HyNote for Mac - Free local transcription that is 100% Private
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Solving the three biggest pain points in meeting software: privacy, friction, and cost. By running speech-to-text entirely on-device, your confidential discussions never leave your hardware, ensuring total data privacy. It operates invisibly without sending an awkward bot into your attendee list, capturing system audio directly across Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams.
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Reflexio
Congrats on the launch! I wonder what's the difference between this one and Notion. Wonder if I should switch?
SODAX SDK
This is a great product! I used it today to take notes. I did get me and the caller mixed up but other than that, it looked like it took pretty decent notes. I suppose we needed to start with clearly introducing ourselves on the call?
Triforce Todos
On-device transcription for meetings is exactly where this category needed to go, privacy shouldn't be a paid tier 🙌
HyNote AI
@abod_rehman Couldn't agree more—privacy should be a baseline, not an upsell. That's exactly why we built HyNote the way we did. Really appreciate the kind words!!🤗🙌
How do you see people using HyNote differently from traditional note apps once all their meetings, documents and ideas live in one place?
Congrats @mia_hello and team!
HyNote AI
@hamza_afzal_butt Thanks for the thoughtful question! 🤗I think the real shift is that you stop context-switching—no more jumping between meeting notes, action items, and follow-ups. Everything connects, and that changes how you follow through.✊
the 100% local processing is a massive differentiator especially with all the recent lawsuits around AI note takers and consent issues. HyNote directly addresses the elephant in the room that many tools are ignoring. excellent work!
HyNote AI
@barnaby_lloyd Thanks Barnaby🙌—we saw the same lawsuits and felt the same way. Local processing removes the consent question at the infrastructure level, which is where it belongs.✊
Netlify
Huge congrats on the launch! "Free local transcription that is 100% Private" hits on such a massive pain point right now as privacy-conscious teams look for bot-free meeting tools. Love seeing native Apple Silicon tools that run speech-to-text entirely on-device without locking core utility behind hefty subscriptions. Wishing you tons of momentum today!
HyNote AI
@thisiskp_ Thanks KP! 😄You nailed exactly why we built it—privacy, no bots, no subscriptions for core features. The Apple Silicon optimization was a must so it stays light. Really appreciate the thoughtful support!🤝
Love that HyNote keeps speech-to-text fully on-device, so sensitive meetings never touch a third-party cloud. Privacy-first note taking done right.
HyNote AI
@ilko_kacharov Appreciate that! We believe privacy should be the default, not an add-on. Glad it comes across that way.🤝😊
Softorino 💻📲
Free and local is a combo I did not expect, most tools tap out after 30 minutes haha. Is there a length cap per file, or can I throw a 2 hour interview at it?
HyNote AI
@yelyzaveta_kibets Good question! Two ways to do it: live recording caps at 120 minutes per session, but if you already have an audio file, you can just import it—no length cap, handles 2 hours easily. Free tier works for both.🙌
Softorino 💻📲
@mia_hello Import with no cap is exactly what I was hoping for, thank you. Does an imported file get the same speaker separation as a live recording, or is that only when it hears the room?