Ulpaso launches private, local meeting notes
Ulpaso is a free, MIT-licensed macOS app that transcribes microphone and system audio on-device, organizes the result by speaker, and saves it as editable Markdown. It requires no account, cloud upload, telemetry, or subscription.
Ulpaso makes a compelling trade: privacy and file ownership over cloud-powered collaboration and polish.
- –On-device transcription keeps sensitive meetings off third-party servers.
- –Plain Markdown files avoid proprietary formats and integrate with existing editors and knowledge bases.
- –Capturing mic and system audio eliminates the need for a meeting bot to join calls.
- –Open-source, free distribution makes it unusually accessible for privacy-conscious individuals and small teams.
- –Mac-only availability and limited collaboration features may constrain adoption beyond solo workflows.
DISCOVERED
14d ago
2026-08-30
PUBLISHED
15d ago
2026-08-30
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Minkyu Lee