Humla

Free plan MacSelf-hosted

What Humla is

Humla is an open-source AI notepad for Apple Silicon Macs that records meetings and creates transcripts, recaps, and action lists. It captures microphone and system audio through macOS without a bot joining the call, and can show a live transcript. Listed meeting services include Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Webex, with transcription for 99 languages and support for around 100 Whisper languages plus a local Norwegian model. Users can choose summary presets or write prompts for outputs such as client recaps. Meeting-history chat searches notes and returns citations to source material. Processing can use on-device Whisper and speaker identification, or OpenAI, Deepgram, and Groq with the user’s key. Local data can remain on the Mac, with keys kept in macOS Keychain. The free Local plan covers one Mac. Humla Cloud costs $5 a month after a 14-day trial, while Self-host uses a PocketBase server without a subscription.

Who it suits

Humla suits Mac users who want meeting capture, transcription, summaries, and searchable notes. Teams can choose hosted synchronization or self-hosting with their own PocketBase server.

What it does well

Records both sides without a meeting bot
Supports Zoom, Meet, Teams, and Webex
Offers on-device transcription and speaker ID
Meeting chat links answers to source notes
Free Local and Self-host plans

What to know first

Requires Apple Silicon and macOS 13 or later
No Windows or web version
Humla Cloud costs $5 a month
No Slack or CRM integrations

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Local	Free · forever · Full app on one Mac · no account · mic and system audio recording · on-device Whisper and speaker ID · OpenAI, Deepgram, or Groq with your key · summary presets and custom prompts	Free
Self-host	Free · your own server · Bring your own PocketBase server · every team feature · no subscription gate	Free
Humla Cloud	$5 / user / month · Hosted team sync · shared workspaces and folders · managed hosting · 14-day free trial	$5 a month

As humla.team lists them, read 9 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Verdict

Humla provides local-first meeting recording and AI note creation, with optional cloud or self-hosted team synchronization.

Facts from Humla's own pages

AI options: The app supports on-device Whisper and speaker ID, or OpenAI, Deepgram, and Groq using the user's own key. · humla.team, 9 Oct 2026
Data collection: Humla says it sends a few anonymous setup counters at most once per install, with no identifier or meeting data, and the counters can be disabled in settings. · humla.team, 9 Oct 2026
Free plan: Yes · humla.team, 20 Sept 2026
Integrations: The site lists OpenAI, Deepgram, Groq, and Ollama as provider or local-model options; it says the product has no app integrations such as Slack or CRM. · humla.team, 9 Oct 2026
Transcription languages: 99 · humla.team, 20 Sept 2026
Maker: The site describes Humla as made with care in Norway. · humla.team, 9 Oct 2026
Meeting capture: desktop · humla.team, 20 Sept 2026
Meeting history chat: Chat searches meeting history and answers with citations linking back to source notes. · humla.team, 9 Oct 2026
Meeting platforms: Zoom,Google Meet,Microsoft Teams,Webex · humla.team, 20 Sept 2026
Notable limit: Humla currently runs on Apple Silicon Macs with macOS 13 or later; the site says there is no Windows or web version yet. · humla.team, 9 Oct 2026
Privacy and security: The site says local transcription and summaries can stay on the Mac, and API keys are stored in the macOS Keychain rather than plaintext. · humla.team, 9 Oct 2026
Purpose: Humla is an open-source AI notepad for Mac that records meetings and produces recaps. · humla.team, 9 Oct 2026
Recording: It records both sides through macOS without a bot joining the call, and fills in a live transcript. · humla.team, 9 Oct 2026
Self-hosting: Teams can use their own PocketBase server to get all team features without a subscription and keep data in their own region and storage. · humla.team, 9 Oct 2026
Paid from: 5 · humla.team, 20 Sept 2026
Summaries: Users can choose summary presets or custom prompts to create outputs such as client recaps and action lists. · humla.team, 9 Oct 2026
Summaries and action items: Yes · humla.team, 20 Sept 2026
Supported languages: The site says Humla handles around 100 languages supported by Whisper, plus a local Norwegian model. · humla.team, 9 Oct 2026
Team sync: Humla Cloud syncs notes and shares workspaces while transcription and summaries run on the user's providers or device; it does not sync keys. · humla.team, 9 Oct 2026
Transcription: Yes · humla.team, 20 Sept 2026

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