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Choosing a meeting recorder?

Cloud notetakers upload your audio and process it on their servers. Kanary does the same work on the Mac in front of you. Here is how they differ.

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The short version

KanaryCloud notetakers
Where transcription runsOn your MacOn the service's servers
Audio uploadNone, unless you turn on iCloud syncRequired
Bot in the callNoOften
Works offlineYesNo
PlatformsMac (Apple Silicon)Web, desktop, mobile

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macOS 26 or later · Apple Silicon