audio · Data Telemetry · Meeting Bot

“Unlike legacy cloud tools (Otter, Fireflies), Bacham never sends an uninvited bot to your call.”

“Zero Cloud Audio (100% Local)”

What it costs

A free tier, free forever. No monthly or yearly plan. No one-time option.

• One-time: no
• Monthly: no
• Yearly: no
• Free plan: free forever

“Free & Open-Source Forever Run local Whisper & local Ollama on your GPU with zero markup, or connect your personal Claude/GPT-4o API keys.”

“Free & Open-Source Forever”

Who it sells to

Made for professionals and students.

• Made for: professionals · students

“Why professionals and students are kicking out meeting bots”

How it runs

A desktop app and browser extension for Windows and macOS. Runs locally and works offline. Distributed through the Chrome Web Store. Offers an API. Open source. AI is the core of the product. You can bring your own API key. Built with Vercel.

• Kind: desktop · extension
• Runs on: Windows · macOS
• Runs where: on the device, offline
• Distributed via: Chrome Web Store
• API: yes
• Open source: yes
• AI role: core to the product
• Bring your own key: yes

“Available for macOS, Windows 10/11 & Chrome Extension”

“100% on your SSD.”

What it works with

Names Fireflies, Google Meet and 4 more on its pages.

• Names: Fireflies · Google Meet · Grain · +3

“Bacham — Every word captured. Every action tracked. Lives on your SSD.”

“Traditional Cloud Bots Otter, Fireflies, Grain, etc.”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Try it without signing up.

• Instant signup: yes
• Trial asks for: nothing

“Download for free Add to Chrome Star on GitHub”

“Bacham helps you before, during and after your meetings.”