Privacy-focused Mac/Windows app that transcribes meetings and dictation entirely on-device with no audio ever sent to the cloud.
What it does
talat is a meeting notes and dictation app that runs its speech transcription models locally on the user's computer rather than in the cloud. It can auto-join and record calls from Zoom, Teams, and Meet using calendar integration, identify speakers over time, and generate summaries, action items, and chapters via a built-in or connected LLM. It also works as a global dictation hotkey for any app and can import and transcribe existing recordings.
Core features
On-device, real-time transcription with no cloud upload
Auto-starts recording for detected Zoom/Teams/Meet calls
Speaker identification that improves with use
Global hotkey dictation with auto-paste into any app
AI-generated summaries, action items, and chapters
Import and transcribe existing audio/video recordings
Best for
→Privacy-conscious professionals recording client meetings
→Users wanting voice dictation into any application
→Teams needing locally stored, speaker-identified transcripts
→Note-takers exporting summaries to Markdown/Obsidian or via webhook