Silkwave Voice
AI Note Taker
Hey IH 👋
I just shipped Silkwave Voice, a macOS app that records meetings, lectures, and podcasts, transcribes them on-device, and then uses Apple Intelligence's ChatGPT extension to turn the transcripts into structured summaries.
Why I built it
I wanted something that:
Captures system audio directly (no bot joining the call)
Runs transcription locally so my audio never leaves the Mac
Still gives me a useful summary at the end, not just a wall of text
Stays out of the way during meetings
macOS 26 made this possible. Apple shipped on-device speech models that are genuinely good, and Apple Intelligence exposes a ChatGPT extension I can reach from a sandboxed Mac App Store app via Apple Shortcuts - so users get summaries without ever needing a subscription or API keys.
What it does
Records mic, system audio, or both. Works with Zoom, Teams, Meet, Slack huddles - anything you can hear on your Mac.
Transcribes in 10 languages using Apple's on-device models. No internet required, no per-minute cost.
Summarizes transcripts into structured notes (key topics, action items, decisions). The app ships a bundled AI Integration Shortcut that you install once; Silkwave Voice then invokes it to pass the transcript through Apple Intelligence's ChatGPT extension. Only the transcript text is sent - never the audio - and summaries are fully optional.
Lives in the menu bar. Start, pause, resume, switch audio sources, and change languages from a compact popover. There's also an optional menu bar timer so you can see at a glance that recording is still active.
Searches across all your past recordings, transcripts, and summaries.
Stack & constraints
Flutter, Dart, Swift, SwiftUI
macOS 26+ only
Mac App Store distribution
One-time purchase after a 7-day free trial - no subscription
The macOS 26-only requirement is a real tradeoff. It cuts my addressable market significantly, but it's also what makes the privacy + zero-cost transcription story possible.
What I'd love feedback on
Does the on-device angle resonate, or is "the cloud is fine" the dominant view here?
For those of you using bot-based notetakers today, what would make you switch?
Is the macOS 26 requirement a dealbreaker, or fair given the capability?
You can try it here: https://www.silkwave.ai/silkwave-voice
Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/silkwave-voice-ai-note-taker/id6758550154
Happy to answer anything about the build, the Apple Intelligence integration, on-device transcription.
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