Your AI meeting assistant
for Mac.
Tyll writes up your meetings automatically, securely and entirely on your Mac. No cloud, no account, no subscription, every recording stays with you. Add summaries and polish via an AI model whenever you want.
No bot · Local on your Mac · No subscription
Tyll records along, in Zoom, Teams and Meet.
Tyll records your meeting right on the Mac, both sides cleanly separated. No plugin, no bot in the call. It works with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet and many other meeting apps.
Every meeting becomes a finished transcript.
Tyll detects who's speaking, tags every sentence with a name and timestamp, and files the recording searchable in your library. Everything stays local on your Mac.
Corrections, summary and polish from every recording.
When an AI model is connected, Tyll corrects terms, turns meetings into summaries, and polishes sentences with the context from the conversation.
- Three Q3 wins, one open question.
- Retention becomes the Q4 focus.
- API latency down 80%.
Your transcript, your model.
Summarizing and polishing is optional, via a cloud provider or your own AI model. You choose in settings who gets to see your transcript. By default, no one sees it.
You choose.
Recording and transcription always run locally on your Mac. For extras like summaries, optionally connect an AI model, in the cloud or on your own network.
100% local
By default, recording, speaker detection and transcription all run on your Mac. No cloud, no account, no setup.
AI model in the cloud
Transcription stays local. For extras like summaries, polish and glossary corrections you optionally connect a cloud AI model. With your own API key.
Your own AI model
Transcription stays local. For the same extras you optionally connect your own AI model on your network. Nothing leaves it.
Small features that matter every day.
What Tyll brings to the table from minute one. Swipe through.
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25 European languages
English, German, and 23 more. The language is auto-detected.
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Dictation, too
The same app types your speech into any text field on the Mac with one key.
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Works offline
No Wi-Fi needed. Everything happens locally on your Mac.
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Built for Apple Silicon
Models run natively on M-chips. Fast, quiet, energy-efficient.
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No account needed
Download and go. No login, no subscription, no cloud lock-in.
Tyll vs the alternatives.
Honest comparisons, no spin.
| Tyll | Granola | Otter | MacWhisper | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Features | ||||
| Dictation (in any app) | ✓ | – | – | ✓ |
| Meeting transcription | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Speaker detection | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| No bot in the meeting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Quality & languages | ||||
| Transcription quality | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Languages | 25 | 10 | 6 | 100+ |
| Privacy & control | ||||
| Runs locally (no forced cloud) | ✓ | – | – | ✓ |
| Your own AI model, cloud, local or company network | ✓ | – | – | ✓ |
| Original audio kept | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Price | ||||
| Price | $69 one-time | $14 / month | $8.33 / month, billed annually | 64 € one-time |
Honestly, pure cloud services can be slightly ahead on raw recognition accuracy. In return, Tyll keeps everything on your Mac by default, and you optionally connect a cloud or your own AI model for extras.
Meetings, briefly.
How do I record a Zoom meeting on a Mac? +
In Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet, pick the “Tyll Audio” device for input and output. Tyll then captures both sides and transcribes them locally on your Mac.
Does a bot join my call? +
No. Tyll listens through its own Apple-checked audio device. No bot and no extra participant shows up in the call.
Does Tyll work with Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet? +
Yes. Tyll captures audio system-wide, so it works with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Discord and any other meeting app.
Does meeting transcription run locally? +
Yes. Recording and transcription run entirely on your Mac by default, with no upload and no account. You connect a cloud or your own AI model only if you want to.
Does Tyll automatically detect who's speaking? +
Yes. Tyll separates the speakers automatically. You confirm the names once, then they appear with timestamps in the transcript.
Do I get an AI summary? +
Optionally. Tyll can summarize and polish the transcript via the cloud or your own AI model (such as Claude or ChatGPT). It's off by default, your call.
Is Tyll an alternative to Otter, Granola or Fireflies? +
Yes. Tyll transcribes meetings like Otter, Granola or Fireflies, runs locally on the Mac by default, needs no bot in the call, and is a one-time purchase instead of a subscription.
How much does Tyll cost? +
Tyll is a one-time purchase of $69, not a subscription. Dictation and meeting transcription are both included in this one app.
Let Tyll take your notes.
Download your AI meeting assistant for macOS and let Tyll write up your next meeting automatically. One-time purchase, no subscription.