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🎙️ LocalScribe PRO: Free, Private, Offline AI Meeting Assistant

Hey developers! 👋

I just finished building LocalScribe PRO, a 100% free alternative to Otter.ai and Fireflies.ai that runs entirely on your laptop.

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Why I Built This

I was tired of seeing people pay $20/month ($203/year!) for meeting transcription tools that:

• Upload all your private data to the cloud
• Have monthly minute limits
• Require internet connection

So I built something that:

• ✅ Runs 100% offline on your laptop
• ✅ Costs $0 (forever free)
• ✅ Never uploads your data
• ✅ Has unlimited usage

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Features

• 🎤 Record meetings from your microphone
• 🎧 System audio recording - Record Zoom/Teams calls directly!
• 🎬 Real-time transcription - See text as you speak
• 🤖 Local AI (Ollama) - 100% offline, free, and private
• ☁️ Cloud AI Support - Plug in OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google APIs
• 📋 Auto-summaries - Automatically generates meeting summaries
• ✅ Action items - Extracts tasks automatically
• 🔒 Zero-knowledge - Your data NEVER leaves your computer

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Tech Stack

Python - Core language #

Ollama - Local AI (phi3 model) #

faster-whisper - Speech-to-text #

sounddevice - Audio recording #

OpenAI/Anthropic/Google APIs - Optional cloud AI

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Cost Comparison

| Tool | Cost | | Otter.ai | $203/year | | Fireflies.ai | $120/year | LocalScribe PRO |

$0 (FREE) |

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How to Use