Local meeting notes
Meeting notes
without a meeting bot.
If you would rather not invite a third participant into your calls, Scribulate records the audio that is already playing on your computer and turns it into notes right on your device. After the initial model setup, transcription and note generation run locally; model downloads and update checks still need internet.
How a recording works
Three steps, all on your computer.
You keep your usual call open in your usual app. Scribulate listens to the audio around you and writes the notes for you.
- 01
Start the meeting.
Choose Start meeting in Scribulate. Scribulate captures your microphone and your computer’s default audio output. A label on each line shows whether the audio came from you (Me) or your speakers (Them).
- 02
Talk it out.
Keep your usual meeting open. Scribulate records locally the whole time. There is no separate participant to introduce and no audio sent out for processing.
- 03
Stop. Open the meeting.
When you stop, Scribulate transcribes the audio on your computer and saves the transcript locally. Open the saved meeting to generate summary bullets and action items, search the transcript, check off To Do items, or export Markdown. Raw audio is deleted after normal processing by default.
What stays on your computer
A quieter way to keep a record.
The desktop app is what records your audio. After you install the local models, transcription and note generation happen on the same machine that heard the conversation.
No bot joins your call.Scribulate is a desktop app. It records your microphone and system audio without adding a participant to your call. Transcription and note generation run locally after model setup.
Your microphone and your speakers.When you start a meeting, Scribulate captures your microphone and your computer’s default audio output. A label on each transcript line shows whether the audio came from you (Me) or from your speakers (Them).
Notes stay on your computer.When you stop, Scribulate transcribes the audio on your computer and saves the transcript to a local vault. Open the saved meeting to generate summary bullets and action items, search the transcript, check off To Do items, or export Markdown. Raw audio is deleted after normal processing by default and can be retained in Settings. Saved notes are local, but are not encrypted by the app.
A few good questions
Before your next meeting.
Does Scribulate join my meetings as a bot?
No. Scribulate is a desktop app, not a meeting participant. It records audio from your microphone and your computer's speakers while you keep your usual meeting open. There is no separate participant to introduce.
Can it tell who is speaking?
The app labels each line by audio source — Me for your microphone, Them for system output. It does not identify individual speakers in this release.
Does it work for online calls and in-person conversations?
Yes. If the other participants are speaking through your speakers or a headset, system audio will pick them up. For in-person meetings, place your computer where voices reach the microphone as you would for any recording app.
Where do the transcripts and notes go?
Transcripts save to a local vault on your computer. Open a saved meeting to generate summary bullets and action items, search the transcript, check off To Do items, or export Markdown. Transcription and note generation run locally after model setup.
What about consent?
Recording laws vary by place. Tell participants that you are recording, and get the consent that local rules require, the same way you would with any other recording tool.
What happens to the raw audio?
Raw audio is deleted after normal processing by default. You can opt to retain it in Settings if you want a permanent record. Saved notes remain on your computer until you delete them. Interrupted processing can leave audio files behind.
Ready when you are
Capture the meeting. Keep the room.
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