CallBro is a local-first meeting notepad app that records microphone and system audio, transcribes calls on-device, and generates AI summaries and action items. It stores notes as an Obsidian-compatible Markdown vault on the user's own machine rather than in the cloud. Summaries can be generated using Claude Code, Codex, or a local LLM, and approved follow-ups can be sent to other tools via MCP. No account is required to use it.
What it's for
Recording and transcribing meeting/project callsGenerating meeting summaries and action itemsKeeping a searchable project memory of past call decisionsSending approved follow-up tasks to other tools via MCPStoring meeting notes as Markdown in an Obsidian vault
Features 15
- Action item extraction
- AI chat for notes, recaps, and follow-ups
- AI-generated meeting summaries
- Choice of AI engine: Claude Code, Codex, or a local LLM
- Cross-platform desktop app (macOS, Linux, Windows)
- Customizable vault folder location
- Live transcript while recording
- MCP connections to tools like Slack, Google Calendar, Linear
- Microphone and system audio permission-based capture
- No account required
- Obsidian-compatible Markdown vault storage
- On-device real-time transcription
- Project memory of past call decisions
- System-level audio capture with no bot joining the call
- Works fully offline
Pricing
CallBro itself is free with no account required. A '$29/mo' figure appears only in a demo/screenshot mockup illustrating the app's project-memory feature (recalling a past pricing decision), not an actual price for CallBro.
FreeFree
No extra AI subscription required; app itself is free.
Unlimited meeting notes for free
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