fix: record transcription audio as wav

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-15
     env:
       VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
+      APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
+      APPLE_TEAM_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
+      APPLE_APP_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_APP_PASSWORD }}
       SPARKLE_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SPARKLE_PRIVATE_KEY }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           APPLE_CERTIFICATE_P12: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE_P12 }}
           APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
-          for variable in APPLE_CERTIFICATE_P12 APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD SPARKLE_PRIVATE_KEY; do
+          for variable in APPLE_CERTIFICATE_P12 APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD APPLE_ID APPLE_TEAM_ID APPLE_APP_PASSWORD SPARKLE_PRIVATE_KEY; do
             if [[ -z "${!variable:-}" ]]; then
               echo "Missing GitHub Actions secret: $variable" >&2
               exit 1
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
           echo "SIGNING_IDENTITY=$signing_identity" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
-      - name: Build and sign release
+      - name: Build, sign, and notarize release
         timeout-minutes: 30
         run: scripts/package_release.sh
 
@@ -70,13 +73,16 @@ jobs:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |
           tag="v$VERSION"
-          if git rev-parse "$tag" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+          if gh release view "$tag" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            echo "Tag already exists: $tag" >&2
+            gh release upload "$tag" \
-            exit 1
+              "$RUNNER_TEMP/meetingnotes-release/release/Meetingnotes-$VERSION.zip" \
+              "$RUNNER_TEMP/meetingnotes-release/release/appcast.xml" \
+              --clobber
+          else
+            gh release create "$tag" \
+              "$RUNNER_TEMP/meetingnotes-release/release/Meetingnotes-$VERSION.zip" \
+              "$RUNNER_TEMP/meetingnotes-release/release/appcast.xml" \
+              --target "$GITHUB_SHA" \
+              --title "Meetingnotes $VERSION" \
+              --generate-notes
           fi
-          gh release create "$tag" \
-            "$RUNNER_TEMP/meetingnotes-release/release/Meetingnotes-$VERSION.zip" \
-            "$RUNNER_TEMP/meetingnotes-release/release/appcast.xml" \
-            --target "$GITHUB_SHA" \
-            --title "Meetingnotes $VERSION" \
-            --generate-notes

Meetingnotes.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj

@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
 				CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = "Apple Development";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
 				COMBINE_HIDPI_IMAGES = YES;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 25;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 33;
 				DEVELOPMENT_ASSET_PATHS = "\"meetingnotes/Preview Content\"";
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = G9LVHZAJNX;
 				ENABLE_HARDENED_RUNTIME = YES;
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
 					"@executable_path/../Frameworks",
 				);
 				MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 15.0;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.1.13;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.1.21;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = NO;
 				OTHER_SWIFT_FLAGS = "$(inherited) -D ENABLE_TCC_SPI";
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = net.jamesbone.meetingnotes;
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
 				CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = "Apple Development";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
 				COMBINE_HIDPI_IMAGES = YES;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 25;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 33;
 				DEVELOPMENT_ASSET_PATHS = "\"meetingnotes/Preview Content\"";
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = G9LVHZAJNX;
 				ENABLE_HARDENED_RUNTIME = YES;
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
 					"@executable_path/../Frameworks",
 				);
 				MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 15.0;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.1.13;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.1.21;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES;
 				OTHER_SWIFT_FLAGS = "$(inherited) -D ENABLE_TCC_SPI";
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = net.jamesbone.meetingnotes;

meetingnotes/Managers/AudioManager.swift

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ final class AudioManager: NSObject, ObservableObject {
     
     private var audioEngine = AVAudioEngine()
     private var sessionID = UUID()
+    private var meetingID = UUID()
     private var processTap: ProcessTap?
     private let permission = AudioRecordingPermission()
     private let tapQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "io.meetingnotes.audiotap", qos: .userInitiated)
@@ -59,11 +60,12 @@ final class AudioManager: NSObject, ObservableObject {
         NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self)
     }
 
-    func startRecording() {
+    func startRecording(for meetingID: UUID) {
         errorMessage = nil
         lastRecoveryAudioFolderName = nil
         cancelCapture(removeFiles: true)
         sessionID = UUID()
+        self.meetingID = meetingID
         recordingStartedAt = Date()
         do {
             try prepareAudioFiles()
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ final class AudioManager: NSObject, ObservableObject {
     }
 
     func stopRecordingAndTranscribe() async -> [TranscriptChunk] {
-        let completedSessionID = sessionID
+        let completedMeetingID = meetingID
         let captureStartedAt = recordingStartedAt
         let files = stopCaptureAndCloseFiles()
         isProcessing = true
@@ -85,8 +87,8 @@ final class AudioManager: NSObject, ObservableObject {
         }
 
         let model = UserDefaultsManager.shared.transcriptionModel
-        async let micResult = transcribe(files[0], model: model)
+        async let micResult = transcribe(files[0], model: model, diarization: false)
-        async let systemResult = transcribe(files[1], model: model)
+        async let systemResult = transcribe(files[1], model: model, diarization: true)
         let (micTranscription, systemTranscription) = await (micResult, systemResult)
         let results = [micTranscription, systemTranscription]
 
