Mac-native meeting note-taker that listens, transcribes locally, and surfaces your own notes as talking points in real time.
You pay for MacWhisper
There is an open source for MacWhisper
2 reviewed open source alternatives to MacWhisper. Each carries a source and a date. Pick the one that fits how you work.
Local-first macOS voice dictation menu bar app running WhisperKit, Parakeet, and MLX ASR models on Apple Silicon.
"Until recently I was using MacWhisper (a paid app that originally used Whisper but now also supports Parakeet). But OpenOats (i) displays the transcript in real-time rather than at the end of the call, and (ii) has a simpler and less confusing UI. I've used it only for one meeting so far, and it did a good job with that one."
"Hi! Thanks for Sotto, it's great for dictation. I'd like to use it to transcribe calls (Meet/Zoom/Teams), which needs the *other side's* audio too. Right now capture is mic-only (`AVAudioEngine.inputNode`)."
| Project | License | Stars | Last release | Hosted | Docker | Zero terminal | Install path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenOats | MIT | 2.5k | 2026-08-02 | No | No | Yes | Install path |
| Sotto | MIT | 27 | 2026-10-17 | No | No | Yes | Install path |