Private Speech Transcription for Macs
Transcribe any speech on your Mac completely privately.
Free - no cloud, accounts, or internet required.
Powered by Moonshine Voice.
Requires macOS 15 Sequoia or later
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Everything You Need to Capture Speech
A powerful, private note-taking experience built entirely on-device
Completely Private
Everything runs on-device. Your audio and transcripts never leave your Mac. No cloud, no accounts, no data collection.
Record Any Audio
Capture your microphone, system audio, Zoom meetings, podcasts, or any sound playing on your Mac.
Drag & Drop Files
Drag audio or video files directly into the document to transcribe them. Supports all major formats.
Edit While Transcribing
Fix mistakes and format text in real-time as the transcription runs. No need to wait for it to finish.
Synced Playback
Play back recorded audio and watch the text highlight in sync, making it easy to review and verify.
Flexible Export
Save your work as formatted text, WAV audio, or SRT caption files for use in any other application.
Powered by Moonshine Voice
Built on the same AI models that beat Whisper Large v3 in accuracy while running 5x faster on local hardware
Moonshine Voice
Moonshine Note Taker is built on the Moonshine Voice framework, released under the MIT License. Inspect the code, contribute improvements, or build voice into your own apps.
Ready to Transcribe?
Download Moonshine Note Taker for free and start transcribing speech privately on your Mac.