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Same quality. A different place for your conversation to end up.
NoteGenerator is a local AI note taker — the AI that writes your note runs on your Mac, not on a vendor’s servers. Cloud AI notetakers are good at what they do; the difference isn’t quality, it’s where your conversation ends up.
| Cloud AI notetakersas a category | NoteGenerator (local) | |
|---|---|---|
| Where the note is written | On the vendor’s servers, then synced back to you. | On your Mac, by an AI that never leaves it. No server involved. |
| Where the transcript lives | A copy is stored in the vendor’s cloud, under their retention policy. | Only on your Mac, stored encrypted. No second copy exists. |
| Can it be subpoenaed? | A third party holds records that can be subpoenaed from them. | There is no third-party copy to subpoena. The record is on your machine. |
| How privacy is demonstrated | Promises on paper — a privacy policy, contracts, and audits about how your data is handled on their servers. | A live connection counter and a one-tap Seal Test you run yourself. |
| Works with the network off | No — the cloud model is the product. | Yes. Recording, transcription, and note generation run offline. |
| Joins your meeting as a bot | Often yes — increasingly blocked organization-wide by company IT (e.g. Microsoft Teams, from Aug 2026). | No bot. Recording runs on your own Mac, so there is nothing to block. |
| Account required | Usually an account and login. | No app login — your license is a file that proves itself offline, no password. (You do give an email to download and to buy.) |
| Billing model | Typically per-seat subscription. | Buy once (or monthly). Records never lock on expiry — by design. |
The cloud column describes common patterns across the category, not any single product; specific vendors differ, and their policies change. Dated facts are attributed. Verify a particular tool’s current behavior against its own documentation before relying on it.
Our limits: a Mac with an Apple chip (M1 or later), a one-time download of the note-writing AI, and no shared cloud workspace. In exchange: a record that never leaves the machine you control. See exactly what does and doesn’t leave your Mac.
First version
Try it for a week. No account, no card.
Download, drag to Applications, done. The free week is a real license.
Runs on a Mac with Apple silicon (M1 or later). 16 GB of memory recommended — with less, you get the transcript but not the AI-written note.
Not sure? Apple menu → About This Mac. You’re looking for an Apple chip (M1 or later); 16 GB or more of memory gets you the AI-written notes.
The AI that writes your notes runs entirely on your Mac, and it is big. That’s why we recommend 16 GB — with less, you can still record and get transcripts, but the note-writer needs the memory. It’s the cost of nothing leaving the machine.
Older Mac, or not a Mac at all? Tell us what you’re on — it’s how we decide what to build next.
Notarized by Apple — the first-launch dialog confirms Apple checked this exact app and found no malicious software. No account needed — the app has no login.