# Thoth

> Private meeting recorder for Mac. Records both sides of any meeting, transcribes and summarizes locally on your Mac. No cloud, no data leaving your machine.

Thoth is a native macOS app that captures your microphone and system audio on separate channels, transcribes everything using on-device AI (WhisperKit, CoreML, Parakeet), and generates AI summaries without uploading your audio anywhere. Built by one developer. Available on the Mac App Store.

Requires macOS Tahoe (macOS 26) or later. Apple Silicon recommended for on-device AI summaries. Intel Macs supported for recording and transcription.

## Key Pages

- [Homepage](https://thoth-app.com/): Product overview, features, benchmarks, pricing
- [Blog](https://thoth-app.com/blog/): Technical posts on transcription, AI, and indie Mac development
- [Transcription Accuracy](https://thoth-app.com/transcription-accuracy/): Full benchmark results across all models
- [Alternatives](https://thoth-app.com/alternatives/): How Thoth compares to Otter, Fireflies, Granola
- [Granola Alternative](https://thoth-app.com/granola-alternative/): Thoth vs Granola
- [Otter Alternative](https://thoth-app.com/otter-alternative/): Thoth vs Otter.ai
- [Fireflies Alternative](https://thoth-app.com/fireflies-alternative/): Thoth vs Fireflies.ai
- [Use Cases](https://thoth-app.com/use-cases/): Who uses Thoth and why
- [Use Case: Lawyers](https://thoth-app.com/use-cases/lawyers/): Client meetings, depositions, privileged conversations
- [Use Case: Journalists](https://thoth-app.com/use-cases/journalists/): Source interviews, off-the-record protection
- [Use Case: Doctors](https://thoth-app.com/use-cases/doctors/): Patient consultations, HIPAA considerations
- [Use Case: Researchers](https://thoth-app.com/use-cases/researchers/): Field interviews, qualitative data
- [Roadmap](https://thoth-app.com/roadmap/): Planned features
- [Support](https://thoth-app.com/support/): Help and contact

## Blog Posts

- [Parakeet translates French audio](https://thoth-app.com/blog/2026-05-19-parakeet-language-drift/): Parakeet TDT v3 does not transcribe non-English audio. It translates it to English involuntarily, due to the absence of language conditioning tokens.
- [Your meeting audio belongs on your Mac](https://thoth-app.com/blog/2026-05-13-why-your-meeting-recorder-shouldnt-upload-your-audio/): Cloud meeting recorders upload audio to US servers, creating legal exposure for everyone on a call.
- [Local vs cloud AI summaries](https://thoth-app.com/blog/2026-05-13-local-vs-cloud-ai-summaries/): Benchmark comparing on-device models against Claude Sonnet for meeting summarization.
- [How I benchmark transcription models](https://thoth-app.com/blog/2026-05-10-how-we-benchmark-transcription/): Methodology and real-world WER results for every model in Thoth.
- [Menu bar mode](https://thoth-app.com/blog/2026-05-18-menu-bar-mode/): How Thoth runs as a compact always-on-top menu bar recorder.
- [iOS exploration](https://thoth-app.com/blog/2026-05-18-thoth-ios-exploration/): Notes on the feasibility of bringing Thoth to iPhone and iPad.

## Pricing

- Free: Unlimited recordings, 30 min per mic recording, 15 min system audio, 10 AI enhancements per month
- Pro Monthly: $9.99/month
- Pro Yearly: $49.99/year
- Lifetime: $99.99 (one-time, Euro pricing: 99.99)

Pro unlocks: unlimited recording duration, system audio and mixed recording, all export formats (M4A, AAC, Markdown, RTF, JSON, PDF), unlimited AI enhancements, large transcription model, Parakeet models.

## Download

Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/thoth-your-private-ai-scribe/id6756965313?mt=12