Meetily
Free, open-source meeting notes app for macOS and Windows that transcribes and summarizes locally.
- Stars
- 32.4k
- Forks
- 3.6k
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- Rust
- Last update
- 4 days ago
- Type
- App
What it is
Meetily is a desktop app that records your meetings, turns the audio into a live transcript, and can generate summaries. The README says transcription runs on your own device using Whisper or Parakeet models, so audio and transcripts are meant to stay local. Summaries can use a local model through Ollama or a cloud provider you choose, such as Claude, Groq, OpenRouter, or an OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
- Record a meeting and see a live transcript while it happens
- Import an existing audio file to generate a transcript
- Re-transcribe a recorded meeting with a different model or language (marked Beta)
- Generate a summary with a local Ollama model or a configured cloud provider
- Capture microphone and system audio together during calls
Great for
- People who want meeting notes without sending recordings to a cloud service
- Professionals handling sensitive conversations who need control over where data is stored
- Users on macOS or Windows who want a free, MIT-licensed alternative to paid note takers
- Teams with their own OpenAI-compatible AI infrastructure who want to point summaries at it
Not ideal for
- Linux users who want a packaged installer, since the README says Linux requires building from source
- People who need cloud-only convenience and do not want to manage local models or providers
- Users who need speaker diarization now, since the README says it is planned for the paid PRO edition and the free build's status is not clearly stated
How to get it
- 1
Download the app
Clone the repository (Linux build from source)
git clone https://github.com/Zackriya-Solutions/meeting-minutesInstall frontend dependencies (Linux build)
pnpm install --frozen-lockfileRun the GPU build script (Linux build)
./build-gpu.sh - 2
Run it
- On Windows, download x64-setup.exe from the releases page and run the installer
- On macOS, download the .dmg from the releases page, open it, and drag Meetily to Applications
- Open Meetily and grant microphone and system audio permissions when asked
- Start a recording or import an audio file to generate a transcript
- Configure an AI provider such as Ollama if you want summaries
- 3
Get the most out of it
- Use Ollama as a local summary provider to keep summaries on your machine, as the README recommends
- Point the custom OpenAI endpoint setting at your own infrastructure if your organization hosts one
- Use the import and enhance feature to re-transcribe old recordings with a different model or language (Beta)
- Check the docs folder build guides (docs/BUILDING.md) if you need CUDA or other acceleration on Windows or Linux
Downloads
Strengths
- Transcription is designed to run on the local device, which the README describes as a core privacy feature
- Free and open source under the MIT license
- Supports multiple AI providers, including fully local ones through Ollama
Trade-offs
- Linux requires building from source, which takes more technical effort
- The README mentions GPU acceleration differs by platform and build, so performance depends on your hardware; Windows needs an AVX2-capable x64 CPU
- Some features, such as speaker diarization and advanced exports, are mentioned as PRO or planned items, so the free edition may not include everything the marketing copy describes
How it compares
| Project | Stars | Type | Level | Updated | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| meetily (this) | 32.4k | App | beginner | 4 days ago | People who want meeting notes without sending recordings to a cloud service |
| whisper.cpp | 54.9k | Library | intermediate | 7 days ago | Developers who want to embed offline speech-to-text in a C, C++, or other native app |
| marktext | 63.5k | App | beginner | 4 days ago | People who write notes or articles in Markdown and want a clean, minimal editor |
| pear-desktop | 34k | App | beginner | 4 days ago | People who want YouTube Music in a standalone desktop window |
| omi | 13.9k | App | intermediate | 4 days ago | People who want a searchable record of their meetings and conversations |
| openwhispr | 10.5k | App | beginner | 4 days ago | People who want dictation in any app without sending audio to a cloud service |
Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.