@@ -97,16 +99,17 @@ final class AudioManager: NSObject, ObservableObject {
         )
         transcriptChunks = updated
         let completedFiles = files.compactMap { $0 }
-        if failures.isEmpty {
+        let audioFolder = preserveAudioFiles(completedFiles, meetingID: completedMeetingID)
-            lastRecoveryAudioFolderName = nil
+        lastRecoveryAudioFolderName = audioFolder?.lastPathComponent
-            removeAudioFiles(completedFiles)
+        if !failures.isEmpty {
-        } else {
+            let retentionDays = UserDefaultsManager.shared.audioRetentionDays
-            let recoveryFolder = preserveAudioFiles(completedFiles, sessionID: completedSessionID)
+            let retentionUnit = retentionDays == 1 ? "day" : "days"
-            lastRecoveryAudioFolderName = recoveryFolder?.lastPathComponent
+            let recoveryMessage = audioFolder == nil
-            let recoveryMessage = recoveryFolder == nil
                 ? " The audio remains in the app's temporary folder."
-                : " Audio was saved in Documents/Meetingnotes-Recovery/\(completedSessionID.uuidString)."
+                : " Audio was kept for \(retentionDays) \(retentionUnit). Use Show Audio Folder in the Meetingnotes menu to find it."
             errorMessage = "Transcription failed for " + failures.joined(separator: "; ") + recoveryMessage
+        } else if audioFolder == nil, !completedFiles.isEmpty {
+            errorMessage = "The transcript completed, but Meetingnotes could not move the audio into its retention folder."
         }
         return updated
     }
@@ -122,8 +125,8 @@ final class AudioManager: NSObject, ObservableObject {
         let model = UserDefaultsManager.shared.transcriptionModel
         let micURL = recoveryFiles.first(where: { $0.source == .mic })?.url
         let systemURL = recoveryFiles.first(where: { $0.source == .system })?.url
-        async let micResult = transcribe(micURL, model: model)
+        async let micResult = transcribe(micURL, model: model, diarization: false)
-        async let systemResult = transcribe(systemURL, model: model)
+        async let systemResult = transcribe(systemURL, model: model, diarization: true)
         let (micTranscription, systemTranscription) = await (micResult, systemResult)
         let results = [micTranscription, systemTranscription]
         let (chunks, failures) = buildTranscriptChunks(
@@ -146,10 +149,19 @@ final class AudioManager: NSObject, ObservableObject {
         lastRecoveryAudioFolderName = nil
     }
 
-    private func transcribe(_ fileURL: URL?, model: String) async -> Result<CoderAPIClient.Transcription, Error>? {
+    private func transcribe(
+        _ fileURL: URL?,
+        model: String,
+        diarization: Bool
+    ) async -> Result<CoderAPIClient.Transcription, Error>? {
         guard let fileURL else { return nil }
         do {
-            return .success(try await CoderAPIClient.shared.transcribe(fileURL: fileURL, model: model))
+            return .success(try await CoderAPIClient.shared.transcribe(
+                fileURL: fileURL,
+                model: model,
+                diarization: diarization,
+                maxSpeakerCount: 4
+            ))
         } catch {
             return .failure(error)
         }
@@ -178,6 +190,7 @@ final class AudioManager: NSObject, ObservableObject {
                         updated.append(TranscriptChunk(
                             timestamp: captureStartedAt.addingTimeInterval(max(0, segment.start)),
                             source: source,
+                            speaker: source == .system ? segment.speaker : nil,
                             text: text,
                             isFinal: true
                         ))
@@ -196,15 +209,18 @@ final class AudioManager: NSObject, ObservableObject {
     
     private func prepareAudioFiles() throws {
         let settings: [String: Any] = [
-            AVFormatIDKey: kAudioFormatMPEG4AAC,
+            AVFormatIDKey: kAudioFormatLinearPCM,
             AVSampleRateKey: 16_000,
             AVNumberOfChannelsKey: 1,
-            AVEncoderBitRateKey: 48_000
+            AVLinearPCMBitDepthKey: 16,
+            AVLinearPCMIsFloatKey: false,
+            AVLinearPCMIsBigEndianKey: false,
+            AVLinearPCMIsNonInterleaved: false
         ]
         let base = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory
         let id = sessionID.uuidString
-        let micURL = base.appendingPathComponent("meetingnotes-\(id)-mic.m4a")
+        let micURL = base.appendingPathComponent("meetingnotes-\(id)-mic.wav")
-        let systemURL = base.appendingPathComponent("meetingnotes-\(id)-system.m4a")
+        let systemURL = base.appendingPathComponent("meetingnotes-\(id)-system.wav")
         let newMicAudioFile = try AVAudioFile(
             forWriting: micURL,
             settings: settings,
@@ -341,12 +357,14 @@ final class AudioManager: NSObject, ObservableObject {
     private func startTapIO(_ tap: ProcessTap) throws {
         guard var description = tap.tapStreamDescription,
               let inputFormat = AVAudioFormat(streamDescription: &description),
-              let targetFormat = systemAudioFile?.processingFormat else {
+              let targetFormat = systemAudioFile?.processingFormat,
+              let converter = AVAudioConverter(from: inputFormat, to: targetFormat) else {
             throw NSError(domain: "AudioManager", code: -1, userInfo: [NSLocalizedDescriptionKey: "Unsupported system audio format"])
         }
         try tap.run(on: tapQueue) { [weak self] _, inputData, _, _, _ in
-            guard let self,
+            guard let self else { return }
-                  let converter = AVAudioConverter(from: inputFormat, to: targetFormat) else { return }
+            // The tap queue is serial. Reusing the converter preserves its
+            // resampler state instead of discarding audio at every callback.
             self.processAudioBuffer(
                 { self.copyAudioBuffer(from: inputData, format: inputFormat) },
                 converter: converter,
@@ -502,29 +520,8 @@ final class AudioManager: NSObject, ObservableObject {
         for url in urls { try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: url) }
     }
 
