No forced cloud. No data held hostage. No bots in your meetings.
Choose your preferred STT and LLM provider. Cloud or local.
Plain markdown files on your device. Works with any tool.
A simple, familiar notepad, real-time transcription, and AI summaries.
How it works
While you take notes, Char listens and keeps track of everything that happens during the meeting.
After the meeting is over, Char combines your notes with transcripts to create a perfect summary.
While you take notes, Char listens and keeps track of everything that happens during the meeting.
After the meeting is over, Char combines your notes with transcripts to create a perfect summary.
Secure by Design
Captures system audio—no bots join your calls.
Audio, transcripts, and notes stay on your device as files.
Captures system audio—no bots join your calls.
Audio, transcripts, and notes stay on your device as files.
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Dear Hyprnote Team, I wanted to take a moment to commend you on the impressive work you've done with Hyprnote. Your commitment to privacy, on-device AI, and transparency is truly refreshing in today's software landscape. The fact that all transcription and summarization happens locally and live!—without compromising data security—makes Hyprnote a standout solution, especially for those of us in compliance-sensitive environments. The live transcription is key for me. It saves a landmark step to transcribe each note myself using macwhisper. Much more handy they way you all do this. The Calendar function is cool too. I am a telephysician and my notes are much more quickly done. Seeing 6-8 patients daily and tested it yesteday. So yes, my job is session heavy. Add to that being in psychiatry where document making sessions become voluminous, my flow is AI dependent to make reports stand out. Accuracy is key for patient care. Hyprnote is now part of that process. Thank you for your dedication and for building a tool that not only saves time, but also gives peace of mind. I look forward to seeing Hyprnote continue to evolve Cheers!
Guys at Hyprnote (YC S25) are wild. Had a call with John Jeong about their product (privacy-first AI notepad). Next day? They already shipped a first version of the context feature we discussed 🤯 24 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬. A conversation turned into production As Product Engineer at Waveful, where we also prioritize rapid execution, I deeply respect this level of speed. The ability to ship this fast while maintaining quality, is what separates great teams from the rest 🔥 Btw give an eye to Hyprnote: 100% local AI processing Zero cloud dependency Real privacy Almost daily releases Their repo: https://lnkd.in/dKCtxkA3 (mac only rn but they're releasing for windows very soon) Been using it for daily tasks, even simple note-taking is GREAT because I can review everything late, make action points etc. Mad respect to the team. This is how you build in 2025. 🚀
Dear Hyprnote Team, I wanted to take a moment to commend you on the impressive work you've done with Hyprnote. Your commitment to privacy, on-device AI, and transparency is truly refreshing in today's software landscape. The fact that all transcription and summarization happens locally and live!—without compromising data security—makes Hyprnote a standout solution, especially for those of us in compliance-sensitive environments. The live transcription is key for me. It saves a landmark step to transcribe each note myself using macwhisper. Much more handy they way you all do this. The Calendar function is cool too. I am a telephysician and my notes are much more quickly done. Seeing 6-8 patients daily and tested it yesteday. So yes, my job is session heavy. Add to that being in psychiatry where document making sessions become voluminous, my flow is AI dependent to make reports stand out. Accuracy is key for patient care. Hyprnote is now part of that process. Thank you for your dedication and for building a tool that not only saves time, but also gives peace of mind. I look forward to seeing Hyprnote continue to evolve Cheers!
Guys at Hyprnote (YC S25) are wild. Had a call with John Jeong about their product (privacy-first AI notepad). Next day? They already shipped a first version of the context feature we discussed 🤯 24 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬. A conversation turned into production As Product Engineer at Waveful, where we also prioritize rapid execution, I deeply respect this level of speed. The ability to ship this fast while maintaining quality, is what separates great teams from the rest 🔥 Btw give an eye to Hyprnote: 100% local AI processing Zero cloud dependency Real privacy Almost daily releases Their repo: https://lnkd.in/dKCtxkA3 (mac only rn but they're releasing for windows very soon) Been using it for daily tasks, even simple note-taking is GREAT because I can review everything late, make action points etc. Mad respect to the team. This is how you build in 2025. 🚀
Super simple and easy to use with its clean interface. And it's getting better with every update — every single week.
Char adapts to how you work with customizable templates for any meeting type
Close deals with organized discovery and follow-ups
Build the right things with clear alignment
Ship faster with focused technical discussions
Close deals with organized discovery and follow-ups
Build the right things with clear alignment
Ship faster with focused technical discussions
Char values privacy and community, so it's been transparent from day one.
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We believe in the power of notetaking, not notetakers. Meetings should be moments of presence, not passive attendance. If you are not adding value, your time is better spent elsewhere for you and your team.
Char exists to preserve what makes us human: conversations that spark ideas, collaborations that move work forward. We build tools that amplify human agency, not replace it. No ghost bots. No silent note lurkers. Just people, thinking together.
We stand with those who value real connection and purposeful collaboration.
Char
John Jeong, Yujong Lee
Insights, updates, and stories from the Char team
This week Hyprnote became Char, we shipped v1.0.6 and v1.0.7 stable with Tantivy-powered search, Mistral and DashScope STT providers, a revamped chat experience, and resilient transcription that survives provider failures.
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