loofah

<p align="center"> <img src="apps/desktop/src-tauri/icons/stable/128x128.png" width="128" alt="Loofah app icon" /> </p> <h1 align="center">Loofah</h1> <p align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/bart6114/loofah/releases/download/updater/Loofah_latest_aarch64.dmg"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Download_for_macOS-Apple_Silicon-1b2a6b?style=for-the-badge&logo=apple&logoColor=white" alt="Download for macOS (Apple Silicon)" /></a> </p> **[Loofah](https://loofah.io) is a free, open-source meeting transcription app for Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 15 or later.** Record without a bot, transcribe on-device, and keep your notes as Markdown files. I wanted a meeting notetaker that did a few things well: transcribe locally, keep my notes as ordinary Markdown files, and stay out of the way. I couldn't find one without accounts, subscriptions, or a cloud service in the middle, so I built Loofah on [anarlog](https://github.com/fastrepl/anarlog). <p align="center"> <a href="docs/public/screenshots/loofah-primary.png"> <img src="docs/public/screenshots/loofah-primary.png" alt="Loofah showing a meeting brief, notes, and recent sessions in a local vault" /> </a> </p> There is no backend, account, billing, telemetry, or premium tier. Your notes live on your computer and remain usable without this app. If you want AI-generated summaries, connect your own LLM—OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, OpenRouter, Ollama, LM Studio, or another OpenAI-compatible provider. This is software I built for my own day-to-day use. It may be rough around the edges, but if you want the same kind of tool, I hope it is useful to you too. ## Getting started Download the signed and notarized Apple Silicon build using the button above. That link always points to the latest published version; previous versions are available on the [releases page](https://github.com/bart6114/loofah/releases). You can also build it from source using the instructions below. Open the app, start a session, and join your meeting. The app records and transcribes on your Mac, then saves the notes as Markdown in your vault. ## What matters here - **The files are yours.** Notes and summaries are Markdown files you can read, search, edit, back up, or sync. Transcripts are stored as structured JSON; export a session when you want the transcript in Markdown too. - **Transcription stays local.** Your meeting audio does not need to be sent to a transcription service. - **AI is optional and bring-your-own.** Use a hosted provider or run a local model with Ollama or LM Studio. - **No account or tracking.** Install the app and use it. There is nothing to sign up for. - **CLI and MCP support.** The included `loof` CLI and MCP server can give your scripts and coding agents read-only access to meeting notes through MCP. The CLI also creates notes, imports recordings, and saves agent work. Read the [first-meeting guide](https://loofah.io/quickstart/), prepare an [offline workflow](https://loofah.io/offline/), or [compare meeting tools](https://loofah.io/compare/). ## Development This is a pnpm workspace containing a Tauri desktop app (`apps/desktop/`) and a Rust CLI (`apps/cli/`). There is no database: the files in the vault are the source of truth. The vault format lives in `crates/vault-read/`; the interface uses Zustand for state and TipTap for editing. To run it locally: ```sh pnpm install pnpm -F @hypr/desktop tauri:dev # run the desktop app cargo build -p loof-cli # build the loof CLI ``` See [AGENTS.md](./AGENTS.md) for development notes, including formatting, typechecking, and code-style conventions. ## License MIT. See [LICENSE](./LICENSE) for the complete license and copyright history, including the original [anarlog](https://github.com/fastrepl/anarlog) copyright.