Amical: Amical is an open-source, local-first AI dictation and voice-notes app that transcribes speech to text on your own machine using Whisper and open-source LLMs. Intelligent Summary+: An AI-powered deposition summarization tool from Esquire Deposition Solutions that turns legal deposition transcripts into topic-organized summaries with hyperlinked page/line citations. Below, they line up on price, capture method, and how each fits a real meeting stack.
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Shortlist Amical when dictating emails, messages, and documents hands-free with app-appropriate formatting matters most, and Intelligent Summary+ when legal teams generating issue-organized deposition memos for briefing and trial prep matters most. Try them side by side on real calls before deciding — needs vary by team.
Amical is an open-source, local-first AI dictation and voice-notes app that transcribes speech to text on your own machine using Whisper and open-source LLMs.
An AI-powered deposition summarization tool from Esquire Deposition Solutions that turns legal deposition transcripts into topic-organized summaries with hyperlinked page/line citations.
Amical is an open-source, MIT-licensed AI dictation application that turns speech into formatted text directly on your device. It runs OpenAI's Whisper for speech recognition locally and uses open-source LLMs (via Ollama) for intelligent processing, so dictation can work offline once a local model is set up; for machines that can't handle local inference, it offers a cloud fallback. Built with Electron and TypeScript, it runs on Mac and Windows as a desktop app with a floating widget interface and configurable hotkeys. Its standout feature is context-aware formatting: it detects the active application and adapts tone and structure accordingly, producing professional text in email, casual phrasing in chat apps, or prompt and command-style output in IDEs and terminals. It supports many languages plus mixed-language dictation, and custom vocabulary for domain-specific terms. Beyond dictation, it is adding smart voice notes with summaries and task generation. It targets privacy-conscious writers, developers, and professionals wanting a free alternative to paid dictation tools.
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Intelligent Summary+ is an AI-powered deposition summarization service from Esquire Deposition Solutions, launched May 30, 2024. Rather than capturing audio itself, it ingests completed deposition transcripts — including transcripts not produced by Esquire — and uses patent-pending AI built on external Large Language Model providers to analyze them. The output is a single DOCX document containing the full transcript alongside several layers of analysis: a Deposition Abstract encapsulating the proceeding, one to five pages of extracted Key Admissions, a Page/Line Summary organized by topic with hyperlinked page/line citations back to the source dialogue, and a Deposition Memo that organizes the summary thematically around key legal and factual issues. The system parses deponent names and gender pronouns and applies two layers of human quality control. Esquire states the platform is SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2013 certified, and HIPAA compliant, and that data is not retained for AI training. It targets litigators and legal teams assessing, preparing, briefing, and trying cases, with same-day turnaround available for transcripts received during business hours.
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Amical is open source (open source); Intelligent Summary+ is custom pricing (contact sales). Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before buying.
| Feature | Amical | Intelligent Summary+ |
|---|---|---|
| Core capability | Local speech-to-text transcription powered by OpenAI Whisper | AI-generated page/line transcript summaries with hyperlinked citations to source dialogue |
| Standout feature | On-device LLM processing via Ollama, with a cloud fallback option | Deposition Memo organizing the summary thematically around key legal and factual issues |
| Team usage | Context-aware formatting that adapts tone to the active app (email, chat, IDE, terminal) | Automatic extraction of key admissions (one to five pages) |
| Integrations | Multi-language and mixed-language dictation support | Deposition Abstract providing a brief encapsulation of the full deposition |
| Languages & capture | Custom vocabulary for domain-specific terms and configurable hotkeys | Two layers of human quality control on AI output |
| Best-fit workflow | Smart voice notes with summaries and task generation (in development) | DOCX delivery containing the summary alongside the full transcript |
Amical
Choose Amical if you need dictating emails, messages, and documents hands-free with app-appropriate formatting — strengths include fully open source (mit) and actively maintained with frequent releases.
Intelligent Summary+
Choose Intelligent Summary+ if you need litigators rapidly assessing and preparing deposition testimony for case strategy — strengths include purpose-built for legal depositions with accurate page/line citations back to the source transcript.
Amical
Intelligent Summary+
It depends on your workflow. Amical is strong for dictating emails, messages, and documents hands-free with app-appropriate formatting, while Intelligent Summary+ is strong for litigators rapidly assessing and preparing deposition testimony for case strategy. Both transcribe and summarize meetings.
Amical is open source and Intelligent Summary+ is custom pricing. Check each vendor's pricing page for the latest plans and free-tier limits.
You can — some teams pair them when each covers a different part of the meeting workflow.
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