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Stage 1
The Capture
Click record, or ask your agent to.
Your meetings transcribed locally and saved instantly to disk.
Let's walk through the roadmap for next...
The new dashboard layout is looking good...
I wanted to check in on the promotion...
Thanks for joining, excited to get started on...
Deploy is blocked on the CI fix, should be...
Transcriber
Q2 Sprint Planning
Let's walk through the roadmap for next quarter. I want to make sure we're aligned on priorities before we commit to anything.
Sounds good. The biggest thing on my plate is the API migration. We scoped it at three sprints but I think we can do it in two if we parallelize the auth and billing tracks.
I can pick up the billing track. I've already been in that code for the Stripe upgrade so the context switch would be minimal.
Perfect. Let's lock that in. What about the mobile push notifications feature? Product wants it for the June release.
We can start that in sprint two once the auth migration stabilizes. The main risk is the APNs certificate rotation — we need DevOps to set that up first.
Stage 2
The Handoff
Zero-friction handoff.
No API keys. No copy-pasting. Your AI reads the .md file directly from your Mac.
/transcriber start
Recording started.
what's been said about the API migration timeline?
Marcus scoped it at 2 sprints if auth and billing run in parallel. He's picking up billing since he already has Stripe context.
/transcriber stop
summarize and schedule a follow-up with Marcus
Recording stopped. Saved to q2_sprint_planning.md.
- • API migration — 2 sprints, auth + billing in parallel
- • Marcus on billing (has Stripe context)
- • Mobile push blocked on APNs cert rotation
Scheduled a 30-min follow-up with Marcus for Tuesday at 2 PM.
❯ /transcriber start
● Recording started.
❯ /transcriber what's been said about the timeline?
● Marcus scoped API migration at 2 sprints — auth + billing in
parallel. He's on billing.
❯ /transcriber stop. create a linear issue for the bug mentioned
● Recording stopped. Saved to q2_sprint_planning.md
● Found bug: "Deploy is blocked on the CI fix"
● Created Linear issue ENG-847:
Title: Fix CI pipeline blocking deploy
Priority: Urgent · Assignee: Marcus · Label: bug
❯
Everything you need
Built for call transcription, from start to finish.
Live transcript access
Query the transcript mid-call. Your agent or AI can read what's been said in real time — no waiting for the meeting to end.
Mic + system audio
Captures both sides of the call — your mic and the remote audio — mixed automatically.
Speaker diarization
Labels who said what. Rename speakers to real names for searchable, readable transcripts.
Agent-controllable
Ships with a CLI, Claude Code skill, URL scheme, and AppleScript. Your agent starts, stops, and reads transcripts directly.
Markdown output
Plain .md files on your filesystem. Works with Obsidian, Notion, grep, or any text editor.
On-device AI summaries
Apple Intelligence generates titles and short summaries on your Mac. No cloud, no API key.
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Common questions
Does my audio get sent to the cloud?
No. Everything runs on your Mac. Your audio files stay on your device. Don't just take our word for it — turn on Airplane mode and verify it yourself.
Do you use my audio to train AI models?
Never. Because Local Transcriber processes everything completely on your Mac, your data never touches a cloud server. We have no vendor relationship with you, no dashboard, and no access to your transcripts.
Do I need to invite a bot to my meeting?
No bot. No meeting link. Transcriber just listens to your system audio. It works with any app: Zoom, Teams, Discord, FaceTime, phone calls, etc.
Can I transcribe both sides of a Zoom call?
Yes. Transcriber captures your microphone and system audio together. If your meeting app plays the other person's voice through your speakers, it'll be in the transcript.
Does this work for live meetings or just saved audio files?
Both. Unlike basic offline transcribers, Local Transcriber captures live meetings in real time, adds speaker labels (diarization), and generates AI summaries on the fly.
Can an AI agent control it?
Yes. Use the CLI, Claude Code skill, URL scheme, or AppleScript. Your agent can start/stop recording, query the live transcript, and read the final .md file directly from disk.
What macOS version do I need?
macOS Sonoma 14.2 or later, on Apple Silicon (M1 or newer). Requires speech recognition and microphone permissions.
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