Minutes

Minutes is a free, open source conversation memory app that records and transcribes meetings, calls, voice memos and dictation on the user's own machine. Each conversation is saved as a plain Markdown file with timestamps, speaker labels, action items and decisions, so the history stays readable and searchable without the app. The code is released under the MIT license. Capture and transcription run locally, with no account or API keys needed. The point of the product is to give AI assistants a durable memory of what was said. A command line tool and an MCP server with 34 tools let Claude, Codex, Gemini and other MCP clients search the saved history and recall a decision with a source reference. The vendor states that cloud AI receives only the context the user chooses to authorize. Recent releases add a live mode that captures both sides of a call, including the other participant when the user wears headphones. It suits professionals, consultants and developers who hold many meetings and want a private, portable record they own and can query from their AI tools. Downloads are offered for Mac with Apple Silicon and for Windows, and the tool is also distributed through npm. The app is free, with no subscription. The vendor does not publish any paid plans or a pricing page.