Local-first · Private · Open Source

Your private space for
meaningful 1:1s

A lightweight desktop app for tracking meeting notes with your team. No cloud. No accounts. Just you and your notes, stored locally on your machine.

Meeting Notes
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Sarah Chen
Engineering Manager · Platform
1:1 - Q2 Planning
2d ago

Discussed team capacity for Q2. Sarah raised concerns about the migration timeline. Agreed to extend by 2 weeks and bring in additional contractor support…

hiring planning
Career Growth Check-in
1w ago

Sarah interested in moving toward a Director track. Discussed expectations, visibility projects, and mentoring opportunities…

career

Features

Everything you need,
nothing you don't

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100% Private

Your data never leaves your machine. No cloud sync, no accounts, no tracking. JSON files stored where you choose.

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People-Centric

Organize notes by person. Track roles, teams, and build a history of every conversation over time.

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Tag & Filter

Tag notes with topics like "hiring", "architecture", or "follow-up". Filter instantly to find what matters.

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Discussion Prompts

Never run out of things to ask. Pre-configured questions are suggested when you start a new note.

Instant & Autosave

Launches in under a second. Your notes autosave every 20 keystrokes when editing - never lose your work.

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Markdown & Preview

Write in Markdown with a handy formatting toolbar. Toggle to preview mode to see headings, bold, lists, and code rendered beautifully.

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Voice to Text

Hit record to capture your mic and system audio, then transcribe straight into your note. Runs fully on-device - no audio ever leaves your machine.

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Portable Data

Choose where your data lives. Move it to a USB drive, a synced folder, or keep it in the default location.

Take notes

Write, format, and record

Capture every conversation with Markdown, a formatting toolbar, and one-click voice transcription that runs entirely on your machine.

Meeting Notes — New note

# Migration plan

Walked through the service split for the platform layer.

- Phase 1: extract auth module

- Phase 2: move billing to its own service

> Transcribed: "Let's keep the database shared until phase three…"

architecture follow-up
Autosaved

How it works

Simple by design

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Add your people

Add the people you meet with regularly - their name, role, and team. Build your sidebar in seconds.

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Take notes during your 1:1

Click a person, hit "New note", and start writing. Use the formatting toolbar or Markdown shortcuts to add headings, bold, lists, and more - or hit record to transcribe your meeting straight into the note. A random discussion question is suggested to get the conversation flowing. Your notes autosave every 20 keystrokes.

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Review & prepare

Before your next meeting, scroll through past notes to remember context, follow-ups, and commitments. Filter by tag to focus on specific themes.

Ready to take better notes?

Download Meeting Notes and start your first 1:1 in under a minute. Free, open source, and forever private.

v1.2.0 · Windows x64 · MIT License