Anarlog: Open-source, local-first AI meeting notepad (formerly Hyprnote) by Fastrepl that records and summarizes private meetings on your own device with no bot. TurboScribe: Whisper-based web app that transcribes uploaded audio and video files, including meetings, interviews, and podcasts, with speaker labels and subtitle export. Here's where each one pulls ahead on pricing, features, and the meetings it suits best.
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Shortlist Anarlog when engineers and developers wanting private, bot-free meeting notes matters most, and TurboScribe when generating subtitle files for podcast video and webinar recordings matters most. Run both through a week of actual calls to see which suits your workflow.
Open-source, local-first AI meeting notepad (formerly Hyprnote) by Fastrepl that records and summarizes private meetings on your own device with no bot.
Whisper-based web app that transcribes uploaded audio and video files, including meetings, interviews, and podcasts, with speaker labels and subtitle export.
Anarlog is an open-source, local-first AI meeting notetaker developed by Fastrepl, Inc., the team behind the project previously known as Hyprnote and Char. It is positioned as an open-source alternative to cloud meeting-notes tools and is designed for people who want to keep meeting data under their own control. Instead of sending a bot into a call, Anarlog captures system audio directly on the user's computer, transcribes it locally, and merges the transcript with short notes the user jots down during the meeting to produce structured, editable summaries with action items. Audio, transcripts, and notes are stored as files on the local disk rather than in an external service, and users can choose between running local AI models or supplying their own API keys for cloud processing. The application is available for Apple Silicon Macs and its codebase is published on GitHub under a GPL license, so it can be inspected, forked, and self-hosted. Anarlog is best for engineers, privacy-conscious professionals, and teams that want bot-free meeting notes with full ownership of their data. Pricing varies by plan. Check the official website for current pricing.
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TurboScribe is a browser-based transcription service that converts uploaded audio and video files into text using OpenAI's Whisper speech-recognition model. Users upload recordings in common formats such as MP3, MP4, and WAV, and TurboScribe processes them into structured transcripts that can be exported as plain text, DOCX, PDF, or SRT and VTT subtitle files. The tool supports a large number of languages for both transcription and translation, and it automatically labels different speakers in a recording, which makes it usable for multi-participant content like meetings, interviews, and podcasts. Because it works from uploaded files rather than joining live calls, it pairs with recordings exported from platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet. It handles long recordings and batch uploads, and the interface is oriented toward people who need to turn a recorded conversation into a searchable, editable document or into captions for video. TurboScribe is aimed at individuals and small teams, including journalists, researchers, content creators, and professionals who regularly transcribe recorded meetings and interviews. Pricing varies by plan. Check the official website for current pricing.
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Anarlog is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium); TurboScribe is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium). Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before buying.
| Feature | Anarlog | TurboScribe |
|---|---|---|
| Core capability | Bot-free capture via local system-audio recording | Audio and video transcription powered by the Whisper speech-recognition model |
| Standout feature | Local transcription with notes merged into structured summaries | Automatic speaker labeling for multi-participant recordings |
| Team usage | Data stored as files on the user's own device | Transcription and translation across a large set of languages |
| Integrations | Choice of local AI models or bring-your-own API keys | Export to plain text, DOCX, PDF, and SRT/VTT subtitle formats |
| Languages & capture | Open-source codebase available on GitHub | Support for long recordings and batch uploads of multiple files |
| Best-fit workflow | Action-item extraction from meeting notes | Works with recordings exported from Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet |
Anarlog
Choose Anarlog if you need engineers and developers wanting private, bot-free meeting notes — strengths include open source with a publicly available codebase.
TurboScribe
Choose TurboScribe if you need transcribing recorded meetings and interviews into searchable documents — strengths include built on the whisper model, which handles varied accents and technical terms reasonably well.
Anarlog
TurboScribe
It depends on your workflow. Anarlog is strong for engineers and developers wanting private, bot-free meeting notes, while TurboScribe is strong for transcribing recorded meetings and interviews into searchable documents. Both transcribe and summarize meetings.
Anarlog is a free tier with paid upgrades and TurboScribe is a free tier with paid upgrades. Check each vendor's pricing page for the latest plans and free-tier limits.
Yes. Many teams run more than one meeting assistant when the workflows are complementary.
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