AudioTap
AudioTap is a macOS app I built for recording calls. It captures input and output audio natively and can transcribe and diarize using WhisperKit and WeSpeaker. Apple silicon exclusively (for now) to run the models locally and keep the recording local. For me (a non-native English speaker) during work calls I find myself trying to understand accents and different tones of voice and pronunciations. Once or twice I can ask people to repeat what they've said, but more than that it can become annoying (I'm pretty sure most of us non-native English speakers have developed a skill to understand…
AudioTap launched on June 11, 2026 with 6 votes, #2,066 of 22,647 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
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AudioTap is a macOS app I built for recording calls. It captures input and output audio natively and can transcribe and diarize locally. For me (a non-native English speaker) during work calls I find myself trying to understand accents and different tones of voice. So I figured a non-intrusive recorder could help me keep track of what was said. Telling people you're recording is your responsibility, consent depends on where each person is located, not where you are.
Capture any call on your Mac. Both sides in stereo, transcribed and diarized on-device. $39 one-time.
Local first, no cloud. Unobtrusive, no bot. Record, transcribe, diarize, on your Mac. Whisper for ~100 languages, or Parakeet for fast English. Both run on your Mac. Nothing uploads, nothing phones home. Mic channel is tagged as you. Remote speakers are clustered by voice. System audio, microphone, calls. Stereo capture, both sides intact. Sparkle delivers signed updates from the publisher you trust. No. Transcription, diarization, and storage all run on your Mac. The only network calls are license validation with Paddle and the Sparkle update check. Yes, after first activation. The license is cached in the macOS Keychain. Models download once on first launch (about 600 MB for Whisper, 25…from audiotap.app
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AudioTap is a macOS app I built for recording calls. It captures input and output audio natively and can transcribe and diarize using WhisperKit and WeSpeaker. Apple silicon exclusively (for now) to run the models locally and keep the recording local. For me (a non-native English speaker) during work calls I find…
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