Free & Open Source

Capture any meeting.
Laptop, phone, audio file.
Everything, automatically.

Record, upload, or import. CacheNotes transcribes, summarises, and extracts action items. Stored locally on your machine. No cloud. No subscription.

~£0.18 per 30-minute recording. Bring your own OpenRouter key. Pay-as-you-go.

CacheNotes Dashboard
Free & Open Source
Runs locally
Windows
~£0.18 per 30 min
OpenRouter powered
Features

Everything you need.

From capture to clarity in minutes.

Capture any meeting.
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Capture any meeting.

Laptop, phone, or audio file.

Record directly from your laptop mic, upload audio recorded on your phone, or import any audio file. CacheNotes works however your day works. Online meetings, in-person conversations, lectures, calls.

Full transcription in seconds.
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Full transcription in seconds.

Word-for-word accuracy powered by OpenAI Whisper.

Every word is captured and timestamped. Search, copy, export. Your transcript lives locally on your machine. Never on our servers.

AI summary, instantly.
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AI summary, instantly.

Key decisions, discussion points, and next steps.

GPT-4.1 nano reads your transcript and produces a structured summary covering key decisions, discussion context, and a clear narrative of what happened.

Action items with owners.
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Action items with owners.

Never let a follow-up slip through the gaps.

Extracted action points with assigned owners and due dates. Formatted and ready to send before the meeting is even forgotten.

Full cost transparency.
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Full cost transparency.

Know exactly what each recording costs.

Track API spend per recording. Approximately £0.18 per 30 minutes. Pay-as-you-go, no subscription. You bring your own OpenRouter key. We never touch your billing.

Use Cases

Works wherever you are.

Not just for desk meetings.

💻

Team meetings

Record and summarise Zoom, Teams, or any video call from your laptop.

🤝

In-person meetings

Phone in your pocket? Upload the audio file after the meeting.

📱

Phone recordings

Record on your phone when your laptop isn't with you. Upload later.

🎓

Lectures & talks

Never lose insight from a conference talk, lecture, or workshop.

📞

Client calls

Keep accurate records of discovery calls, sales calls, and support sessions.

🎙

Any audio file

Import MP3, WAV, M4A. If it has audio, CacheNotes can process it.

How It Works

One click to clarity.

1

Record or upload

Start a local recording or import any audio file.

2

Transcribe

Whisper converts speech to a full timestamped transcript.

3

Summarise

GPT-4.1 nano extracts key decisions, context, and action items.

4

Review & export

Clean, structured notes ready to share or store locally.

Pricing

No subscription. No catch.

~£0.18

per 30 minutes of recording

Pricing is time-based and scales with how much you record. A 1-hour meeting costs roughly twice that. A 10-minute standup costs almost nothing.

TranscriptionOpenAI Whisper via OpenRouter
Summarisation + ActionsGPT-4.1 nano via OpenRouter
StorageFree (local on your machine)
AppFree forever
OR
OpenRouter
OpenRouter API Key
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You control your costs, your data, and your models. We never see your key.

Platform
Windows (macOS & Linux coming soon)
Storage
Everything stored locally. No cloud sync.
Models
OpenAI Whisper + GPT-4.1 nano via OpenRouter
API Key
Your OpenRouter key. You control your data and costs.
Open Source
Yes
License
MIT

Ready to take better notes?

Free to download. Runs locally. Your data stays yours.

~£0.18 per 30 min. No subscription. Open source.

View source on GitHub