On-device transcription for macOS with MCP
Local meeting transcription for macOS — trnscrb lives in your menu bar, auto-detects Zoom, Meet, Teams, Slack, and FaceTime, then transcribes on-device using Whisper on Apple Silicon. No cloud, no account, no subscription. Transcripts save as plaintxt with speaker diarization. The Claude Desktop MCP integration lets you search, summarize, and extract action items from past meetings. Requires macOS 13+ and M1+.
trnscrb records and transcribes meetings entirely on-device using Whisper, with no internet required. Audio is processed locally and deleted after transcription, ensuring privacy and data ownership.
trnscrb can record system audio alongside the microphone using the free BlackHole virtual driver, capturing full meeting conversations for complete transcription context.
Transcripts are saved as plain .txt files and integrated with Claude Desktop via MCP tools, allowing users to query meetings conversationally, extract action items, and search across all meeting notes.
trnscrb auto-detects when a meeting starts (mic activity + supported app presence) and begins recording automatically, eliminating manual intervention for Google Meet, Zoom, Slack, Teams, and FaceTime.
All transcripts are stored as plain .txt files in ~/meeting-notes/ with no proprietary database or cloud lock-in, giving users complete data ownership and portability.