Némos: An Apple-focused "second brain" app that records and auto-transcribes voice memos and meeting notes entirely on-device using Apple Intelligence. OpenOats: Open-source macOS meeting note-taker that transcribes calls locally and surfaces relevant talking points from your own notes in real time. Below, they line up on price, capture method, and how each fits a real meeting stack.
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Shortlist Némos when recording and transcribing in-person meetings or lectures on an iphone or apple watch matters most, and OpenOats when privately transcribing meetings on a mac without sending audio to the cloud matters most. Trial each on a few real meetings before you commit — the better fit usually shows fast.
An Apple-focused "second brain" app that records and auto-transcribes voice memos and meeting notes entirely on-device using Apple Intelligence.
Open-source macOS meeting note-taker that transcribes calls locally and surfaces relevant talking points from your own notes in real time.
Némos is a personal knowledge management ("second brain") app for the Apple ecosystem that captures and automatically organizes many content types, including voice memos that it records and transcribes on-device. Rather than joining video calls as a bot, it captures audio directly from the iPhone or Apple Watch and converts speech to text locally using Apple Intelligence Foundation Models, so data stays on the device. Transcribed audio becomes fully searchable, and recordings can be turned into formats such as bullet points, summaries, meeting notes, emails, or journal entries. Beyond voice, Némos handles screenshots with OCR, links, PDFs, notes, photos, and more, naming and filing them automatically without manual tagging. It runs on iPhone and iPad (with Apple Watch recording, Siri commands, and Chrome, Safari, and Firefox extensions), and offers two-way sync with Apple Reminders, Calendar, Notes, Photos, Files, Maps, and iCloud. It is aimed at students, researchers, writers, and professionals who want private, low-effort capture of voice and other notes. As of mid-2026 it is in private beta.
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OpenOats is an open-source macOS meeting note-taker, created by Yazin Akkawi (the project was previously named OpenGranola before being renamed), that sits alongside your calls and both transcribes the conversation and helps you contribute to it. It captures both sides of a meeting and transcribes audio locally on Apple Silicon so audio never leaves the device, while in real time it searches your own markdown or plain-text knowledge base to surface relevant talking points and things worth saying during the discussion. The application window is hidden from screen sharing by default, which lets it stay private during video calls, and transcripts and session logs are auto-saved locally. OpenOats supports both fully local operation through Ollama and cloud providers such as OpenRouter and Voyage AI, so users can choose between complete offline privacy and hosted models. It is written primarily in Swift, distributed under the MIT license, and actively maintained with very frequent releases. The project documents itself at openoats.com and targets users who want a privacy-respecting, self-hostable alternative to cloud meeting copilots, combining live transcription with a retrieval layer over personal notes rather than only producing an after-the-fact summary. Pricing varies by plan. Check the official website for current pricing.
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Némos is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium); OpenOats is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium). Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before buying.
| Feature | Némos | OpenOats |
|---|---|---|
| Core capability | On-device voice memo recording and automatic speech-to-text transcription | Real-time local transcription of both sides of a conversation on Apple Silicon |
| Standout feature | Local AI processing via Apple Intelligence Foundation Models (data stays on device) | Live retrieval of relevant talking points from your own notes during meetings |
| Team usage | Auto-formatting of recordings into summaries, meeting notes, bullets, email, or journal entries | Window hidden from screen sharing by default for privacy on calls |
| Integrations | Full-text search across transcribed audio and other captured content | Auto-saved transcripts and session logs to local files |
| Languages & capture | Apple Watch voice recording and Siri voice command support | Works fully local via Ollama or with cloud models (OpenRouter, Voyage AI) |
| Best-fit workflow | Two-way sync with Apple Reminders, Calendar, Notes, Photos, Files, Maps, and iCloud | MIT-licensed, self-hostable Swift application |
Némos
Choose Némos if you need recording and transcribing in-person meetings or lectures on an iphone or apple watch — strengths include privacy-focused: voice transcription and ai run fully on-device, with no cloud upload.
OpenOats
Choose OpenOats if you need getting live, context-aware prompts from your own notes during sales or customer calls — strengths include local on-device transcription keeps meeting audio private.
Némos
OpenOats
It depends on your workflow. Némos is strong for recording and transcribing in-person meetings or lectures on an iphone or apple watch, while OpenOats is strong for getting live, context-aware prompts from your own notes during sales or customer calls. Both transcribe and summarize meetings.
Némos is a free tier with paid upgrades and OpenOats is a free tier with paid upgrades. 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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