Transcripted for Mac
Never lose
what was said.
Transcripted writes down every word of your meetings and voice notes — privately, on your Mac — and saves them as simple files you keep.
Free · No account · For Macs with Apple chips (M1 or newer) · macOS 26 or later
What did we decide last Tuesday?
What did I tell the client I'd send?
Who said they'd handle that?
Somebody said something important — and now nobody can find it.
Watch a meeting become a file.
Press Record. Then ask it a question — and get the answer with the exact quote.
- 1 Record
- 2 Save
- 3 Ask
Your mic + the other side of the call · on your Mac
What did I promise?
Simulated answer, from this demo file:
From weekly-sync.md:
[00:11] Sarah: I'll send notes right after this call.
One promise: notes, right after the call.
Privacy
What's said on your Mac
stays on your Mac.
Every word is written down by your Mac itself — nothing is sent anywhere. Your audio and notes never touch a server, not even ours. It even works on a plane.
Transcribed by your Mac's own chip · Open source — anyone can read the code on GitHub
Nothing joins your call.
Other note-takers send a bot into your meeting — a visible row in the participant list. Transcripted just listens from your Mac: it hears your mic and the other side of the call. Nothing joins, nothing shows up. Zoom, Meet, Teams, FaceTime.
Participants (3)
- Sarah
- Marcus
- You
The whole participant list.
Your files
Simple files you own.
Every meeting becomes clean notes — timestamps, speakers, action items — saved as a plain text file (Markdown) in a normal folder on your Mac. Plain text opens in any app. Search it, back it up, delete it. No account, no export button — there's nothing to export from.
Works with your AI
Ask what you promised. Get the exact quote.
Because your notes are just files, an AI assistant like Claude can read them straight off your Mac. Ask "What did I agree to on Tuesday?" — and get the answer, with the line it came from. If you don't use AI tools, nothing changes: they're still just your notes.
What did I agree to on Tuesday?
“I'll send notes right after this call.”
weekly-sync.md — [00:11] Sarah
or any app that reads files.
Free, and open source.
Transcripted runs entirely on your Mac, so there are no server bills to pass on to you. No account, no subscription. The code is public — anyone can read it on GitHub.
Frequently asked.
What is Transcripted?
A free Mac app that turns meetings, dictation, and audio files into clean notes — every word written down on your own computer, saved as simple text files you keep.
Does it upload my audio?
No. Transcription runs on your Mac and keeps everything on your Mac. Your audio and notes never touch a server — there isn't one.
How does it record a meeting with no bot?
It listens to your microphone and to the sound your Mac is playing — so it hears both you and the other side of any call: Zoom, Meet, Teams, FaceTime. Nothing joins the call and nothing shows up in the participant list.
Is it OK to record meetings with other people?
Transcripted doesn't change your responsibilities. Recording rules vary by place, so get consent when you should. Because nothing is uploaded, the recording and notes stay yours alone.
What kind of files does it make?
Plain text files, in a format called Markdown. That just means ordinary text with simple labels — any app can open them, and AI tools can read them too.
Will it run on my Mac?
You need a Mac with an Apple chip (M1 or newer — most Macs sold since late 2020) running macOS 26 (Tahoe) or later. To check yours: Apple menu → About This Mac.
Is it really free?
Yes. No account, no trial, no paid tier. The code is open source — anyone can read it on GitHub — and because transcription happens on your Mac, there are no server costs to pass on to you.
Never lose what was said.
Free and open source · Apple Silicon (M1 or newer) · macOS 26+