Soya

What Soya is

Soya is a macOS desktop app for capturing meetings and turning them into searchable notes and follow-ups. Its free plan includes local recording and transcription, AI-written meeting notes, unlimited local history, and search with calendar-aware titles. It also captures decisions and action items, helping users keep meeting outcomes and next steps together.

Soya Pro costs $9/mo, billed monthly. It adds branded PDF export, AI follow-ups, sending notes to Notion and Slack, and custom note templates. This makes the free plan suitable for recording and organizing meetings locally, while Pro adds export and sharing options along with more control over notes. Soya is freemium and available for macOS. The company was founded in 2025 and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Who it suits

Soya suits macOS users who want local meeting recordings, transcripts, searchable history, and AI-written notes. Pro may fit users who want PDF exports, AI follow-ups, notes sent to Notion or Slack, or custom templates.

Limits

The Free plan provides the listed recording, transcription, note, history, search, and title features. Branded PDF export, AI follow-ups, Notion and Slack delivery, and custom note templates are part of Soya Pro at $9 per month, billed monthly.

Getting started

1. Open the Soya product website
2. Use a macOS desktop
3. Start with the Free plan or choose Soya Pro
4. Record a meeting on the desktop
5. Review the transcription and AI-written notes

Verdict

Soya covers local meeting capture, transcription, notes, decisions, and action items on its free plan. Pro adds exports, follow-ups, integrations, and custom templates for $9/mo billed monthly.