Your AI meeting assistant
for Mac.
Tyll writes up your meetings automatically, securely and entirely on your Mac. No cloud, no account, no subscription, every recording stays with you. Optionally have your selected Codex or Claude agent create a summary.
No bot · Local on your Mac · No subscription
Tyll records along, in Zoom, Teams and Meet.
Tyll records your meeting right on the Mac, both sides cleanly separated. No plugin, no bot in the call. It works with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet and many other meeting apps.
Every meeting becomes a finished transcript.
Tyll detects who's speaking, tags every sentence with a name and timestamp, and files the recording searchable in your library. Everything stays local on your Mac.
A structured summary from your finished meeting.
When you choose Codex or Claude, Tyll sends the finalized transcript to your existing ChatGPT or Claude account and stores the structured summary with the meeting.
- Three Q3 wins, one open question.
- Retention becomes the Q4 focus.
- API latency down 80%.
You choose.
Recording and transcription always run locally on your Mac. For an optional summary, choose Codex or Claude, with no second subscription and no API key.
100% local
By default, recording, speaker detection and transcription all run on your Mac. No cloud, no account, no setup.
Codex agent
Choose Codex for a meeting summary through your existing ChatGPT account. No extra costs, no API key in Tyll.
Claude agent
Choose Claude for a meeting summary through your existing Claude account. No extra costs, no API key in Tyll.
Small features that matter every day.
What Tyll brings to the table from minute one. Swipe through.
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25 European languages
English, German, and 23 more. The language is auto-detected.
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Dictation, too
The same app types your speech into any text field on the Mac with one key.
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Works offline
No Wi-Fi needed. Everything happens locally on your Mac.
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Built for Apple Silicon
Models run natively on M-chips. Fast, quiet, energy-efficient.
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No account needed
Download and go. No login, no subscription, no cloud lock-in.
Tyll vs the alternatives.
Honest comparisons, no spin.
| Tyll | Granola | Otter | MacWhisper | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Features | ||||
| Dictation (in any app) | ✓ | – | – | ✓ |
| Meeting transcription | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Speaker detection | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| No bot in the meeting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Quality & languages | ||||
| Transcription quality | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Languages | 25 | 10 | 6 | 100+ |
| Privacy & control | ||||
| Runs locally (no forced cloud) | ✓ | – | – | ✓ |
| Original audio kept | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Price | ||||
| Price | $69 one-time | $14 / month | $8.33 / month, billed annually | 64 € one-time |
Honestly, pure cloud services can be slightly ahead on raw recognition accuracy. With Tyll, recording and transcription stay on your Mac; only an agent summary you trigger transfers the finished transcript.
Meetings, briefly.
How do I record a Zoom meeting on a Mac? +
In Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet, pick the “Tyll Audio” device for input and output. Tyll then captures both sides and transcribes them locally on your Mac.
Does a bot join my call? +
No. Tyll listens through its own Apple-checked audio device. No bot and no extra participant shows up in the call.
Does Tyll work with Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet? +
Yes. Tyll captures audio system-wide, so it works with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Discord and any other meeting app.
Does meeting transcription run locally? +
Yes. Recording and transcription run entirely on your Mac by default, with no upload and no account. You decide what your agent sees. When you ask it something or trigger a summary, it reads the finished conversations through your existing ChatGPT or Claude account.
Does Tyll automatically detect who's speaking? +
Yes. Tyll separates the speakers automatically. You confirm the names once, then they appear with timestamps in the transcript.
Do I get an AI summary? +
Optionally. Pick Codex or Claude, and Tyll has your existing ChatGPT or Claude account summarize the finished transcript, with no extra costs and no second subscription. It is off by default.
Is Tyll an alternative to Otter, Granola or Fireflies? +
Yes. Tyll transcribes meetings like Otter, Granola or Fireflies, runs locally on the Mac by default, needs no bot in the call, and is a one-time purchase instead of a subscription.
How much does Tyll cost? +
Tyll is a one-time purchase of $69, not a subscription. Dictation and meeting transcription are both included in this one app.
Let Tyll take your notes.
Download your AI meeting assistant for macOS and let Tyll write up your next meeting automatically. One-time purchase, no subscription.