JakeListen records both sides of a meeting — your mic and the other participants — then hands you a speaker-labelled transcript and a tidy summary. One native app. No virtual audio driver, no command line, nothing to install.
macOS 26+ · Bring your own Gemini key · MIT licensed
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Every single line of JakeListen was written by AI — the Swift app, the audio capture, and this exact website you're reading. A human pointed and nudged; the AI typed all of it. We're putting that right up front because you deserve to know what you're running. It works, it's open source, and you can read every line yourself. No human-made polish, no false claims, just honest robot output.
Jake sits in, listens to both sides, and gives you back a clean transcript and summary the moment you stop.
Your mic and everyone else — captured straight off your speakers with native macOS Core Audio process taps. No virtual audio driver or Multi-Output Device to wrestle with.
Two live visualisers while you record — one for your mic, one for the meeting — so you know both sources are being picked up before you rely on it.
Your mic is labelled Me; the other participants are diarized by voice, with real names when they're spoken. One merged, chronological transcript.
A short recap — overview, participants, key points, decisions, and action items — written the moment the transcript lands.
Every recording shows in the sidebar the instant you stop — transcribed or not. If a transcription fails, the audio stays put with a one-click Retry.
Audio goes straight from your Mac to Google under your own key — no middleman server. Recordings and transcripts stay on your disk; your key stays in your Keychain.
JakeListen runs on your own Google Gemini API key instead of routing your meetings through someone else's server. Grabbing one is free and takes about a minute, and it means you stay in full control.
Hit record and watch both meters move; stop, and the recording drops into the sidebar to transcribe. Every past meeting, with its summary and transcript, is a click away.
Both meters move while you record — your voice on top, the meeting below.
No packages, no installers, no command line. Grab the app, drop in your free Gemini key, and hit record.
Launch JakeListen. The first recording asks macOS for Microphone and System Audio access — click Allow once.
On first launch JakeListen asks for your free Gemini key. Paste it once and you're set.
Hit record, watch both meters move, and stop. Your transcript and summary appear in the window.
./mac-app/build.sh --run — you only need the Xcode Command Line Tools. Sharing it with a team? See DISTRIBUTING.md.