DoodleNote

DoodleNote turns calls and rough jottings into meeting notes for people who want to keep recordings on their own computer. It captures both sides of a conversation in any meeting app without adding a bot to the participant list.

• Transcripts for review. On-device transcription includes timestamps and editable speaker labels so you can check what someone said.
• Summaries and action items. A downloaded local model combines the transcript with your notes to produce summaries, decisions, tasks and owners while preserving your original notes.
• Search and questions. Organize meetings into folders, search past conversations, and ask questions grounded in your notes and transcripts.
• Access for AI tools. An optional, read-only MCP server lets compatible AI tools search your local notes and transcripts.

The desktop app is free and open source under the MIT license, with no DoodleNote account required. It runs on Apple Silicon Macs with macOS 14 or later and on 64-bit Windows 10/11. Capture, transcription, storage and local AI generation can stay on your device; meeting audio isn't uploaded.

You can use your own API key for an external AI provider, which sends the content needed for note generation to that provider. Optional paid cloud features add device sync, shared links and team workspaces. Sync uploads the meeting content you select, but excludes recording audio.