-    private func preserveAudioFiles(_ urls: [URL], sessionID: UUID) -> URL? {
+    private func preserveAudioFiles(_ urls: [URL], meetingID: UUID) -> URL? {
-        guard !urls.isEmpty,
+        LocalStorageManager.shared.preserveAudioFiles(urls, for: meetingID)
-              let documents = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first else {
-            return nil
-        }
-        let folder = documents
-            .appendingPathComponent("Meetingnotes-Recovery", isDirectory: true)
-            .appendingPathComponent(sessionID.uuidString, isDirectory: true)
-        do {
-            try FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: folder, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
-        } catch {
-            return nil
-        }
-        var preservedCount = 0
-        for url in urls {
-            do {
-                try FileManager.default.moveItem(at: url, to: folder.appendingPathComponent(url.lastPathComponent))
-                preservedCount += 1
-            } catch {
-                continue
-            }
-        }
-        return preservedCount > 0 ? folder : nil
     }
         
     private func resetAudioLevels() {

meetingnotes/Managers/LocalStorageManager.swift

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Handles local storage of meetings and app data
 
 import Foundation
+import AppKit
 
 /// Manages local file storage for meetings and app data
 class LocalStorageManager {
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ class LocalStorageManager {
         // Create templates subdirectory
         templatesDirectory = documentsDirectory.appendingPathComponent("Templates")
 
-        recoveryDirectory = documentsDirectory.appendingPathComponent("Meetingnotes-Recovery")
+        recoveryDirectory = documentsDirectory.appendingPathComponent("Meetingnotes Audio")
         
         // Ensure directories exist
         try? FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: meetingsDirectory,
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ class LocalStorageManager {
                                                withIntermediateDirectories: true)
         try? FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: recoveryDirectory,
                                                withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+        migrateLegacyRecoveryAudio()
+        purgeExpiredAudioFolders()
     }
     
     // MARK: - Meeting Management
@@ -151,6 +154,67 @@ class LocalStorageManager {
 
     // MARK: - Recovery Audio
 
+    func preserveAudioFiles(_ urls: [URL], for meetingID: UUID) -> URL? {
+        guard !urls.isEmpty else { return nil }
+        purgeExpiredAudioFolders()
+
+        let folder = recoveryDirectory.appendingPathComponent(meetingID.uuidString, isDirectory: true)
+        do {
+            try FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: folder, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+        } catch {
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        var preservedCount = 0
+        for url in urls {
+            let destination = folder.appendingPathComponent(url.lastPathComponent)
+            do {
+                if FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: destination.path) {
+                    try FileManager.default.removeItem(at: destination)
+                }
+                try FileManager.default.moveItem(at: url, to: destination)
+                preservedCount += 1
+            } catch {
+                continue
+            }
+        }
+        return preservedCount > 0 ? folder : nil
+    }
+
+    func purgeExpiredAudioFolders(now: Date = Date()) {
+        guard let folders = try? FileManager.default.contentsOfDirectory(
+            at: recoveryDirectory,
+            includingPropertiesForKeys: [.isDirectoryKey],
+            options: [.skipsHiddenFiles]
+        ) else { return }
+
+        let retentionInterval = TimeInterval(UserDefaultsManager.shared.audioRetentionDays) * 24 * 60 * 60
+        let expirationDate = now.addingTimeInterval(-retentionInterval)
+        for folder in folders {
+            guard (try? folder.resourceValues(forKeys: [.isDirectoryKey]).isDirectory) == true else { continue }
+            let audioFiles = recoveryAudioFiles(in: folder)
+            let newestDate = audioFiles.compactMap { file -> Date? in
+                let values = try? file.url.resourceValues(forKeys: [.contentModificationDateKey, .creationDateKey])
+                return values?.contentModificationDate ?? values?.creationDate
+            }.max()
+
+            guard let newestDate else {
+                try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: folder)
+                continue
+            }
+            if newestDate < expirationDate {
+                try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: folder)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @MainActor
+    func showAudioFolderInFinder(_ folder: URL? = nil) {
+        let target = folder ?? recoveryDirectory
+        try? FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: target, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+        NSWorkspace.shared.open(target)
+    }
+
     func recoveryAudioFolder(named name: String) -> URL? {
         let trimmedName = name.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
         guard !trimmedName.isEmpty,
@@ -245,6 +309,22 @@ class LocalStorageManager {
         try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: folder)
     }
 
