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Oats is an AI meeting note-taking tool that is completely open, local, and free. Designed to not get in the way of your meetings, no bots, no subscription needed when running locally with on-device LLM. Available on both macOS and Windows. Enhanced transcription, multi-language support, speaker recognition, assessment, coaching, auto-tracking follow ups and more features via ariso.ai cloud backend.
free and open source is refreshing to see. are there plans to support more local models in the future?
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@angelo_bram Yes, definitely! Feel free to also create an issue on our github repo!
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Does it join meetings? or does it work locally on the mac?
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@ananmouaz It does not join meetings and runs entirely on your mac. If you want a version that joins meetings you get a free account on Ariso.ai when you sign up for oats cloud and that includes a meeting bot if you prefer that.
this feels like the kind of AI utility that should just be available to everyone.
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@easton_carter EXACTLY! FOSS is always the best and necessary, especially in todays age.
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@easton_carter That’s exactly why we built it to be free and open source :)
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@easton_carter thank you!
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Do we really need another AI meeting notetaker? 😅
I honestly thought the answer was no.
Then I found out that a tool I had been using for months was using my data to train its models. That left a pretty bad taste in my mouth, especially because it wasn’t something I realized when I started using it.
At first, I went looking for alternatives. I tried a bunch of the "free" ones that weren’t really free. And I couldn't find a great option that runs as a locally contained app without having to sign up to anything AND didn't require a bot joining every meeting.
So… here we are... with Oats!
I've now been using it for pretty much every meeting I have. Turns out I did need another notetaker, just not another one built the same way.
This is such a refreshing take on AI meeting notes. free, open source and private by default is a great combo.
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@indigo_carpiniello Of course! Our founding team nearly all came from a cybersecurity background so we know the pain of every single service using your data nowadays.
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@indigo_carpiniello thank you!
This is one of those tools where the local AI actually makes sense. Congrats @erkang
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@daris_esteban thank you!
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@erkang @daris_esteban <3 very glad you like it Daris!
How much is free forever locally and how much forces us to the cloud backend?
Additionally, Congrats on the launch @erkang @chihan_tung & team @Oats ✌️
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@erkang @chihan_tung @aymi_malik The note taker and recorder is free forever locally