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Hoeren – Local-only meeting transcription and voice dictation

Hoeren – Local-only meeting transcription and voice dictation

by dimaberlin·Apr 8, 2026·4 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●●SolidSlickSolve My Problem

Local Whisper transcription when Otter and Fireflies upload everything to cloud.

Strengths
  • •WhisperKit and Apple Intelligence models run entirely on-device with no internet required.
  • •Auto-detects Zoom, Teams, Meet calls and separates speakers in transcripts automatically.
  • •One-time $49 payment replaces recurring subscriptions from Otter and Fireflies.
Weaknesses
  • •Apple Silicon only excludes Intel Mac users and Windows/Linux entirely.
  • •Local transcription category getting crowded with Superwhisper and other options.
Category
Productivity
Target Audience

Privacy-conscious professionals, developers, consultants who record meetings

Similar To

Superwhisper · Otter · Fireflies

Post Description

My company has a strict data policy around call recordings (and using cloud AI tools). I got tired of working around it every time I needed to transcribe something, so I built Hoeren - a macOS app that keeps everything on-device. No account, no internet, no subscription. Granola, Otter, Fireflies all do. This doesn't.

Two things it does well:

- Meeting transcription and summaries with action items - Voice dictation with optional AI prompting - you speak roughly, it turns that into something better (I use it to improve my English in Slack)

Apple Silicon only, Whisper&Qwen under the hood. One-time $49, no subscription.

HN50 gets you 50% off - https://hoeren.app

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