+    private func migrateLegacyRecoveryAudio() {
+        let legacyDirectory = documentsDirectory.appendingPathComponent("Meetingnotes-Recovery", isDirectory: true)
+        guard let folders = try? FileManager.default.contentsOfDirectory(
+            at: legacyDirectory,
+            includingPropertiesForKeys: [.isDirectoryKey],
+            options: [.skipsHiddenFiles]
+        ) else { return }
+
+        for folder in folders {
+            let destination = recoveryDirectory.appendingPathComponent(folder.lastPathComponent, isDirectory: true)
+            guard !FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: destination.path) else { continue }
+            try? FileManager.default.moveItem(at: folder, to: destination)
+        }
+        try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: legacyDirectory)
+    }
+
     /// Imports meeting JSON files from a folder selected by the user.
     func importMeetings(from directory: URL) throws -> MeetingImportResult {
         let didStartAccess = directory.startAccessingSecurityScopedResource()

meetingnotes/Managers/RecordingSessionManager.swift

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class RecordingSessionManager: ObservableObject {
         
         activeMeetingId = meetingId
         recordingStartedAt = Date()
-        audioManager.startRecording()
+        audioManager.startRecording(for: meetingId)
     }
     
     func stopRecording() async -> [TranscriptChunk] {

meetingnotes/Managers/UserDefaultsManager.swift

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class UserDefaultsManager {
         static let transcriptionModel = "transcriptionModel"
         static let muteDeckAPIEnabled = "muteDeckAPIEnabled"
         static let muteDeckAPIPort = "muteDeckAPIPort"
+        static let audioRetentionDays = "audioRetentionDays"
     }
     
     // MARK: - User Blurb
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ class UserDefaultsManager {
     }
 
     var transcriptionModel: String {
-        get { userDefaults.string(forKey: Keys.transcriptionModel) ?? "groq/whisper-large-v3-turbo" }
+        get { userDefaults.string(forKey: Keys.transcriptionModel) ?? "local-parakeet/parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3" }
         set { userDefaults.set(newValue, forKey: Keys.transcriptionModel) }
     }
 
@@ -94,4 +95,12 @@ class UserDefaultsManager {
         }
         set { userDefaults.set(newValue, forKey: Keys.muteDeckAPIPort) }
     }
+
+    var audioRetentionDays: Int {
+        get {
+            guard userDefaults.object(forKey: Keys.audioRetentionDays) != nil else { return 3 }
+            return min(max(userDefaults.integer(forKey: Keys.audioRetentionDays), 1), 365)
+        }
+        set { userDefaults.set(min(max(newValue, 1), 365), forKey: Keys.audioRetentionDays) }
+    }
 }

meetingnotes/MeetingnotesApp.swift

@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ struct MeetingnotesApp: App {
         .commands {
             CommandGroup(after: .appInfo) {
                 CheckForUpdatesView(updater: updaterController.updater)
+                Divider()
+                Button("Show Audio Folder") {
+                    LocalStorageManager.shared.showAudioFolderInFinder()
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -79,6 +83,12 @@ private struct MeetingnotesMenu: View {
             Label("Open Meetingnotes", systemImage: "macwindow")
         }
 
+        Button {
+            LocalStorageManager.shared.showAudioFolderInFinder()
+        } label: {
+            Label("Show Audio Folder", systemImage: "folder")
+        }
+
         Divider()
 
         Button {

meetingnotes/Models/Meeting.swift

@@ -48,30 +48,46 @@ struct TranscriptChunk: Codable, Identifiable, Hashable {
     let id: UUID
     let timestamp: Date
     let source: AudioSource
+    let speaker: Int?
     let text: String
     let isFinal: Bool
     
-    init(id: UUID = UUID(), timestamp: Date = Date(), source: AudioSource, text: String, isFinal: Bool = false) {
+    init(id: UUID = UUID(), timestamp: Date = Date(), source: AudioSource, speaker: Int? = nil, text: String, isFinal: Bool = false) {
         self.id = id
         self.timestamp = timestamp
         self.source = source
+        self.speaker = speaker
         self.text = text
         self.isFinal = isFinal
     }
+
+    var displayName: String {
+        if source == .mic { return "Me" }
+        if let speaker { return "Speaker \(speaker)" }
+        return source.displayName
+    }
 }
 
 struct CollapsedTranscriptChunk: Identifiable {
     let id: UUID
     let timestamp: Date
     let source: AudioSource
+    let speaker: Int?
     let combinedText: String
     
-    init(id: UUID = UUID(), timestamp: Date, source: AudioSource, combinedText: String) {
+    init(id: UUID = UUID(), timestamp: Date, source: AudioSource, speaker: Int? = nil, combinedText: String) {
         self.id = id
         self.timestamp = timestamp
         self.source = source
+        self.speaker = speaker
         self.combinedText = combinedText
     }
+
+    var displayName: String {
+        if source == .mic { return "Me" }
+        if let speaker { return "Speaker \(speaker)" }
+        return source.displayName
+    }
 }
 
 struct Meeting: Codable, Identifiable, Hashable {
@@ -115,7 +131,7 @@ struct Meeting: Codable, Identifiable, Hashable {
     var transcript: String {
         return transcriptChunks
             .filter { $0.isFinal }
-            .map { "[\($0.source.rawValue)] \($0.text)" }
+            .map { "[\($0.displayName)] \($0.text)" }
             .joined(separator: " ")
     }
     
