# Speechmark

> Speechmark is a private, on-device meeting-notes app for macOS. It sits in the menu bar, records the meeting (microphone + system audio, no bot joins the call), transcribes and diarizes speakers locally, and writes a clean summary with decisions and action items. Audio never leaves the Mac. It is a one-time purchase — no subscription, no account.

## What it is

- **Category:** Meeting notes / AI meeting assistant / transcription app
- **Platform:** macOS 14.2 (Sonoma) or later, Apple silicon
- **Privacy model:** Audio and transcription are processed entirely on-device. For AI summaries you choose the model: Apple Foundation Models (on-device, default), a local Ollama model (fully on-device), or your own OpenAI / Anthropic API key (BYOK — only the transcript text is sent, never the audio).
- **Pricing:** One-time purchase, US$79 (no subscription). 30-day money-back guarantee. Currently a free public beta you can download and run today; buying now locks in founding-customer pricing below the launch price.
- **No account or login required.**
- **Open export formats:** Markdown, JSON, SQLite.

## Why it's different from cloud recorders (Otter.ai, Fireflies, Granola, Fathom)

- Audio stays on your Mac; competitors upload to their cloud.
- On-device transcription and speaker diarization.
- No bot dials into your call.
- One-time price instead of a per-seat subscription.
- Bring-your-own-key (BYOK) for AI, so you control which provider (if any) ever sees text.

## Works with Claude

Speechmark installs a local connector for Claude Desktop (one click, no API key, no config). Claude can then answer questions grounded in your own meeting notes — decisions, action items, attendees — and cite which meeting each answer came from. The connector reads notes locally and makes no network calls of its own.

## Who it's for

Product managers, legal & compliance teams, consultants, and founders/execs — anyone whose meetings are sensitive or whose decisions need an accurate, speaker-attributed record.

## Links

- Home: https://www.speechmark.co/
- Buy: https://www.speechmark.co/buy
- Privacy policy: https://www.speechmark.co/privacy
- Terms: https://www.speechmark.co/terms
- Contact: hello@speechmark.co