talat: Privacy-Focused Local Meeting Transcription Tool for Mac
By
Nick Payne
Tired, dry, slightly forgotten on the back of the tray.
Summary
talat is a privacy-focused meeting notes application for Mac that captures microphone and system audio, transcribes conversations in real time using the Mac's Neural Engine, and creates searchable, editable notes. The tool keeps all audio processing local, never sending data to external servers, and offers customization options including custom LLM providers, summarization prompts, auto-export to Obsidian, webhook integration, and MCP server querying.
Key quotes
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It's powered entirely by your Mac's Neural Engine: your audio never leaves your machine.
Choose custom LLM providers, write custom summarisation prompts, auto-export to Obsidian, push meeting data via webhooks, or query your history through an MCP server.
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