humanitas-labs/quill
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Covered in week 2026-W36 · the 2026-09 report
Ultra-minimalist macOS recording + transcription.
What quill is
A fully local meeting recorder and transcriber. Quill records your mic and the call's audio as separate tracks, transcribes them on-device, and writes a timestamped me / them transcript. Nothing leaves the machine.
From the repository README · read it on GitHub →
Transcript
Recording both sides of a call usually means juggling devices or uploading to the cloud. quill captures your mic and all system audio as separate tracks with one menu-bar click. Click to start recording, stop when the meeting ends, and it transcribes automatically on-device in about twenty seconds per hour. It requires macOS fifteen or later with Apple Silicon recommended. Keep every meeting private and searchable.