Transcriber Blog
Notes on recording and transcribing calls on a Mac.
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Local vs cloud transcription: what you trade
Local vs cloud transcription: local keeps the audio on your Mac, cloud keeps a copy on a server. What each one wins, and how to pick.
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How to summarize a meeting transcript with AI
How to summarize a meeting transcript with AI without handing the call to a cloud tool: get the text privately, then paste it into ChatGPT or Claude.
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Record a remote podcast interview on a Mac
Record a remote podcast interview on a Mac, capture both sides as separate channels, and get a local transcript without a cloud service.
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Local AI transcription, and where it fits on a Mac
Local AI transcription runs the model on your own machine instead of a cloud service. What that means, when it is worth it, and where it falls short.
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Speaker diarization and why two channels help
Speaker diarization is how software works out who spoke when in a recording. Here's what it does and why two audio channels make it simpler.
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Record system audio on a Mac without a virtual driver
Record system audio on a Mac without a virtual driver, and keep your microphone separate so you also get a transcript with the speakers labelled.
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Record a Google Meet call on a Mac and get a transcript
Record a Google Meet call on your Mac, both sides included, and get a local transcript. No Workspace plan, and nothing joins the call.
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How to record a FaceTime call on a Mac, both sides
Record a FaceTime call on a Mac with both sides and a transcript, even though FaceTime gives you no record button for a video call.
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How Transcriber works, from audio tap to transcript file
How Transcriber records both sides of a call on a Mac, transcribes them locally and tells speakers apart, explained step by step with the limits included.
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How to record a meeting without a bot joining the call
Record a meeting without a bot joining, on a Mac, and still get a transcript with both sides labelled.
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Record a Teams meeting on a Mac and get a transcript
Record a Microsoft Teams meeting on a Mac locally and get a transcript of both sides, without waiting on an admin policy or a cloud upload.
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How to record a Zoom call on a Mac and get a transcript
Record a Zoom call on your Mac, with both sides of the conversation, and turn it into a transcript without sending the audio anywhere.
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What leaves your Mac when Transcriber records a call
Transcriber privacy in detail. Which network requests the app makes, where audio and transcripts are stored, and what to tell the people on the call.