RecapMuse
RecapMuse, by Epiphani Studios

Never forget another word.

RecapMuse records your calls and meetings, transcribes them live on your Mac, and hands your day back as a searchable memory. No bot joins your call. Your live transcript never leaves your device.

From $59/yr · macOS 26 · Apple Silicon · iPhone companion in private testing
Your memory, yours. Recordings and your searchable library live on your Mac.
100%
of live transcription runs on your Mac, no network call in that path
24/7
rolling capture with auto-purge retention, so the start is never lost
Zero
meeting bots, on any call, any tier
RecapMuse's Listen screen, ready to record, with a live on-device transcript panel
The actual app. Not a mockup.
How it works

Capture the conversation. Keep the memory.

RecapMuse runs quietly while you talk, then turns the recording into something you can actually search: who said what, when, and what to do next.

  1. 1
    CaptureStart a meeting or a call and RecapMuse records it in the background. No bot joins the call, no link to paste. It is just running on your Mac.
  2. 2
    UnderstandWhile you talk, RecapMuse transcribes the audio live, on your Mac, using Apple's own on-device speech engine. When you finish, it drafts a titled summary and the next steps you agreed on.
  3. 3
    RecallEvery conversation becomes searchable. Find the moment a number was promised or a decision was made, across months, in a second.
A conversation, the way RecapMuse keeps ithover a line →
You00:04

Let us lock the Q3 numbers before Thursday.

flagged: commitment
Dana00:11

I will send the revised deck tonight. The pricing tier moved to $59.

flagged: number mentioned
You00:24

Good. Ship it to legal first thing.

flagged: action item
Search “Q3 numbers” · 3 results across 2 meetings · next step: send deck to legal
Privacy

The room stays the room.

RecapMuse records on your Mac. While you talk, it transcribes live, entirely on your device, using Apple's own on-device speech engine. That transcript never touches a network call, on any tier.

No meeting bot in the call, ever. Your recordings and your searchable library live on your Mac, not in an account of ours.

Recorded on your Mac. Transcribed live on your Mac. Searched on your Mac.
A meeting recorder is only as private as where the audio goes. Your live transcript is architecturally incapable of leaving your Mac, because there is no network call in that path at all.
Where we are today: after a call ends, the Diary step currently sends that recording's audio to OpenAI to transcribe it speaker by speaker and draft the title, summary, and action items. It uses your own OpenAI key, stored in your Mac's Keychain: there is no Epiphani account or server in the path, and without a key the app still records and live-transcribes. We built the harder, more valuable part (live, on-device transcription) first, and a fully on-device Diary step is next. We would rather tell you exactly where the line is today than round the story up.
How we compare

Cloud notetakers remember everything, on someone else's server.

The convenient ones send a bot into your call and upload every word to a vendor's servers, with no way to opt out. RecapMuse was built the other way.

FeatureRecapMuseGranolaOtterFirefliesFathom
No bot joins the callYesYesNoNoNo
Live transcript stays on your deviceYesNoNoNoNo
Recordings stored on your device by defaultYesNoNoNoNo
Always-on rolling capture (never miss the start)YesNoNoNoNo
Vertical editions for legal, sales, healthcareComingNoNoNoNo
Works on Windows and the webNot yetWindows, no webYesYesYes
CRM integrationsNot yetSomeYesDeepYes
Formal HIPAA agreement programNot yetNoEnterprise onlyEnterprise onlyYes, all tiers
Competitor marks are from our July 2026 scan of public product pages, reviews, and forums. "Not yet" means it is on RecapMuse's roadmap and honestly not shipping today; where the others win, the table says so.
RecapMuse
Live transcript stays on your Mac, with no bot in the call, on every tier. The Diary step sends audio to OpenAI with your own key today (no Epiphani server in the path), moving fully on-device next.
Cloud notetakers
Otter, Fireflies, and similar upload your audio to transcribe it, then keep the transcript on their servers under their policy.
Revenue-intelligence tools
Gong, Chorus, and the like record every call into a company account your conversations do not leave with you.
Manual notes
Private, but you are typing instead of listening, and the detail you miss is gone.
What the industry is already saying

The trust problem is not hypothetical.

Real, sourced concerns from people using today's cloud notetakers. Not our customers: the industry, describing the exact problem RecapMuse was built to answer.

“What Otter has done is use its Otter Notetaker meeting assistant to record, transcribe, and utilize the contents of conversations without the Class members' informed consent.”

