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NotetakerMeeting notes that never join the meeting.

WisprBee records and transcribes every voice on the call from your Mac itself — so no bot appears in the participant list, and it works the same on Zoom, Meet, Teams or a phone on speaker.

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What is the WisprBee Notetaker?

The WisprBee Notetaker records and transcribes what your Mac hears — both your own microphone and the system audio, so every voice on a call is captured, not just yours. It does this from the Mac itself rather than by joining the meeting, so no bot appears in the participant list and it works the same whether the call is on Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, or a phone on speaker. The same Notetaker also captures long-form voice notes when there's no meeting at all — hold the key and think out loud for as long as you need. Every plan has it, the free one included.

The Notetaker at a glance
What it doesRecords and transcribes meetings, and takes long-form voice notes
What it capturesYour microphone and your Mac's system audio — every voice on the call
Does a bot join?No — capture happens on your Mac, nothing joins the meeting
Meeting platformsAll of them: it captures what your Mac plays, so it integrates with none
PlansOn every tier, the free one included
PlatformmacOS 11.0 or later
Your responsibilityGetting consent to record — 12 US states require everyone's
Meeting notes

How do I take AI meeting notes on a Mac without a bot joining the call?

The Notetaker captures your microphone and your Mac's system audio together, which means it hears everyone on the call while running entirely as an app on your machine. Nothing joins the meeting: no extra participant, no “Notetaker has joined” message, no invite to accept. Because it captures what the Mac is playing rather than hooking into a meeting service, it doesn't care which platform you're on.

  • No bot in the participant list, and nothing to add to the calendar invite.
  • Platform-agnostic — Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Webex, a phone call on speaker, or a recorded talk.
  • No meeting-platform integration, admin approval or OAuth grant to set up.
  • Both sides of the conversation, not just your half.
Long-form voice notes

Can I dictate long notes rather than short messages?

Dictation is built for a sentence or a paragraph — a Slack reply, an email, a prompt. The Notetaker is the other end of the range: hold the key and talk for as long as you need, thinking out loud, with no expectation that you'll be finished in one breath. It's the difference between writing a message and filling a page.

  • No length ceiling built around a single utterance.
  • For the thinking-out-loud case: a plan, a brain dump, a lecture, a walk.
  • 60 languages, and it follows you switching between them mid-sentence.
  • Every plan has it, the free one included.
Why it works this way

Everything happens on your Mac. That's the whole design.

WisprBee has exactly one place it runs: your machine. The voice keyboard reads the frontmost app from there, and the Notetaker hears the call from there too — the same key, the same app, nothing in between. Keeping capture on the Mac was a decision about how the product should feel, and the consequences on a call happen to be the useful kind.

A notetaker bot that joins the call compared with WisprBee's on-device capture
AspectA notetaker botWisprBee Notetaker
In the participant listAn extra attendee, visible to everyoneNothing — capture is on your Mac
To startInvite it, or connect your calendar and grant accessNothing to invite, connect or approve
Meeting platformsWhichever ones it has built an integration forAny — it captures the audio your Mac plays
If IT blocks unknown participantsIt can't get inUnaffected — it was never in the meeting
Ad-hoc calls, a phone on speaker, a recorded talkOut of scopeSame as any other audio

One thing a bot does that this doesn't: attend a meeting you aren't in. WisprBee captures what your Mac hears, so you have to be on the call.

Notetaker FAQ

Questions about meeting capture.

Does WisprBee take meeting notes?

Yes. The built-in Notetaker records and transcribes your microphone and your Mac's system audio together, so every voice on a call is captured rather than just yours. Every plan has it, the free one included.

Does a bot join my meeting?

No. The Notetaker captures the audio your Mac is already playing, from the Mac itself. Nothing joins the call: no extra participant, no “Notetaker has joined the meeting” message, no invite for anyone to accept. This is what's usually called bot-free capture.

Which meeting platforms does it work with?

All of them, because it doesn't integrate with any of them. It captures what your Mac is playing, so Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, a phone call on speaker or a recorded talk are all the same to it. There's no integration to install and no admin approval to request.

Can I use it for long notes when there's no meeting?

Yes — that's the other half of the Notetaker. Dictation is built for a sentence or a paragraph; the Notetaker is for talking at length. Hold the key and think out loud for as long as you need, with no expectation of finishing in one breath.

Do I need everyone's permission to record a call?

Often, yes — and it's your responsibility, not the software's. Twelve US states (California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington) require every participant to consent before a conversation is recorded, and an AI notetaker counts as recording. On a call spanning several states, assume the strictest rule applies. Since January 2025, California also requires you to disclose that a virtual notetaker is in use. Saying “I'm taking notes with an AI tool — everyone OK with that?” at the top of the call is usually the whole of it. This is information, not legal advice.

Is the Notetaker included on the free plan?

Yes — Basic has it, rather than it being held back for the paid tiers.

What happens to meeting audio?

The same as dictation audio: it goes over an encrypted connection to be turned into text, isn't retained by us after processing, and is never used to train models without your permission. The full processing chain and our named sub-processors are on the About page.

The other 50 questions cover the voice keyboard, languages, privacy and plans. The glossary defines the terms.

The Notetaker and the voice keyboard are the same app, the same key and the same free plan.

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