Meetingnotes

The Free, Open-Source AI Notetaker for Busy Engineers
Download for MacOS 14+

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/cadd4504-e9d9-4ccd-874d-41d8a84f4c9d

Features

Implemented:

• Recording mic & system audio
• Live transcript
• Ability to also write down additional notes
• AI generated enhanced notes
• Copy functionality
• Meeting deletion functionality
• Meeting search functionality
• Abilty to edit system prompt
• Use your own API key
• Auto updates
• Text formatting
• Different note templates
• Integrate with Posthog for anonymous analytics (installs, opens, meetings created)
• Onboarding screen to enable settings and set API key

Todo:

• check for funds / validity of openai api key
• add padding to text inputs
• add confirmation when clicking the copy button

Later:

• Cool recording indicator (dancing bars)
• Connecting to your Google calendar
• AI chat for asking questions about a meeting
• Ability to use different models
• Ability to use different STT providers
• Integrations for email, Slack, Notion, etc.

Local Development

Open the project in Xcode. Command+R to build it and run it.

Releasing a New Version

Follow these steps to create a new release with auto-updates:

Prerequisites

• Homebrew packages: brew install create-dmg sparkle
• Make scripts executable: chmod +x scripts/update_version.sh scripts/build_release.sh

Release Process

1. Update the version number:

   # For bug fixes (1.0 → 1.0.1):
   ./scripts/update_version.sh patch
   
   # For new features (1.0 → 1.1):
   ./scripts/update_version.sh minor
   
   # For major changes (1.0 → 2.0):
   ./scripts/update_version.sh major
   
   # For custom version:
   ./scripts/update_version.sh custom 1.2.0
   

2. Build the release:

   ./scripts/build_release.sh
   

   This will:

   • Clean build the app in Release mode
   • Create a signed DMG file
   • Generate the appcast.xml for auto-updates

3. Create GitHub Release:

   • Go to GitHub Releases
   • Click "Create a new release"
   • Tag: v1.0.1 (match the version number)
   • Title: Meetingnotes v1.0.1
   • Upload the DMG and zip files from releases/ folder
   • Generate release notes

4. Update appcast:

   git add appcast.xml
   git commit -m "Update appcast for v1.0.1"
   git push