How-to guides

Use local meeting notes like real memory.

Start here for concrete guides on local Mac meeting transcription, private notes, Obsidian, Claude, Cursor, audio files, searchable archives, and agent-ready context.

Quick answer

Transcripted turns meetings, dictation, and audio files into local notes you can search, keep private, open in Obsidian, or use with agents like Claude and Cursor.

These guides show the practical setup: capture locally, keep readable markdown, preserve structured files, and choose exactly what your agent can read.

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Local transcription

How to transcribe meetings on a Mac locally

Transcribe Mac meetings locally with Transcripted. Record Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, FaceTime, or Loom audio without sending the archive to a cloud note service.

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Meeting capture

How to record meetings without a meeting bot

Record and transcribe meetings without adding a bot to Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, or FaceTime. Use local Mac capture and save private notes as files.

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Privacy

How to turn meetings into private notes

Turn meetings into private local notes on your Mac. Capture audio, create clean notes, and keep sensitive meeting context out of a cloud notes dashboard.

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Audio files

How to transcribe audio files on a Mac

Transcribe audio files on a Mac and keep the output local. Turn recordings, interviews, voice notes, and meeting audio into clean notes and agent-ready files.

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Notes workflow

How to send meeting notes to Obsidian

Send meeting notes to Obsidian as local markdown. Use Transcripted to create readable notes, JSON sidecars, and a searchable archive for agents.

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AI agents

How to use local meeting transcripts with Claude

Use local meeting transcripts with Claude by pointing it at Transcripted notes, markdown, JSON sidecars, and a local meeting index.

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Developer workflow

How to use meeting transcripts in Cursor

Use meeting transcripts in Cursor by keeping local Transcripted notes near your project. Give Cursor customer calls, planning notes, and decisions as readable context.

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AI agents

How to build agent memory from meetings

Build agent memory from meetings by saving local transcripts, speaker identity, JSON sidecars, and a searchable corpus index that Claude, Cursor, and MCP clients can use.

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Search

How to create a searchable meeting archive

Create a searchable meeting archive on your Mac with local transcripts, clean notes, speaker identity, JSON sidecars, and a corpus index.

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Comparison

How to choose local vs cloud meeting transcription

Choose between local and cloud meeting transcription by comparing privacy, speed, collaboration, agents, search, cost, and long-term access.

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Built around files you control

The through-line is simple: your spoken work should become local files first. That gives you private notes, a searchable archive, and a better base layer for agents.

For the bigger picture, see agent memory and Transcripted for AI agents.

FAQ

What can I learn in these Transcripted how-to guides?

These guides show how to turn meetings, dictation, and audio files into local Mac notes, searchable archives, and agent-readable context.

Are these guides for cloud meeting bots?

No. They focus on local Mac capture, private files, markdown notes, JSON sidecars, and workflows that do not need a meeting bot.

Can I use these workflows with Claude, Cursor, and Obsidian?

Yes. Transcripted saves local files that Obsidian, Claude, Cursor, MCP clients, and scripts can use when you choose to give them access.

Turn meetings into local notes you can use later.

Download Transcripted, record on your Mac, and keep the archive in files you control.