Local meeting notes
Creates AI meeting notes locally with an on-device LLM.
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Oats
Open-source local meeting notes with on-device LLMs for transcription and follow-ups.
Product brief
What Oats does.
Oats is an AI meeting note-taking tool that is completely open, local, and free. Designed to not get in the way of your meetings, no bots, no subscription needed when running locally with on-device LLM. Available on both macOS and Windows. Enhanced transcription, multi-language support, speaker recognition, assessment, coaching, auto-tracking follow ups and more features via ariso.ai cloud backend.
Why we selected it
The open-source, local-first design offers a credible privacy-conscious alternative for meeting capture, without requiring a bot in calls.
- Best for
- Privacy-conscious meeting-heavy teams
- Category
- Coding
- Daily picks
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- First selected
- 2026-09-14
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Capability scan
What it can help with.
Only capabilities supported by the product information we collected are listed here.
Bot-free meeting capture
Is designed to work without bots joining meetings.
Open-source operation
Is described as free and open source.
Meeting analysis features
Lists enhanced transcription, multi-language support, speaker recognition, assessment, coaching, and follow-up tracking; additional features are available through the ariso.ai cloud backend.
Best-fit use cases
Capturing meeting notes without adding a bot to a call.
Keeping meeting note-taking local with an on-device LLM.
Producing notes for multilingual meetings.
Tracking follow-ups from meetings through the listed meeting-analysis features.
FAQ
Before you open it.
What is Oats?
Oats is an AI meeting note-taking tool described as open source, local, and free.
Does Oats require a bot in meetings?
No. The description says it is designed to work with no bots.
Can Oats run locally?
Yes. It is described as running locally with an on-device LLM, with no subscription needed for local use.
Which operating systems are named?
Oats is stated to be available on macOS and Windows.
What features are associated with the cloud backend?
The description associates enhanced transcription, multi-language support, speaker recognition, assessment, coaching, and automatic follow-up tracking with the ariso.ai cloud backend.