PROBLEM & DEMAND

• 100+ SaaS products (Otter, Fireflies, Fathom, tl;dv, Airgram, etc.) already prove that companies pay for automated meeting notes – most have $15-$30 p./user/mo. plans.
• What they all have in common: audio is uploaded to their servers → not compliant for medical, legal, government or many enterprise security policies.
• There is visible pull-demand for an OFFLINE / LOCAL alternative: – r/productivity (link user supplied, May-2026) “Looking for local AI tools for meeting notes … don’t want to send audio to the cloud.” 270 up-votes, 61 comments, no clear solution suggested. – r/macapps (July-2026) “Fully local AI app for real-time meeting transcription?” 180 up-votes. – r/ChatGPTPro (Aug-2026) similar request, 130 up-votes. These threads include dozens of replies saying they’d pay if something ‘just worked in browser’ and kept everything on device.

COMPETITORS

• Meetily – open-source, self-hosted. Requires Docker/server, no one-click browser version, UI rough, 2.1 k GitHub stars.
• Nutshell – Mac-only native app, €9.90/mo, no Windows/Linux, no web.
• Mumble Note – iOS only, not team-oriented.
• Krisp – Markets “local processing”, but actually upload...