Turn your meetings and dictation into text files your AI can read.
Transcripted is a Mac app. It captures what's said and saves it as a plain Markdown file on your Mac. Then you can ask Claude, or any AI, things like "what did I agree to this week?"
Free · Open source · Transcribes on your Mac · No bot joins your calls
Download for macOS · Try the demo · transcripted.app
- Records meetings. Zoom, Meet, Teams, FaceTime, or a chat in the room. If your Mac can hear it, it works.
- Types what you say. Press a hotkey, talk, and the words show up where you were typing.
- Knows who's talking. It splits the transcript by speaker. Name someone once and it'll suggest their name next time it hears them.
Everything becomes a text file with timestamps and speaker names. You can also drop in an audio or video file you already have.
Point Claude, Codex, Cursor, or Obsidian at the folder. That's it.
You: What did I commit to in the product review?
Claude: From Product Review Sync (May 13):
• Decide follow-ups from the launch feedback
• Keep it a clean transcript, no meeting bot
• Post a short summary before next standup
Using Claude Desktop? Open Settings → Agent → Install in Claude to give it search tools for your meetings. It can read your notes, but never change or delete them. More: docs/agent-connect.md.
Record or dictate in one click. |
Every meeting becomes a transcript. |
Connect Claude in one click. |
Name a voice once. It remembers. |
# Product Review
Recorded Apr 10 at 3:01 PM - 32:14 - 4,230 words
## Transcript
**00:00** [Sarah]
Keep annual pricing manual for now.
**00:04** [Michael]
Onboarding friction is still the blocker.Files are saved here by default. You can pick any folder in Settings.
~/Library/Application Support/Transcripted/captures/
You need an Apple Silicon Mac on macOS 26 or later.
Download the app. It's signed and updates itself.
Or use Homebrew:
brew tap r3dbars/transcripted https://github.com/r3dbars/transcripted
brew install --cask transcripted- Your audio and transcripts never leave your Mac.
- No bot joins your calls.
- The app sends anonymous crash reports and usage stats. They never include audio, transcripts, names, or file paths. You can turn both off in Settings → Privacy.
Where everything is stored: docs/storage-paths.md.
How accurate is it? Good enough to search and quote. It uses Parakeet V3 by default, which handles many languages. You can switch models in Settings → Model, and add a custom dictionary so names and jargon come out right.
What does it cost? Nothing. No account, no subscription.
Is there a command-line tool? Yes. See the CLI instructions.
It's a native Swift app. Build and test:
bash build-deps.sh
bash build.sh --no-open
bash run-tests.shStart with AGENT_START.md and CONTRIBUTING.md. Security reports: SECURITY.md.
If you find it useful, a star helps. You can also sponsor the project.
MIT. See LICENSE. Bundled third-party code is listed in THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.md.