Alleged in an Otter.ai class-action complaint, reported by NPR, 2025

“I never created a Fireflies account, never agreed to its Terms of Service, and never provided any written consent authorizing the collection of my biometric data.”

Alleged in Cruz v. Fireflies.AI Corp., via Workplace Privacy Report

“Secretly activating an AI notetaker is inconsistent with the candor lawyers owe clients.”

Illinois State Bar guidance, via legal buyer's-guide commentary

“Recording isn't stored, anonymized transcripts limit subpoenas.”

A licensed marriage and family therapist, r/therapists

“The whole software operates like a virus and it's almost impossible to cancel the subscription you never asked for.”

A reviewer, on Otter.ai, Trustpilot

“The system experiences a failure at least once daily when attempting to search for notes from a past meeting.”

A reviewer, on Fellow, G2
For your work

Built for conversations that cannot leave the room.

The reason most people will not put their calls through a cloud transcription service is the reason RecapMuse exists. Tailored editions are coming for the work that needs privacy most.

Coming soon
RecapMuse Session
For cliniciansSession notes drafted in SOAP or DAP form after each appointment, tagged to a client, never a generic transcript.
Coming soon
RecapMuse Counsel
For attorneysClient conversations recorded and tagged to a matter, with a fully local mode so privileged audio never touches a vendor.
Coming soon
RecapMuse Recall
For salesYour talk ratio, the objections you heard, and the next steps to paste into your CRM, from call history that follows you, not your employer's account.
Editions are tuned for each profession, from $79 to $348/seat/yr. Leave your email below and we will bring you in as each one opens.
What you get today

A second memory for your working day.

Live, on-device transcriptWords appear as you speak, transcribed on your Mac, with nothing sent anywhere while you talk.
Speaker-labeled DiaryEvery recording becomes a titled entry: who you were with, a summary, and the action items you agreed on.
Instant searchEvery meeting, every call, searchable by word, speaker, or date. Find the promise, not just the file.
Record 24/7An always-on rolling buffer with auto-purge retention, so you never lose the start of a conversation you forgot to record.
Mac today, iPhone nextFull capture, transcription, and Diary on your Mac now. The iPhone companion is in private testing, so your memory can be with you in your pocket too.
People and TopicsEvery conversation grouped by who was in it and what it was about, so your history is browsable, not just searchable.
Ask, on your deviceAsk questions about your own days and conversations and get answers drawn from your transcripts, computed on your Mac, with no network either way.
Questions

The honest answers.

Does my audio go to the cloud?

Your live transcript never does: it is generated entirely on your Mac using Apple's on-device speech engine, with no network call in that path. The Diary step is different, and we want to be exact: after a call ends, it currently sends that recording's audio to OpenAI to transcribe it speaker by speaker and draft the title and action items, using your own OpenAI key from your Mac's Keychain. No Epiphani account or server ever touches your audio, and without a key the app still records and live-transcribes. A fully on-device Diary step is next.

Does a bot join my meeting?

No. RecapMuse records on your Mac, the way a voice memo would. There is no participant to admit and no link to paste into the invite.

How do Mac and iPhone stay in sync?

The iPhone companion is in private testing today. As it ships, your library stays on your devices, and any sync runs through your own iCloud, never an account we hold. You control where it lives.

Is it legal to record my calls?

Recording laws vary by state and country, and consent rules differ for one-party and all-party jurisdictions. RecapMuse is a tool; following the law where you are is yours to manage. When in doubt, tell the room you are recording.

Is there a version for lawyers or therapists?

RecapMuse Session (clinicians), Counsel (attorneys), and Recall (sales) are tailored editions we are building now, priced from $79 to $348 a seat a year. They are not open yet; leave your email and we will bring you in as each one launches.

Why a subscription when some Mac transcribers are one-time?

RecapMuse keeps working for you every day, with a Diary that improves over time and an iPhone companion on the way. The yearly price covers that ongoing work, including the cloud step until it moves fully on-device.

What happens to my recordings if I stop?

They are files on your devices. They do not live in our account, so they do not disappear when a subscription lapses. You keep what you captured.

Your memory, yours to keep

Keep every word. Keep it on your Mac.

From $59 a year on your Mac, with the iPhone companion in private testing. No meeting bot, no account that owns your memory, and a live transcript that never leaves your device.

From $59/yr · macOS 26 · Apple Silicon · iPhone companion in private testing