Anarlog
by Anarlog · Local-first, open-source AI notepad for meetings
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Overview
Anarlog is a local-first meeting notepad that records and transcribes meetings on your own machine rather than joining calls as a bot, then turns the transcript into editable summaries. Transcription and AI can run on-device, through your own API keys, or through Anarlog's hosted models. The app is open source and stores meeting data and attachments locally by default.
- Best for
- Individuals who want bot-free meeting notes kept on their own machine with their own AI keys
- Pricing
- Free tier at $0/month, then Pro at $15/month or $150/year, with a 21-day Pro trial.
- Runs on
- CLI
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Captures meeting audio without adding a bot to the call
- On-device transcription, with recordings kept on your device
- Open source, with bring-your-own STT and LLM keys
- Free tier includes CLI, MCP, local API and webhooks
Trade-offs
- Download is offered for Apple Silicon only; no other platform shown
- Free tier needs your own API keys to do any AI work
- Cloud transcription, sync and calendar links need the $15/month Pro plan
- No team, admin or enterprise plan is published
How Anarlog markets itself
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Homepage capture
“The AI notepad for private meetings.”
- Angle: Open source / ownership
- Hero: Product screenshot
Pricing
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How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
MCP support
Whether an agent can drive the product through the Model Context Protocol, and how much setup that takes.
API quality
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Documentation
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Agent friendliness
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Changelog
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Marketing site structure
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Page speed
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Operational trust
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Openness
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Maintenance
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