StenographAI is a desktop application for recording meetings, creating transcripts, and producing summaries, key topics, and action items. It can capture microphone audio, system audio, or both without joining calls as a meeting bot, then lets you ask questions about saved meetings. Whisper can automatically detect 99 transcription languages. The maker names Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Slack huddles as supported meeting contexts. Optional read-only Google Calendar access displays upcoming meetings and can fill in meeting names and attendees. Recordings, transcripts, summaries, and related session data are stored locally. For summarization, users may configure OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, or a custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint; transcripts and typed notes are sent to that provider. The Free plan is free, has no usage limits, and is open source. Platforms include Linux, macOS, and Windows, with Intel Macs unsupported.
Who it is for
It is intended for confidential work in government, defence, executive, finance, healthcare, and legal settings. It suits people who want desktop capture and local storage across supported operating systems.
What is good
- Captures microphone and system audio without a meeting bot
- Transcribes in 99 languages
- Generates summaries, topics, and action items
- Stores recordings and transcripts locally
- Free plan has no usage limits
What to know first
- Intel Macs are unsupported
- Windows support is listed as alpha
- External AI providers receive transcripts and typed notes when configured
- Google Calendar access is read-only
Verdict
StenographAI combines desktop recording, local processing, transcription, and meeting queries under an open-source free plan. Check operating-system requirements and whether sending transcripts to an optional provider fits your workflow.
StenographAI plans and pricing
All plansCompared on AI meeting assistants
- Free plan
- Yes
- Transcription
- Yes
- Summaries and action items
- Yes
- Meeting capture
- desktop
- Meeting platforms
- Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack huddles
- Transcription languages
- 99 languages
- Calendar integrations
- Yes
