Anarlog

Anarlog is an open-source, privacy-first meeting notetaker designed for people who want useful AI assistance without handing over control of sensitive conversations. Its desktop app works quietly during meetings without joining as a bot, and is designed to stay unobtrusive when users share their screens. By default, notes, transcripts, attachments, and recordings remain on the user’s device rather than being forced into the cloud or locked inside the app.

Anarlog helps users capture meeting notes and turn them into editable summaries. It also offers built-in dictation, which converts speech into text in the apps people already use. Users can choose how AI runs: use models on their own device, bring their own API keys, or use Anarlog’s AI. The product is presented as an alternative to Granola AI, with a focus on local data and user choice. Anarlog is available as a download for Apple Silicon, bringing private meeting notes, transcription, summarization, and dictation together in a single desktop tool.