# talat.app > AI-optimized mirror of talat.app containing 37 pages totalling 12,957 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://talat.app/. Last updated: 2026-05-01T01:44:05.732Z. Each page is available as HTML (with JSON-LD structured data) and Markdown (text-only, ideal for LLMs and RAG). ## Homepage - [The private meeting notes app.](/site-root.html): talat is the private meeting notes app. Records both sides of every conversation, transcribes in real time with on-device AI, and keeps everything on your computer. (953 words) ## Articles & Blog Posts - [install/mac/index.html](/install/mac/index.html) (1 words) - [install/windows/index.html](/install/windows/index.html) (1 words) - [docs/index.html](/docs/index.html) (1 words) - [changelog/index.html](/changelog/index.html) (1 words) - [Frequently asked questions.](/faq/index.html): Common questions about talat: privacy, compliance (GDPR, SOC 2, DPAs), data handling, and how the app works. (969 words) - [talat for enterprise](/enterprise/index.html): Enterprise engagements for talat: managed deployment, compile-time policy enforcement, custom builds, customer-hosted licensing, and support under contract. (827 words) - [Compare talat and Fireflies.ai](/compare/fireflies/index.html): An honest comparison of talat and Fireflies.ai. Fireflies sends a bot and processes everything in the cloud. talat keeps your audio, transcripts, and notes on your machine. (750 words) - [Turning webhooks on](/docs/integrations/webhook/index.html): Send talat meeting transcripts and summaries to any HTTP endpoint. Configure URL, body format, authentication, and retry behaviour. (477 words) - [Compare talat and Otter.ai](/compare/otter/index.html): An honest comparison of talat and Otter.ai. Otter sends a bot and processes everything in the cloud. talat keeps your audio, transcripts, and notes on your machine. (862 words) - [How voices appear in the transcript](/docs/recordings/identify-speakers/index.html): How to name people in talat, help it recognise them in future meetings, and fix incorrect attributions. (792 words) - [The story behind talat.](/about/index.html): The story behind talat — private, local meeting transcription. Who we are, why we built it, and where it's going. (866 words) - [Privacy policy](/privacy/index.html): How talat handles your data. Short answer: everything runs locally on your machine by default, and we collect the minimum possible. (776 words) - [1. Permissions](/docs/getting-started/first-launch/index.html): The choices you'll make on first launch of talat: permissions, auto-detection, speaker recognition, summarisation. (403 words) - [Auto-export to your vault](/docs/integrations/obsidian/index.html): Save talat meeting transcripts, summaries, and audio into your Obsidian vault automatically. Set up auto-export to a folder inside your vault, or use a webhook for more control. (367 words) - [Compare talat and Granola](/compare/granola/index.html): An objective comparison of talat and Granola for meeting notes. Both skip the meeting bot — but they handle your audio very differently. (384 words) - [Getting started](/docs/introduction/index.html): Everything you need to know about talat: getting started, permissions, integrations, and more. (249 words) - [Turning summaries off](/docs/settings/summaries/index.html): Turn summarisation on or off, pick a local or cloud provider, and set your own prompt. (242 words) - [On macOS](/docs/getting-started/permissions/index.html): Microphone and system audio access on Mac and Windows: what to grant, where to grant it, and what to do if it stops working. (328 words) - [Manual export](/docs/recordings/exports/index.html): Export meeting transcripts, summaries, and audio from talat as Markdown or PDF, manually or automatically into a folder of your choice. (288 words) - [Transcription model](/docs/settings/transcription/index.html): Choose the transcription model, live preview, and speaker identification in talat. (249 words) - [Stopping a recording](/docs/recordings/end-a-meeting/index.html): Auto-stop, titles, summaries, and exports when a recording ends. (171 words) - [Microphone input](/docs/settings/audio-recordings/index.html): Choose which microphone talat uses, decide whether to keep audio recordings alongside transcripts, and set how long they stay before being deleted. (287 words) - [Terms of service](/terms/index.html): The terms that govern your use of talat — the private meeting notes app for macOS and Windows. Kept short and clear. (349 words) - [Master toggle](/docs/settings/notifications/index.html): Control which events talat notifies you about, and how long notifications stay on screen. (167 words) - [Connecting Claude Code](/docs/integrations/mcp-server/index.html): Connect Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and other MCP clients to your local talat meeting data. (152 words) - [Splitting one meeting in two](/docs/recordings/reorganise-meetings/index.html): Split one meeting into two, or merge two meetings into one, when talat captured them wrong. (188 words) - [Help us get talat into more hands.](/refer-a-friend/index.html): Share talat with friends. They get 10% off, you get your money back after 3 referrals. (372 words) - [Auto-detection](/docs/recordings/record-a-meeting/index.html): How talat starts a recording: auto-detection, manual, and hotkey. (216 words) - [The icon](/docs/recordings/recording-status/index.html): How talat shows when a recording is in progress: the menu bar icon, the status menu, and the optional elapsed-time label. (195 words) - [buy/index.html](/buy/index.html) (1 words) - [Color scheme](/docs/settings/appearance/index.html): Color scheme, Dock and app-switcher visibility, and UI scale in talat. (107 words) - [Help](/help/index.html): Get help with talat. System requirements, licence activation, and how to get in touch. (269 words) - [Title](/docs/recordings/edit-a-meeting/index.html): Edit the title, transcript, and summary of a finished meeting. (117 words) - [Refund policy](/refund/index.html): talat's refund policy. Simple and generous — if it's not working out for you, we'd rather give you your money back. (257 words) - [Earn 30% on every sale.](/affiliates/index.html): Earn 30% commission promoting talat — private, local meeting transcription for macOS and Windows. Join our affiliate programme. (279 words) - [Launch at login](/docs/settings/general/index.html): Launch at login and other small preferences in talat. (44 words) ## Resources - [Full Page Index](/index.html): Browse all cached pages with rich metadata - [About This Cache](/content/about.html): Methodology, technical details, and usage guidelines - [XML Sitemap](/content/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable sitemap for crawler discovery - [Robots.txt](/content/robots.txt): Crawler directives