Notta Desktop - Privacy Mode

Local-only transcription is the right call — 'not every conversation should hit the cloud' is exactly why I've avoided the hosted notetakers. Practically: is the speech model bundled and running fully on-device, so Privacy Mode still transcribes on a plane with wifi off, or is it local storage with processing that still reaches out? And if I later turn on a cloud feature like summaries, is that an explicit per-note opt-in, or does enabling it re-route everything through the cloud by default?

this is a real need, I know a few people in legal and healthcare who can't touch cloud meeting note tools no matter how good they are, compliance just kills it. running transcription fully local usually means a smaller/quantized model though, how's accuracy on multi-speaker calls with crosstalk compared to the cloud version, or is privacy mode meant more for single-speaker dictation type use

Great team building a product that turns AI meeting minutes into real insights and actions

Awesome solution! Could you please list the minimum specs required for the offline mode? I'm guessing you're launching a local MLX model?

Congratulations on the launch! The no-bot, on-device approach is genuinely useful for sensitive calls. In Privacy Mode, does the app make any network calls at all (for example: telemetry, analytics, licence checks) or is it completely zero outbound traffic while offline?

Great product!!

"no awkward bot in the room" is a real selling point, half the resistance to recording client calls is the third participant named Notta Bot making everyone performcapturing system audio directly is the right call. checking this out for client calls where the conversation can't leave the machine

amazzzing product~

The unlimited local transcription is the part that genuinely matters to me — cloud-minute caps are exactly why I stop trusting a tool for long interviews and back-to-back calls, so removing that ceiling is a real unlock. Two specific questions beyond the local-vs-cloud split TJ already asked: does the offline model handle speaker diarization locally, or does that still fall back to cloud? And what can I export the local transcript and notes to — is Markdown one of the formats, so it drops cleanly into a notes vault? Good to see privacy shipped as the default instead of an upsell. Congrats on the launch.

@danielwayne This is interesting. I’ve always felt AI transcription tools are useful, but privacy is the part that makes me hesitate, especially for internal meetings or sensitive client calls.A desktop-first, more private workflow makes a lot of sense. Curious how much can run locally today, and where the line is between local processing and cloud features.Congrats on the launch. Will be following this one.

Hey Product Hunt 👋I’m Daniel, and I’ve been building Notta for the past 6 years.In that time, we’ve seen meeting transcription become part of everyday work. But we’ve also heard the same concern from many users: they want AI meeting notes, but not every conversation should be sent to the cloud.That’s why we built Notta Desktop!With Privacy Mode, Notta Desktop records and transcribes meetings locally on your computer.🔒 No network required.☁️ No cloud processing.💻 Your audio, transcripts, notes, and related files stay on your device.The biggest benefit is not just privacy. It is freedom from transcription limits.Because transcription runs locally instead of through cloud infrastructure, Notta Desktop can support unlimited local transcription and note-taking. You can record long meetings, frequent calls, interviews, internal discussions, and sensitive conversations without worrying about cloud-minute limits.Notta Desktop works for both in-person and online meetings. It can capture system audio directly, so you can record Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Slack, Webex, and other calls without inviting a meeting bot.🤖 No awkward bot in the room.👥 No participant list clutter.⚡ No extra setup for attendees.Notta Desktop offers two local transcription options depending on your device and language needs: a Notta offline model for English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Cantonese, and Apple Speech Analyzer on macOS 26+ for 11 supported languages: English, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Cantonese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.🚀 Because everything is saved locally, your transcripts are also easy to use in follow-up workflows with tools like Codex or Claude Code: summaries, reports, PRDs, CRM notes, action items, or any custom workflow you want to build.We made this for customer calls, legal reviews, financial discussions, internal strategy meetings, research interviews, and any conversation where privacy, control, and unlimited transcription matter.Would love your feedback: where would offline, unlimited meeting transcription fit into your workflow?