@@ -124,7 +140,7 @@ struct Meeting: Codable, Identifiable, Hashable {
         let finalChunks = transcriptChunks.filter { $0.isFinal }
 
         return finalChunks.map { chunk in
-            "[\(TranscriptTimestampFormatter.string(from: chunk.timestamp))] \(chunk.source.copyPrefix): \(chunk.text)"
+            "[\(TranscriptTimestampFormatter.string(from: chunk.timestamp))] \(chunk.displayName): \(chunk.text)"
         }.joined(separator: "\n")
     }
     
@@ -135,6 +151,7 @@ struct Meeting: Codable, Identifiable, Hashable {
                 id: chunk.id,
                 timestamp: chunk.timestamp,
                 source: chunk.source,
+                speaker: chunk.speaker,
                 combinedText: chunk.text
             )
         }

meetingnotes/Models/Settings.swift

@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ struct Settings: Codable {
         set { UserDefaultsManager.shared.muteDeckAPIPort = newValue }
     }
 
+    var audioRetentionDays: Int {
+        get { UserDefaultsManager.shared.audioRetentionDays }
+        set { UserDefaultsManager.shared.audioRetentionDays = newValue }
+    }
+
     // System prompt default loading
     static func defaultSystemPrompt() -> String {
         guard let path = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "DefaultSystemPrompt", ofType: "txt"),

meetingnotes/ProcessTap/ProcessTap.swift

@@ -138,8 +138,11 @@ final class ProcessTap {
             tapDescription = CATapDescription(stereoMixdownOfProcesses: [process.objectID])
             logger.debug("Configuring tap for single process objectID: \(process.objectID)")
         case .systemAudio:
-            tapDescription = CATapDescription(monoGlobalTapButExcludeProcesses: [])
+            // Keep the HAL tap's buffer layout consistent with the default
-            logger.debug("Configuring a global system audio tap.")
+            // output stream. AudioManager performs the stereo-to-mono mix when
+            // it converts the captured audio to the 16 kHz transcription file.
+            tapDescription = CATapDescription(stereoGlobalTapButExcludeProcesses: [])
+            logger.debug("Configuring a stereo global system audio tap.")
         }
         
         tapDescription.uuid = UUID()

meetingnotes/Services/CoderAPIClient.swift

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import AVFoundation
 import Foundation
 
 struct CoderModel: Codable, Identifiable, Hashable {
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ struct CoderModel: Codable, Identifiable, Hashable {
 
     var supportsChat: Bool { capabilities.isEmpty || capabilities.contains("chat") }
     var supportsTranscription: Bool { capabilities.contains("audio_transcription") }
+    var supportsSpeakerDiarization: Bool { capabilities.contains("speaker_diarization") }
 }
 
 enum CoderAPIError: LocalizedError {
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ final class CoderAPIClient {
             let start: TimeInterval
             let end: TimeInterval
             let text: String
+            let speaker: Int?
         }
 
         let text: String
@@ -69,10 +72,25 @@ final class CoderAPIClient {
     }
 
     private struct TranscriptionResponse: Decodable {
+        struct Word: Decodable {
+            let word: String
+            let start: TimeInterval
+            let end: TimeInterval
+            let speaker: Int?
+        }
+
         let text: String
         let segments: [Transcription.Segment]?
+        let words: [Word]?
     }
 
+    private struct AudioChunk {
+        let url: URL
+        let offset: TimeInterval
+        let isTemporary: Bool
+    }
+
+    private let transcriptionChunkDuration: TimeInterval = 3 * 60
     private let transcriptionSession: URLSession
 
     private init() {
@@ -151,15 +169,85 @@ final class CoderAPIClient {
         }
     }
 
