Native macOS · no bot · on-device
The Mac meeting
recorder.
Mac Note Taker is the native meeting recorder for Mac. It records your mic and the call audio - both sides - with no bot in the meeting, then transcribes, labels speakers, and summarizes entirely on-device. macOS 14.2+, lifetime $149.
Why a native recorder
A recorder, not a participant.
Cloud notetakers join your call as a bot and upload your audio to their servers. The best meeting recorder on Mac does the opposite: it taps macOS directly, records locally, and never asks anyone to admit a stranger to the meeting.
Records both sides
Mic plus system audio captured together, so the recorder hears you and everyone else on Zoom, Meet, Teams, Slack, Webex, or Discord.
How both-sides capture works →No bot in the call
Nothing joins your meeting. No participant tile, no vendor on the attendee list, no awkward explaining to a client.
On-device transcription
Parakeet or Whisper runs on the Apple Neural Engine. The recording becomes text without leaving the Mac.
On-device pipeline →Speaker labels
Diarization splits the recording into named speaker turns and remembers voices across meetings.
Speaker recognition →AI summaries
Local Ollama or your own OpenAI key turns every recording into a 5-bullet summary and action items.
AI summaries →Lifetime, no subscription
Pay $149 once and record meetings on up to three Macs forever. No per-seat, no per-minute, no recurring bill.
How it records
Hit record. Get a transcript.
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Start a meeting, start the recorder
Open Mac Note Taker (or let auto-detect catch the call). One click captures mic and system audio at once. No virtual cable, no BlackHole, no QuickTime trick.
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Both streams record locally
AVAudioEngine taps your mic; ScreenCaptureKit taps the call audio. The recorder writes lossless PCM WAV to disk - nothing streams to a server.
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Transcribe + diarize on-device
When the meeting ends, on-device ASR transcribes the recording and diarization splits it into named speaker turns, all on the Apple Neural Engine.
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Summarize and search
A local Ollama model or your own OpenAI key writes the summary and action items. Every recording is searchable, exportable, and yours.
Recorder vs. cloud bot.
The same job - capture the meeting - done two very different ways.
Mac Note Taker
Native macOS recorder
- Records both sides with no bot in the call
- Audio + transcript stay on the Mac
- On-device ASR + diarization + summaries
- $149 once, 3 Macs, no subscription
- Works offline, even on a flight
Cloud notetaker bot
Joins as a participant
- A bot joins every call and everyone sees it
- Your audio uploads to a third-party server
- Inference runs in the vendor's cloud
- Monthly per-seat subscription forever
- Useless without an internet connection
The recorder you buy once.
$149 lifetime, three Macs. First 100 buyers pay $79 with code FOUNDER.
Common questions
Does it record both sides of the meeting?
Yes. The recorder captures your mic and the call's system audio together, so every speaker lands in one transcript. See the system-audio page for the technical detail.
Is there a bot in the call?
No. Nothing joins the meeting as a participant. The recorder taps macOS directly, so your call stays bot-free.
Which meeting apps work?
Any app that plays audio through your Mac - Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack huddles, Webex, Discord, FaceTime. The recorder taps the OS mixer, not the meeting client.
Does my audio go to the cloud?
No. Recording, transcription, and diarization all run on-device. Summaries use a local Ollama model or your own OpenAI key - never our servers.
Is it really a one-time price?
Yes. $149 buys the recorder for life on up to three Macs. No subscription, no per-minute fees. Code FOUNDER drops it to $79 for the first 100 buyers.