Memory Notch blog https://memorynotch.app/blog/ Notes on private, on-device recording and transcription for Mac. en-us AI note taker, no subscription: 3-year costs https://memorynotch.app/blog/ai-note-taker-no-subscription/ https://memorynotch.app/blog/ai-note-taker-no-subscription/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Most AI note takers with no subscription are free tiers or betas. Over three years, US$79 once costs less than any plan here, minus AI summaries. Bot-free AI note takers: capture isn’t privacy https://memorynotch.app/blog/bot-free-ai-note-taker/ https://memorynotch.app/blog/bot-free-ai-note-taker/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A bot-free AI note taker removes the extra attendee, not the upload. The three kinds, Google Meet’s September 29 change, and why consent is now yours. Claude meeting notes from transcripts you keep https://memorynotch.app/blog/claude-meeting-notes/ https://memorynotch.app/blog/claude-meeting-notes/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Claude writes solid minutes if you give it the transcript: paste it into a chat or point Claude Code at a folder. Either way the text leaves your Mac. Granola AI alternatives, by why you’d switch https://memorynotch.app/blog/granola-ai-alternative/ https://memorynotch.app/blog/granola-ai-alternative/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Granola sends your audio to a transcription provider, then deletes it. Five Granola alternatives, sorted by your reason to leave. Prices checked Sept 28. How the five-minute trial works https://memorynotch.app/blog/how-the-five-minute-trial-works/ https://memorynotch.app/blog/how-the-five-minute-trial-works/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT No account and no sign-up. Every recording stops at five minutes and keeps everything it captured. Here is why, and what a licence changes. Local AI note takers for Mac: what stays on it https://memorynotch.app/blog/local-ai-note-taker-mac/ https://memorynotch.app/blog/local-ai-note-taker-mac/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Five Mac note takers now transcribe on the Mac itself. Where they split is the summary: some write one locally, one sends it out, and one writes none. Parakeet vs Whisper, and why we use neither live https://memorynotch.app/blog/parakeet-vs-whisper/ https://memorynotch.app/blog/parakeet-vs-whisper/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT On recorded meetings, Parakeet gets fewer words wrong than Whisper in the vendors’ tests. Both transcribe files; a live transcript needs a streaming model. Why your meeting notes don’t need the cloud https://memorynotch.app/blog/why-your-meeting-notes-dont-need-the-cloud/ https://memorynotch.app/blog/why-your-meeting-notes-dont-need-the-cloud/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A meeting recorder can transcribe on the computer that captured the audio. Here is what that buys you, what it costs, and how to check it.