-    func transcribe(fileURL: URL, model: String, language: String = "en") async throws -> Transcription {
+    func transcribe(
+        fileURL: URL,
+        model: String,
+        language: String = "en",
+        diarization: Bool = false,
+        maxSpeakerCount: Int = 4
+    ) async throws -> Transcription {
         let selectedModel = model.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
         guard !selectedModel.isEmpty else { throw CoderAPIError.missingModel("transcription") }
         let apiKey = try requiredAPIKey(KeychainHelper.shared.getCoderAPIKey() ?? "")
+        let chunks = try makeAudioChunks(from: fileURL, preserveSpeakerIdentity: diarization)
+        defer {
+            for chunk in chunks where chunk.isTemporary {
+                try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: chunk.url)
+            }
+        }
+
+        var textParts: [String] = []
+        var segments: [Transcription.Segment] = []
+        var lastNormalizedText = ""
+        var consecutiveDuplicateCount = 0
+
+        for chunk in chunks {
+            let transcription = try await transcribeChunk(
+                chunk.url,
+                model: selectedModel,
+                language: language,
+                apiKey: apiKey,
+                diarization: diarization,
+                maxSpeakerCount: maxSpeakerCount
+            )
+            if transcription.segments.isEmpty {
+                let text = transcription.text.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+                if !text.isEmpty {
+                    textParts.append(text)
+                    segments.append(.init(start: chunk.offset, end: chunk.offset, text: text, speaker: nil))
+                }
+                continue
+            }
+
+            for segment in transcription.segments {
+                let text = segment.text.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+                guard !text.isEmpty else { continue }
+                let normalized = text.lowercased()
+                if normalized == lastNormalizedText {
+                    consecutiveDuplicateCount += 1
+                } else {
+                    lastNormalizedText = normalized
+                    consecutiveDuplicateCount = 1
+                }
+                guard consecutiveDuplicateCount <= 2 else { continue }
+                textParts.append(text)
+                segments.append(.init(
+                    start: segment.start + chunk.offset,
+                    end: segment.end + chunk.offset,
+                    text: text,
+                    speaker: segment.speaker
+                ))
+            }
+        }
+
+        return Transcription(text: textParts.joined(separator: "\n"), segments: segments)
+    }
+
+    private func transcribeChunk(
+        _ fileURL: URL,
+        model: String,
+        language: String,
+        apiKey: String,
+        diarization: Bool,
+        maxSpeakerCount: Int
+    ) async throws -> Transcription {
         let boundary = "Meetingnotes-\(UUID().uuidString)"
         let bodyURL = try makeMultipartBody(
             audioURL: fileURL,
-            model: selectedModel,
+            model: model,
             language: language,
+            diarization: diarization,
+            maxSpeakerCount: maxSpeakerCount,
             boundary: boundary
         )
         defer { try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: bodyURL) }
@@ -175,7 +263,132 @@ final class CoderAPIClient {
         let (data, response) = try await transcriptionSession.upload(for: request, fromFile: bodyURL)
         try validate(response: response, data: data)
         let decoded = try JSONDecoder().decode(TranscriptionResponse.self, from: data)
-        return Transcription(text: decoded.text, segments: decoded.segments ?? [])
+        let segments = decoded.segments ?? segments(from: decoded.words ?? [])
+        return Transcription(text: decoded.text, segments: segments)
+    }
+
+    private func makeAudioChunks(from fileURL: URL, preserveSpeakerIdentity: Bool) throws -> [AudioChunk] {
+        let input = try AVAudioFile(forReading: fileURL)
+        let format = input.processingFormat
+        guard format.sampleRate > 0 else { throw CoderAPIError.invalidResponse }
+
+        let framesPerChunk = preserveSpeakerIdentity
+            ? max(1, input.length)
+            : AVAudioFramePosition(format.sampleRate * transcriptionChunkDuration)
+
+        if fileURL.pathExtension.caseInsensitiveCompare("wav") == .orderedSame,
+           input.fileFormat.streamDescription.pointee.mFormatID == kAudioFormatLinearPCM,
+           input.length <= framesPerChunk {
+            return [AudioChunk(url: fileURL, offset: 0, isTemporary: false)]
+        }
+
+        var chunks: [AudioChunk] = []
+        var frameOffset: AVAudioFramePosition = 0
+
+        do {
+            while frameOffset < input.length {
+                let frameCount = min(framesPerChunk, input.length - frameOffset)
+                let chunkURL = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory
+                    .appendingPathComponent("meetingnotes-transcription-\(UUID().uuidString).wav")
+                try writeAudioChunk(
+                    from: input,
+                    frameCount: frameCount,
+                    format: format,
+                    to: chunkURL
+                )
+                chunks.append(AudioChunk(
+                    url: chunkURL,
+                    offset: Double(frameOffset) / format.sampleRate,
+                    isTemporary: true
+                ))
+                frameOffset += frameCount
+            }
+            return chunks
+        } catch {
+            for chunk in chunks {
+                try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: chunk.url)
+            }
+            throw error
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func writeAudioChunk(
+        from input: AVAudioFile,
+        frameCount: AVAudioFramePosition,
+        format: AVAudioFormat,
+        to outputURL: URL
+    ) throws {
+        let settings: [String: Any] = [
+            AVFormatIDKey: kAudioFormatLinearPCM,
+            AVSampleRateKey: format.sampleRate,
+            AVNumberOfChannelsKey: format.channelCount,
+            AVLinearPCMBitDepthKey: 16,
+            AVLinearPCMIsFloatKey: false,
+            AVLinearPCMIsBigEndianKey: false,
+            AVLinearPCMIsNonInterleaved: false
+        ]
+        let output = try AVAudioFile(
+            forWriting: outputURL,
+            settings: settings,
+            commonFormat: format.commonFormat,
+            interleaved: format.isInterleaved
+        )
+        var remaining = frameCount
+        while remaining > 0 {
+            let requestedFrames = AVAudioFrameCount(min(remaining, 8_192))
+            guard let buffer = AVAudioPCMBuffer(pcmFormat: format, frameCapacity: requestedFrames) else {
+                throw CoderAPIError.invalidResponse
+            }
+            try input.read(into: buffer, frameCount: requestedFrames)
+            guard buffer.frameLength > 0 else { break }
+            try output.write(from: buffer)
+            remaining -= AVAudioFramePosition(buffer.frameLength)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func segments(from words: [TranscriptionResponse.Word]) -> [Transcription.Segment] {
+        var result: [Transcription.Segment] = []
+        var currentWords: [String] = []
+        var currentStart: TimeInterval?
+        var currentEnd: TimeInterval = 0
+        var currentSpeaker: Int?
+
+        func flush() {
+            guard let start = currentStart, !currentWords.isEmpty else { return }
+            result.append(.init(
+                start: start,
+                end: currentEnd,
+                text: currentWords.joined(separator: " "),
+                speaker: currentSpeaker
+            ))
+            currentWords.removeAll(keepingCapacity: true)
+            currentStart = nil
+            currentEnd = 0
+            currentSpeaker = nil
+        }
+
+        for word in words {
+            let text = word.word.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+            guard !text.isEmpty else { continue }
+            let speakerChanged = currentStart != nil && word.speaker != currentSpeaker
+            let longPause = currentStart != nil && word.start - currentEnd > 1.5
+            if speakerChanged || longPause { flush() }
+
+            if currentStart == nil {
+                currentStart = word.start
+                currentSpeaker = word.speaker
+            }
+            currentWords.append(text)
+            currentEnd = word.end
+
+            let sentenceEnded = text.last.map { ".!?".contains($0) } ?? false
+            let duration = currentEnd - (currentStart ?? currentEnd)
+            if currentWords.count >= 40 || (sentenceEnded && (currentWords.count >= 12 || duration >= 8)) {
+                flush()
+            }
+        }
+        flush()
+        return result
     }
 
