Konspekt: an app for Windows and Mac
AI meeting notes that never leave your PC
Konspekt records your meetings and calls on Windows, turns them into a transcript and writes the notes — decisions, who does what, open questions. Everything runs on your computer. No bot in the call, nothing uploaded.
Also for Mac (early version): Apple Silicon (M1 and later) or Intel
Windows 10 and 11 · 10 meetings to try · source code available · v0.19.0
What works on a Mac and how to install
What is different on a Mac
- Records your microphone only, not the call audio from your computer.
- No dictation.
- File transcription works. AI notes aren't confirmed on Mac yet.
- macOS 11 or later. Same license.
Not signed by Apple yet. Drag Konspekt to Applications and run this once in Terminal:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Konspekt.appOtherwise macOS says the app is damaged.
Konspekt in 15 seconds: recording, transcript and meeting summary
What Konspekt does
- Hears both sides of the call. Your microphone and your computer's sound are recorded as two tracks, so the other side is captured in Zoom, Teams, Google Meet or any other calling app. Forgot to hit record? After 30 seconds of conversation Konspekt offers to start.
- Transcribes on your computer. English, Spanish and many other languages with Whisper; Russian with GigaAM. Speakers are labeled — name a voice once and Konspekt recognizes it next time.
- Writes the notes. A local model summarizes decisions, owners and open questions. Ask questions about any meeting in a chat.
- Notes are written in the language of the meeting.
- Shows who talked how much. Talk time, longest monologue, questions and interruptions — counted without any AI model.
- Finds personal data. Highlights emails, card numbers and IBANs in the transcript, so you can copy notes without them.
- Searches all your meetings by words and by meaning.
- Takes your files. Drag in audio or video recordings — Konspekt transcribes them the same way.
New in 0.19
Your other computer and your team
Two copies of Konspekt now share meetings directly, encrypted, with no server of ours in between. Keep your meetings on your work and home computers, or follow your team's calls live.
Other computer
Pair two Konspekt installs with a one-time code, and they mirror each other. Finished meetings arrive right after pairing, new ones keep coming while both computers are on. A meeting being recorded shows up on the other side as “processing” and grows phrase by phrase. Folders mirror too.
Manager code
One reusable code for the whole team, valid for a week. Employees enter it on their computers, and the manager sees their meetings, including ones being recorded right now, without opening their own. A “Recording now” summary shows who is recording what and for how long — handy for sales and support leads. Let your team know their manager can see their meetings.
Notes both ways
What you write on one computer appears on the other as you type, so a manager can prompt an employee during a call. Notes are Markdown: headings, bold, lists, code, tables; pasting from Excel or a browser keeps the formatting.
Attachments in notes
Paste a screenshot or a file with Ctrl+V, or use “Attach file”. Images, audio and video show right in the notes, everything else as a card. Attachments mirror both ways, and so does removing them.
There is no cloud, so meetings move only while both computers are on. On the same network the computers connect directly; over the internet they punch through NAT or, as a last resort, go through a relay that sees only encrypted data. We haven't tested a live connection between two different networks over the internet yet. The section works on Apple Silicon Macs and is unavailable on Intel Macs. Copies from another computer don't count toward your 10 trial meetings.
No bot in the call
Many AI note takers join your meeting as a participant. Konspekt doesn't: it records the sound on your computer. Nobody sees an extra "Notetaker" in the list. Recording laws differ by country, so tell people before you record — Konspekt doesn't notify them for you.
Why local
Most AI note takers send your meeting audio to the cloud: their servers, their transcription vendors, their AI providers. Each of them is one more place your conversations may be accessible from. Konspekt keeps the whole pipeline on your computer — recording, transcription, notes. Nothing is uploaded, there's no telemetry, and after a one-time model download it works without the internet.
Quick start
- Download and install Konspekt. Windows SmartScreen may show a warning, because the installer isn't signed with a paid certificate yet: click "More info" → "Run anyway". You can verify the file with checksums on the release page.
- On first launch Konspekt downloads the transcription model.
- Start a call in any app and click Record — or let Konspekt suggest it.
- When the meeting ends, open the transcript and the notes. The first time you ask for notes, Konspekt downloads the notes model you choose.
More ways to feed it recordings
- A folder that Konspekt checks on its own — drop recordings there.
- A Telegram bot — your own, created via @BotFather. Send a voice message, a video note or a file, get the transcript back. Transcription still happens on your computer; the bot works while Konspekt is running.
- Dictation — hold Ctrl+Shift+D, speak, release: text appears wherever your cursor is, in any Windows app.
- Your own model server — connect an OpenAI-compatible server for notes and chat. Transcription always stays on your PC.
Pricing
Try the full app on 10 meetings. Then buy once — no subscription:
- 6 months of updates — €20 · $25
- Lifetime updates — €85 · $90
The version you install keeps working forever; the term only covers new versions. The license key is checked on your computer, without the internet. Payment in USDT or BTC.
See pricingSystem requirements
- Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. No GPU needed.
- Early Mac version: macOS 11 or later, Apple Silicon or Intel.
- Transcription models: about 220 MB, plus about 250 MB for languages other than Russian.
- Notes model, your choice: Fast — 1.8 GB, from 8 GB RAM · Smart — 2.5 GB, from 12 GB RAM · Strong — 5 GB, from 16 GB RAM.
- Internet: only to download models, and for the features that need it (Telegram, your own server).
Test your microphone before the first recording: DataHunter microphone test.
Source code
The source code is available under the FSL-1.1-MIT license: you can read it, build it and change it for your own use. Each version becomes MIT after two years. So you don't have to take "nothing leaves your computer" on faith — you can check it.
FAQ
Does Konspekt upload my audio or transcripts?
No. Only if you connect your own model server for notes, the text goes to that server — which you control.
Does a bot join my Zoom, Teams or Meet call?
No. Konspekt records the sound on your computer: your microphone and the system audio.
Does it work offline?
Yes. After the models are downloaded, recording, transcription, notes and search work without the internet.
Which languages does it transcribe?
English, Spanish and many other languages via Whisper, Russian via GigaAM. Mixed-language meetings are supported.
Is Serbian supported?
Yes. Konspekt uses a speech model trained specifically for Serbian (Latin script). Accuracy is good, though a bit lower than for English or Russian, especially on noisy calls — try it on your 10 trial meetings.
Is there a Mac or Linux version?
There is no Linux version yet. For macOS 11 and later there is an early version, for Apple Silicon and Intel, with the same license. On a Mac it records your microphone only, so the other side of a call isn't captured, and there is no dictation. File transcription works; AI notes aren't confirmed on Mac yet. Sharing meetings with another computer works on Apple Silicon and is unavailable on Intel. The app isn't signed by Apple yet, so installing takes one Terminal command, shown next to the download links.
Can a manager see the team's calls live?
Yes, since version 0.19. Employees enter the manager code, and the manager sees their meetings, including ones in progress, with a “Recording now” summary; what the manager writes in the notes appears for the employee as it is typed. Meetings go directly between the computers, encrypted, with no server of ours. Let employees know their meetings are visible to the manager.
How do I contact the developer?
In the app: Settings → About → “Contact the developer”. “Copy details for support” is there too — paste them into your message to get help faster.
What does the trial include?
10 meetings with every feature.
What happens when my 6 months of updates end?
Your installed version keeps working forever. You only stop getting new versions.
Do I need to tell participants I'm recording?
Recording laws differ by country. Tell participants before you record. (Not legal advice.)
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