# Meeting transcripts that never leave your Mac.

PulsarTrace records your mic and system audio, transcribes on the Apple Neural Engine, and writes speaker-labeled Markdown files. No cloud, no account — safe for work you can’t share.

macOS · open source — coming soon

## What it does

### Record everything

One click captures your mic and system audio together. No virtual audio drivers, no setup.

### Live transcript

A Markdown file starts growing seconds after you hit record. Watch it live, or let your agent read along.

### Speakers remembered

Name a voice once and every transcript — past and future — updates. Your meeting history stays consistent.

### Clean Markdown out

Every meeting ends as one tidy, speaker-labeled file. No lock-in; it works with any tool.

## Bring Your Own Agent.

PulsarTrace isn’t a meeting notetaker and doesn’t want to be your AI assistant. It’s a transcription app that writes plain files — your agent does the rest. Point Claude Code, Cursor, or any tool you already use at your transcripts for summaries, action items, and answers. On your machine, on your terms.

## Nothing leaves this machine.

- Audio never leaves your Mac — transcription happens on-device.
- No telemetry, no analytics, no account.
- Fully offline after a one-time model download.

| Feature | PulsarTrace | Granola | Otter | MacWhisper | Meetily |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Audio stays on your device | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| No bot joins your meetings | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Speaker identification | Yes — Recognized across meetings | Me/Them only | Yes — Cloud profiles | Per-file only | Roadmap |
| Access to transcripts | Local Markdown files | Cloud export | Cloud export | Local export | Local database |
| Agent access | Local MCP + files | Cloud MCP | Cloud MCP | No | REST API |
| Built-in AI summaries | No — Bring your own agent | Yes | Yes | Opt-in cloud | Yes |
| Open source | Coming soon | No | No | No | Yes |

## Be first in line.

PulsarTrace is in final development. Leave your name and email and you’ll be the first to know when it’s ready to download.