     private func endpoint(baseURL: String, path: String) throws -> URL {
@@ -207,7 +420,14 @@ final class CoderAPIClient {
         }
     }
 
-    private func makeMultipartBody(audioURL: URL, model: String, language: String, boundary: String) throws -> URL {
+    private func makeMultipartBody(
+        audioURL: URL,
+        model: String,
+        language: String,
+        diarization: Bool,
+        maxSpeakerCount: Int,
+        boundary: String
+    ) throws -> URL {
         let bodyURL = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory.appendingPathComponent("meetingnotes-upload-\(UUID().uuidString).body")
         _ = FileManager.default.createFile(atPath: bodyURL.path, contents: nil)
         let output = try FileHandle(forWritingTo: bodyURL)
@@ -219,7 +439,11 @@ final class CoderAPIClient {
         try write("--\(boundary)\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"model\"\r\n\r\n\(model)\r\n")
         try write("--\(boundary)\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"language\"\r\n\r\n\(language)\r\n")
         try write("--\(boundary)\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"response_format\"\r\n\r\nverbose_json\r\n")
-        try write("--\(boundary)\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"\(audioURL.lastPathComponent)\"\r\nContent-Type: audio/mp4\r\n\r\n")
+        if diarization {
+            try write("--\(boundary)\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"diarization\"\r\n\r\ntrue\r\n")
+            try write("--\(boundary)\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"max_speaker_count\"\r\n\r\n\(maxSpeakerCount)\r\n")
+        }
+        try write("--\(boundary)\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"\(audioURL.lastPathComponent)\"\r\nContent-Type: audio/wav\r\n\r\n")
         let input = try FileHandle(forReadingFrom: audioURL)
         defer { try? input.close() }
         while let chunk = try input.read(upToCount: 1 << 20), !chunk.isEmpty {

meetingnotes/ViewModels/MeetingViewModel.swift

@@ -244,10 +244,6 @@ class MeetingViewModel: ObservableObject {
                     throw CocoaError(.fileWriteUnknown)
                 }
 
-                LocalStorageManager.shared.deleteRecoveryAudioFolder(recoveryAudioFolderURL)
-                meeting.recoveryAudioFolderName = nil
-                self.recoveryAudioFolderURL = nil
-                saveMeeting()
                 await generateNotes()
             } catch {
                 errorMessage = error.localizedDescription
@@ -262,6 +258,11 @@ class MeetingViewModel: ObservableObject {
             meeting.recoveryAudioFolderName = recoveryAudioFolderURL.lastPathComponent
         }
     }
+
+    func showAudioInFinder() {
+        guard let recoveryAudioFolderURL else { return }
+        LocalStorageManager.shared.showAudioFolderInFinder(recoveryAudioFolderURL)
+    }
     
     func loadTemplates() {
         templates = LocalStorageManager.shared.loadTemplates()

meetingnotes/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.swift

@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class SettingsViewModel: ObservableObject {
         // via computed properties when they're modified
         let coderSaved = KeychainHelper.shared.saveCoderAPIKey(settings.coderAPIKey)
         LocalAPIServer.shared.applyConfiguration()
+        LocalStorageManager.shared.purgeExpiredAudioFolders()
 
         if showMessage {
             if coderSaved {

meetingnotes/Views/MeetingListView.swift

@@ -208,12 +208,12 @@ struct CollapsedTranscriptChunkView: View {
                     .font(.caption)
                     .foregroundColor(chunk.source == .mic ? .blue : .orange)
                 
-                Text(chunk.source.displayName)
+                Text(chunk.displayName)
                     .font(.caption)
                     .fontWeight(.medium)
                     .foregroundColor(chunk.source == .mic ? .blue : .orange)
             }
-            .frame(width: 50, alignment: .leading)
+            .frame(width: 78, alignment: .leading)
             
