“It lives in my menu bar and just works. I hit record before a call, and by the time we hang up the summary and action items are already written. No bot, no browser tab, no cleanup.”
The AI note taker
for your Mac.
Records any meeting from your Mac's menu bar. No bot, no browser tab, works offline. Native on Apple Silicon and Intel.
Loved by professionals worldwide
Fits into your workflow.
CraftNote works wherever you do. No setup, no friction.
Record any call, bot-free.
CraftNote captures system audio and mic together: Zoom, Meet, Teams, Huddles, anything on your screen. Nothing ever joins the call.
Record on any device, anywhere.
iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, any browser. Start on one, pick it up on another.
Transcribe and summarize any file.
Audio, video, PDFs, or a YouTube link. Whatever goes in, a note comes out.
Notes in any format.
Dozens of templates turn one meeting into to-dos, minutes, or an exec brief.
“I run back-to-back calls from my MacBook all day. CraftNote turns each one into a clean, formatted note before I've even opened my next tab.”
Works in 80+ languages, including yours.
Record in any language, read it in any other. Translation is one tap.
“Client calls in three languages, clean English notes every time, right on my Mac. Saves me an hour a day.”
Share in one click.
Public link, PDF, or DOCX. No login for recipients. Revoke access anytime.
100% private and secure.
Encrypted in transit and at rest. Never sold, never used to train AI.
“A native app that records locally and encrypts everything was an easy sell to our security team. No bot joining calls made it easier still.”
Mac app questions, answered.
- Does a bot join my calls when CraftNote records on Mac?
- No. CraftNote captures your Mac's system audio and microphone together at the system level, so nothing joins the call. It works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack Huddles, and anything else playing on your Mac. An optional meeting bot is available if your team prefers one.
- Does CraftNote for Mac work offline?
- Yes. CraftNote records locally even without an internet connection, on a flight or in a dead zone, and transcribes and syncs your notes as soon as you reconnect.
- Does the Mac app run on Apple Silicon and Intel?
- Yes. CraftNote for Mac ships as a universal build, so it runs natively on both Apple Silicon (M1 and newer) and Intel Macs.
- Is CraftNote for Mac free?
- The Mac app is free to download and includes the free tier: 5 AI-generated notes and 5 hours of recording per month. Pro unlocks unlimited AI notes, recordings up to 4 hours, and advanced AI features.
- Do my notes sync between Mac, iPhone, Android, and the web?
- Yes. Recordings, transcripts, and AI notes sync across the Mac app, the Windows app, the iOS and Android apps, and the web app. Record on your Mac and pick it up on your phone.
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