Overview

Char (formerly Hyprnote) is a privacy-focused AI notepad that listens to your meetings and creates comprehensive summaries by combining your notes with real-time transcription. The app captures system audio directly without requiring meeting bots to join calls, keeping the experience discreet and secure. With support for 45+ languages, customizable templates for sales, product, and engineering meetings, and a flexible AI stack that lets you choose your own STT and LLM providers, Char gives you full control over your meeting intelligence. All data is stored locally in plain markdown files by default, and the entire codebase is open source.

Pricing: Free with own API keys | Pro: $25/month or $250/year

Architecture: Apple Silicon, Intel

Key Features

Real-time transcription with speaker identification
Customizable AI summaries using various templates
Context-aware chat assistant for current and past meetings
On-device AI processing with local-first data storage
Floating panel for quick-access recording controls during calls
Support for 45+ languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and Mandarin
Audio file and transcript import
Integrated calendar and contacts sync
Flexible stack — use any STT or LLM provider (local or cloud)
Shareable links with view tracking, expiration, and revocation (Pro)
Export to PDF, TXT, and Markdown
Open source with 7.9k+ GitHub stars