             // Transcript text
             Text(chunk.combinedText)
@@ -267,6 +267,12 @@ struct MeetingDetailContentView: View {
                             }
                             .disabled(!viewModel.canRetryTranscription)
 
+                            Button {
+                                viewModel.showAudioInFinder()
+                            } label: {
+                                Label("Show Audio in Finder", systemImage: "folder")
+                            }
+
                             Divider()
                         }
 

meetingnotes/Views/SettingsView.swift

@@ -58,6 +58,18 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                                 Text(model.displayName).tag(model.id)
                             }
                         }
+
+                        if let selectedModel = viewModel.coderModels.first(where: { $0.id == viewModel.settings.transcriptionModel }) {
+                            if selectedModel.supportsSpeakerDiarization {
+                                Label("Remote participants are labeled Speaker 1–4; your microphone is labeled Me.", systemImage: "person.2.wave.2")
+                                    .font(.caption)
+                                    .foregroundColor(.secondary)
+                            } else {
+                                Label("Remote participants are labeled Them; your microphone is labeled Me.", systemImage: "person.2")
+                                    .font(.caption)
+                                    .foregroundColor(.secondary)
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
 
                     Text("The token is stored locally in Keychain. Audio and note generation are sent only to this Coder service.")
@@ -128,6 +140,23 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                     Text("Meeting Storage")
                         .font(.headline)
 
+                    LabeledContent("Audio retention") {
+                        Stepper(
+                            value: $viewModel.settings.audioRetentionDays,
+                            in: 1...365
+                        ) {
+                            Text("\(viewModel.settings.audioRetentionDays) \(viewModel.settings.audioRetentionDays == 1 ? "day" : "days")")
+                                .monospacedDigit()
+                                .frame(minWidth: 70, alignment: .trailing)
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    Button {
+                        LocalStorageManager.shared.showAudioFolderInFinder()
+                    } label: {
+                        Label("Show Audio Folder", systemImage: "folder")
+                    }
+
                     Button {
                         showingMeetingImporter = true
                     } label: {

scripts/package_release.sh

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ APP_PATH="$DERIVED_DATA/Build/Products/Release/$APP_NAME.app"
 required_variables=(
   VERSION
   SIGNING_IDENTITY
+  APPLE_ID
+  APPLE_TEAM_ID
+  APPLE_APP_PASSWORD
   SPARKLE_PRIVATE_KEY
   GITHUB_REPOSITORY
 )
@@ -80,6 +83,33 @@ ARCHIVE_NAME="$APP_NAME-$VERSION.zip"
 ARCHIVE_PATH="$RELEASE_DIR/$ARCHIVE_NAME"
 ditto -c -k --sequesterRsrc --keepParent "$APP_PATH" "$ARCHIVE_PATH"
 
+NOTARY_RESULT="$BUILD_ROOT/notary-result.json"
+xcrun notarytool submit "$ARCHIVE_PATH" \
+  --apple-id "$APPLE_ID" \
+  --team-id "$APPLE_TEAM_ID" \
+  --password "$APPLE_APP_PASSWORD" \
+  --wait \
+  --timeout 20m \
+  --output-format json > "$NOTARY_RESULT"
+
+NOTARY_STATUS=$(plutil -extract status raw -o - "$NOTARY_RESULT")
+if [[ "$NOTARY_STATUS" != "Accepted" ]]; then
+  submission_id=$(plutil -extract id raw -o - "$NOTARY_RESULT")
+  xcrun notarytool log "$submission_id" \
+    --apple-id "$APPLE_ID" \
+    --team-id "$APPLE_TEAM_ID" \
+    --password "$APPLE_APP_PASSWORD" || true
+  echo "Apple notarization failed with status: $NOTARY_STATUS" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+xcrun stapler staple "$APP_PATH"
+xcrun stapler validate "$APP_PATH"
+spctl --assess --type execute --verbose=2 "$APP_PATH"
+
+rm -f "$ARCHIVE_PATH"
+ditto -c -k --sequesterRsrc --keepParent "$APP_PATH" "$ARCHIVE_PATH"
+
 GENERATE_APPCAST=$(find "$DERIVED_DATA/SourcePackages/artifacts" -type f -name generate_appcast -print -quit)
 if [[ -z "$GENERATE_APPCAST" ]]; then
   echo "Sparkle generate_appcast tool was not found" >&2
@@ -97,8 +127,8 @@ grep -q "$DOWNLOAD_URL$ARCHIVE_NAME" "$RELEASE_DIR/appcast.xml"
 grep -q 'sparkle:edSignature=' "$RELEASE_DIR/appcast.xml"
 
 if [[ -n "${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY:-}" ]]; then
-  printf 'Built and Developer ID-signed Meetingnotes %s. The GitHub release is ready to publish.\n' \
+  printf 'Built, Developer ID-signed, notarized, and stapled Meetingnotes %s. The GitHub release is ready to publish.\n' \
     "$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
 fi
 
-echo "Signed release artifacts are ready in $RELEASE_DIR"
+echo "Signed and notarized release artifacts are ready in $RELEASE_DIR"