Meetings & transcription
call.md
Meetings recorded, transcribed and analysed as they happen
★ 1.1k
August 2026
Not stated
Meetings & transcription
What we checked ourselves
Not copied from the project's own blurb. These are things we opened and verified, with the date.
- 10 Sept 2026We checked that the link to the project still resolves.
- 14 Aug 2026We read the licence text itself (null). No unusual restrictions were stated.
- 3 Sept 2026We read the project's own documentation and found no sign that development has stopped.
Where this sits among the 67 tools we list in Meetings & transcription
- Requires terminal commands45 that do not →
- Requires an API key54 that do not →
- Sends your input to the provider34 that do not →
Counted from our own checks: every tool we list is examined against the same criteria.
What it does
A desktop app that captures a call and runs AI over it in real time as well as before and after — notes and analysis arriving during the conversation rather than an hour later. macOS, installed via a piped shell script worth reading first. Everyone in the room should have agreed to the recording before it starts, and audio and transcripts reach whichever service you configure, which matters most when external attendees are present. No licence file was found.
Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.
Screenshots & visuals
Before you start
- Setup difficultySome setup needed
- Command lineRequired
- API keyRequired
- Sends data onlineYes
Judged automatically from the project's own metadata. Always confirm on the official page.
call.md FAQ
- Is call.md free?
- call.md itself is free, but it needs an API key for an external AI service. That service charges separately, though some have a free tier.
- Do I need to install anything or write code to use call.md?
- It needs the command line. If you are not comfortable typing commands, expect to get stuck during setup.
- Does call.md work on a phone?
- No. It needs a computer.
- Can I use call.md commercially?
- We could not confirm this. The publisher does not state it clearly, so we have not verified whether what you make with it may be used commercially. Ask the publisher before relying on it.
How it compares
The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.
| Tool | Command line | API key | Sends data out | Phone | Commercial use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| call.md (this page) | Required | Required | Yes | No | Not verified |
| whisper-playground | Required | Not needed | Yes | No | Yes |
| Realtime-whisper-large-v3-turbo | Not needed | Not needed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| parakeet-v3-streaming | Not needed | Not needed | No | Yes | Not verified |
"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.