Meeting notes with no bot in the call, and dictation into any app. Everything runs on your computer and works offline.
Windows, macOS and Linux. No account.
ZoomGoogle MeetMicrosoft TeamsSlack huddlesBrowser callsAny app you type in
What it does
Oshabe is a free desktop app for meeting notes and voice dictation. It listens locally, so your audio never has to leave your computer.
Meeting notes
Oshabe records what plays on your computer next to your microphone, so it works with Zoom, Meet, Teams and browser calls. Nobody sees a bot join, and the recording itself is never saved.
Dictation
Release to stop. Tap once to go hands-free, tap again to finish.
Privacy
Speech recognition runs on your computer. Meeting audio is never stored.
Keep it
One click makes a clean document you can share. Set old notes to delete themselves after the number of days you choose.
Speed or accuracy
Choose a preset and Oshabe downloads the right speech model once. Then it works with no internet.
How it works
Press your shortcut, use the tray menu, or click Start. Two level bars show that it hears you.
The transcript fills in as people speak, with You and Others labelled. Pause and resume whenever you need.
Oshabe writes the summary, decisions and action items. Copy them or export Word or PDF.
Compared with cloud note-takers
| Oshabe | Typical cloud note-taker | |
|---|---|---|
| Joins your call as a participant | No | Yes, a bot appears in the attendee list |
| Where your audio goes | Stays on your computer | Uploaded to the vendor’s servers |
| Works offline | Yes | No |
| Price | Free, open source | Monthly subscription |
| Also types for you in any app | Yes | Usually a separate product |
Download
Pick the line that matches your machine. On a Mac, Apple menu then About This Mac shows “Apple M” for Apple Silicon or “Intel”.
Oshabe is not code-signed yet, so your system may show a warning the first time. On Windows choose More info, then Run anyway. On Mac, right-click the app and choose Open.
FAQ
Yes. There is no account, no subscription and no usage limit. Oshabe is open source under the MIT licence.
No. Oshabe records the audio playing on your own computer next to your microphone, so no one sees an extra attendee. Recording laws differ by country, so tell people when you take notes.
No. Speech recognition runs on your computer. For meetings Oshabe saves only the transcript text and never keeps the recording.
No. A built-in offline model handles cleanup and summaries. You can switch to Ollama or your own provider in Settings.
Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit and ARM), macOS on Apple Silicon and Intel, and Linux as AppImage, deb and rpm.
Yes. Each meeting exports to .docx or PDF. You can also set old notes to delete themselves after a number of days you choose.
Automatic language detection can guess wrong on accented speech. Set the language to English in Settings and Oshabe stays in English.
Hikari Webworks in Hyderabad, India. It is a fork of the open-source Handy project, released under the MIT licence.
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