Early access · opening in small waves
We take a lot of calls. The notetakers we tried put a guest in every meeting and sent the audio to a server, and every one of them charged by the seat. Recordist takes the notes from your own computer instead: it asks before every recording, nothing is uploaded, there's no account, and your own AI assistant can search everything it heard, on your machine.
We don't store your data. We can't. That is how it is built, so it isn't a policy we could quietly change.
Live transcript · on this computer
A video call is using your microphone.
Pricing sync · Ana, Tom · in calendar
Record this meeting?
Audio and transcript stay on this computer.
Notes · local model writing…
Privacy Ledger: 0 bytes sent
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We open access in small groups so every person gets a real reply from us if something goes wrong. Your place is held from the moment you ask. There is nothing to earn and no way to move ahead of anyone; if you know someone this would help, tell them because it would help them.
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Everyone who asks for a place is entered once. Within two weeks of entries closing we draw 50 names at random and send each one a year of Recordist Pro, worth about US$48. Entries close on the day we announce the public launch, and no later than 31 March 2027. No purchase is needed, there is nothing else to do, and nothing adds a second entry.
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You get an app you can run today, we state its limits plainly below, and a small studio answers its own email. If it isn't for you, we'd rather you know before you spend a minute.
Which computer
That's the whole idea, so there's no web version and no phone app to sign into. The Mac app is what we use every day. Windows and Linux builds exist and are in early access: they come from the same code, and we haven't yet verified a full recording on that hardware ourselves. Tell us which computer you'd run it on and we'll place you in the right wave.
Wherever you are: it transcribes in more than 90 languages, and it doesn't care what time zone you take your calls in. The site and our replies are in English for now.
Four calls this week
Real situations, with the one line that keeps you on the right side of the rules. Recording laws vary by place; you're responsible for consent where it's required, and Recordist never records until you say so.
The candidate
“Mind if I keep a transcript for my own notes?”
Interviewers record; candidates rarely can. Ask, and with a yes, Recordist keeps the transcript on your laptop. That evening you read what you actually said, not what you think you said, and the next interview goes better.
The huddle
“Hang on, let me get this down.”
A Slack huddle that turns into a decision at 4:50 on a Friday. The card appeared when the microphone came on; you pressed Record; the decision and who owns it are in your notes before you close the laptop.
The prospect call
“I’ll send you a summary within the hour.”
A first conversation on Zoom or Teams. No bot joined, so nobody wondered what it was. The follow-up email is drafted from what was said, and the next call opens with a brief of what you promised.
The client under NDA
“Nothing leaves my machine. Here’s the ledger.”
Their policy bars third-party recorders and cloud transcription. Recordist records and transcribes on your computer, and the Privacy Ledger shows every byte the app ever sent, which is zero.
Request early access
One short email now to say your place is held, one when your wave opens, wherever you are, and nothing else; we don't send marketing email, to anyone, ever. If you're reading this after the first waves have gone out, you're welcome in the next one.
What's true today
Here is what doesn't work yet, stated the same way we'd want to read it.
What to know before you ask for a place
Made for the Mac first.
Requires macOS 14.6 or later on Apple silicon. The Mac app is what we use every day. Windows and Linux versions are in early access. Early access means the build is produced from the same code as the Mac app and compiles in our test pipeline, but we have not yet verified a full recording on that hardware ourselves. It may fail to record, or capture only one side of a call. Please tell us what happens.
Local notes take a few minutes on an 8 GB Mac.
With the built-in engine's default model, a 40-minute meeting takes about five minutes to summarise on an 8 GB Apple-silicon Mac; the larger model you can pick takes about 12. 16 GB machines are roughly three times faster. With your own cloud key, notes arrive in about 20 seconds. Transcription is fast either way, and the app shows the estimate before it starts.
Early builds are not yet notarised by Apple.
Until Apple notarisation lands, macOS will warn on first launch. Right-click the app, choose Open, and confirm once. A checksum is published for every release so you can verify the download.
Everyone on the other side of the call shares one speaker label.
Your own voice is always attributed correctly because it is recorded on its own channel. The other participants are labelled as one remote speaker for now; you can rename that speaker per meeting.
Who we are
A small independent studio in Ontario, Canada, with no investors and no data business. We were the customer before we were the maker, and the only way we grow is by being worth recommending.
Why Recordist exists, in a few more paragraphs.