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Thoughts on privacy, AI meeting tools, and building software that respects your data.
Oaken Notes v1.3: Bring Your Own AI Key
v1.3 introduces Bring Your Own AI key support, MCP server support, unlimited AI enhancements for all users, and PDF export. Connect OpenAI, Groq, or any compatible provider while keeping transcription 100% on-device.
Introducing Oaken Notes: Private Meeting Notes for macOS
Oaken Notes is a private meeting recorder and thinking tool for macOS. Record, transcribe, and summarize meetings entirely on-device with Apple Intelligence.
Meetings Are Half the Story: Why Your Recorder Should Also Be a Thinking Tool
Most meeting recorders stop when the call ends. But your best ideas happen between meetings. Oaken Notes captures the full arc of your workday.
How Oaken Notes Does On-Device Meeting Transcription on Apple Silicon
A deep dive into the audio capture, dual transcription backends, AI summarization, and storage architecture behind Oaken Notes.
Zero Telemetry: What Oaken Notes Actually Sends Over the Network
A transparency report on every network vector in Oaken Notes. What stays local, what goes over the wire, and why.
Why Your Meeting Notes Should Never Leave Your Mac
Your meetings stay on your Mac. A former privacy engineer explains why meeting notes should never leave your device.