Let GroovyScribe be your personal meeting scribe—capturing, transcribing, and summarizing conversations with AI that runs entirely on your Mac. Free forever, groovy by design.
GroovyScribe captures, transcribes, and summarizes your meetings using advanced AI that runs entirely on your Mac. No subscriptions. No data mining. Just powerful tools that respect your privacy.
Your meetings never leave your Mac. All transcription and AI processing happens locally using open-source models.
Optimized for Apple Silicon. Transcribe a 1-hour meeting in under 5 minutes with incredible accuracy.
Get executive summaries, action items, or detailed notes. Choose the format that matches your workflow.
Click the button or press your hotkey. GroovyScribe captures everything—your voice, screen shares, and other participants.
Advanced speech recognition powered by Whisper AI transcribes every word. Choose your preferred accuracy level.
Review your searchable transcript, generate custom summaries, and export in any format you need.
Start capturing with a single click or global hotkey. Records both your microphone and system audio simultaneously.
Know who said what. Automatically separates different speakers and lets you label them for future reference.
Find that important detail in seconds. Full-text search across all your meeting transcripts and summaries.
• Executive summaries for quick reviews
• Action items with owner tracking
• Technical deep-dives
• One-paragraph recaps
Save as TXT, SRT with timestamps, or JSON. Compatible with your existing tools and workflows.
No internet? No problem. Everything works offline, making it perfect for sensitive or remote meetings.
Transform client calls into actionable follow-ups. Never forget a commitment or miss a deadline.
Capture lectures and study sessions. Create study guides from class discussions automatically.
Document every billable conversation. Generate professional meeting minutes for clients.
Transcribe interviews and focus groups. Extract insights without hours of manual work.
Your meetings contain sensitive information. That's why GroovyScribe processes everything locally using open-source AI models. Your data never leaves your Mac.
GroovyScribe is free and open source. If you find it valuable, consider supporting development with a Bitcoin or Lightning donation. Every contribution helps keep the project independent and privacy-focused.
We chose cryptocurrency to maintain your privacy—even in donations.
OpenAI's state-of-the-art speech recognition model, running locally on your Mac.
Native Metal acceleration delivers 5-10x faster processing on M1/M2/M3 Macs.
Llama AI generates intelligent summaries tailored to your needs.
Runs quietly in the background. Pauses during high CPU tasks automatically.
Yes! GroovyScribe is 100% free and open source. No premium tiers, no subscriptions, no ads.
Extremely accurate for clear audio. Choose from three quality levels based on your needs—from quick notes to publication-ready transcripts.
All of them! It captures system audio, so it works with Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Discord, or any app that plays audio.
Absolutely. It works great with your Mac's built-in microphone or any external mic.
Currently English only, with more languages coming soon.
You're responsible for following local laws and getting consent. The app includes customizable notifications to inform participants.
Join thousands of professionals who've reclaimed hours of their week. Download GroovyScribe today and experience the future of meeting productivity.
macOS 13.0+ • Apple Silicon or Intel • 8GB RAM