Hyprnote vs Buzz

	Hyprnote A local-first AI notetaker for your meetings. Visit	Buzz Transcribe and caption audio offline on your computer. Visit
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Pricing	Freemium	Free
Category	Meeting Assistants	Transcription
Tags	practical-ossopen-sourceself-hostedmeetings	practical-ossopen-sourceself-hostedtranscription
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Pros	Captures audio locally with no bot joining the call, and transcribes on-device Stores notes and transcripts in a local SQLite database and plain files you own Bring-your-own-AI: works with major cloud providers or fully local models like Ollama MIT-licensed core app for macOS, Windows, and Linux, so it is auditable and forkable Cloud sync and sharing are opt-in, not required to use the app	Runs fully offline on your own machine, keeping audio private Permissive MIT license Handles files, YouTube links, and live microphone transcription Exports to TXT, SRT, and VTT, with speaker identification and a watch-folder option Hardware acceleration via CUDA, Apple Silicon, and Vulkan for faster processing
Cons	AI summaries and chat require you to connect an LLM (a local model or a paid API key) The project has been rebranded (now "anarlog") with a commercial product split off, so naming and direction are unsettled Enterprise components are source-visible but commercially licensed, not open source A relatively young project compared with established note and meeting tools	Accuracy and speed depend on the Whisper model size and your hardware; larger models need a capable GPU Whisper's translation feature outputs English, so it is not a general any-to-any translator Installers are unsigned, so Windows and macOS show security warnings on first run Intel Macs are no longer supported beyond an older release; current versions require Apple Silicon

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