ScribeWard

One question first

What will you use ScribeWard for?

Same private, on-device app — but the parts that matter change with how you'll use it. Pick one and we'll show you yours.

The whole point

If it's private, you should be able to prove it.

ScribeWard runs transcription and summaries locally. Turn off Wi-Fi mid-meeting — it keeps working.

network calls during recording, transcription, or summary

100%

on-device — Parakeet, Whisper.cpp, Canary or Moonshine for speech; Qwen 3.5 or Gemma 3 for summaries

accounts, sign-ups or API keys — there is nothing to log in to

# ScribeWard ships a Local-only verify check. Run it any time from Settings:
$ lsof -nP -iTCP -iUDP
→ every ScribeWard connection is loopback. ✓ Local-first verified — no external connections.

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Honest comparison

ScribeWard vs. the cloud note-takers

The big ones are good — if you're fine with your audio living on someone else's servers.

	ScribeWard	Granola / Otter	Zoom AI / Read.ai
Audio & transcript stay on your device	Yes	Cloud	Cloud
Works offline (Wi-Fi off)	Yes	No	No
No bot joins your call	Yes	Yes	Often
Speaker labels computed on your Mac	Yes	Cloud	Cloud
No account required	Yes	Sign-up	Sign-up
Choose your own AI engine	4 engines	Fixed	Fixed
Price	Free during the beta	$10–18/mo	Subscription

Your next meeting can stay yours.

ScribeWard is in private beta. Enter your access code, run the guided setup, and record your first private meeting today.

How it stays private

macOS 14.4 or later · Apple silicon · version 0.3.0 · macOS only for now

What will you use ScribeWard for?

Work

Study

Personal

When the meeting is confidential, the notes can't go to the cloud.

If it's private, you should be able to prove it.

ScribeWard vs. the cloud note-takers

Your next meeting can stay yours.