Google’s AI note-taking app transcribes your meetings completely offline
Google launched AI Edge Foresight, a free Mac app that transcribes and summarizes meetings fully offline.
Google released Google AI Edge Foresight, a free experimental note-taking app that transcribes meetings and audio files entirely offline. It runs on macOS and is currently optimized for Apple Silicon, using the on-device EmbeddingGemma 2 model. Users can write shorthand notes that the app turns into polished notes from the transcript, query a built-in assistant, and attach local files for reference. Google says meeting audio, notes, and files never leave the computer.
- Free experimental app transcribes meetings fully offline
- Runs on Apple Silicon Macs with EmbeddingGemma 2
- Expands shorthand notes and answers questions from audio
- Google says audio, notes, and files stay on device
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Google has released an experimental note-taking app that can transcribe meetings and audio files entirely offline, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. The app, called Google AI Edge Foresight, is free to use and runs on macOS using the company’s on-device EmbeddingGemma 2 model.
Similar to AI note-taking apps like Granola and Wispr Flow, Foresight summarizes your meetings while providing a space where you can take your own notes. Google says you can jot down shorthand bullet points during your meeting, and the app will transform them into “polished notes” based on the information in the transcript.
Along with transcribing your meetings, Foresight has a built-in assistant you can use to ask questions about what you’ve heard. You can also connect local files to the app, which it can reference when answering your questions. Google says your files, meeting audio, and notes “never leave your computer.”
Google AI Edge Foresight is currently only optimized for Macs with Apple Silicon, but stands out amongst a growing number of AI note-taking apps by operating on-device.
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