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Your meetings,
actually useful.

Record any audio on your Mac, transcribe it with Whisper, and get summaries and action items from GPT-4o. All private, all local.

macOS 13 Ventura or later · Free to use · Bring your own API key

CleverEar recording screen — capture microphone and system audio

Record

Mic, system audio, or both at once

CleverEar import screen — drag and drop audio files for transcription

Import

Drag and drop any audio file

Features

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

Built for one thing: turning audio into actionable text. No bloat, no subscriptions, no cloud.

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Record Anything

Capture your microphone, system audio from any app, or both channels simultaneously. Perfect for meetings, lectures, and interviews.

Whisper Transcription

Industry-leading speech-to-text powered by OpenAI Whisper. Handles accents, technical jargon, and noisy environments with ease.

Smart Summaries

GPT-4o distills your transcript into structured, topic-by-topic summaries that capture every key point discussed.

Action Items

Automatically extracts tasks, decisions, and follow-ups with responsible parties. Never miss a to-do again.

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Import & Process

Already have a recording? Drag and drop audio files directly. Supports M4A, WAV, MP3, and more.

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24+ Languages

Transcribe and summarize in English, Serbian, German, Japanese, and over 20 more languages natively.

Three steps. Zero complexity.

From audio to actionable notes in minutes.

1

Record or Import

Hit record to capture live audio, or drop an existing file into the app. Choose your language.

2

Choose What You Need

Select any combination of transcript, summary, and action items. Only process what matters to you.

3

Copy, Export, Done

Get clean Markdown output instantly. Copy to clipboard, export to file, or find it in your history.

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Private by design.
No middlemen.

CleverEar has no servers, no accounts, and no analytics. Audio is sent directly to OpenAI for processing — we never see or touch your data.

  • Keychain-secured API key — encrypted by macOS, never stored in plain text, never leaves your device
  • Direct to OpenAI, no one else — audio is sent straight to OpenAI's API for transcription. No intermediary servers, no third parties
  • No telemetry — zero tracking, zero analytics, zero data collection by CleverEar
  • Results stored locally — all transcripts and summaries are saved on your Mac only

Speaks your language.

Transcribe and summarize in any of these languages, with more on the way.

English Serbian German French Spanish Italian Portuguese Dutch Polish Czech Croatian Bosnian Slovenian Russian Ukrainian Turkish Arabic Japanese Korean Chinese Hindi Swedish Norwegian Danish

Ready to listen smarter?

Download CleverEar and turn every meeting, lecture, and conversation into clear, actionable notes.

Download for Mac

Requires macOS 13+ and an OpenAI API key