The Anarlog Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Anarlog in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Anarlog
The Insider’s Guide
Open-source, local-first AI meeting notepad with no bot
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI meeting note takers, read from Anarlog’s own pages.
Made by Fastrepl · checked Oct 9, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Anarlog’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Anarlog’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 13 of the 48 other AI meeting note takers we grade
Anarlog is an open-source meeting notepad for macOS, Windows and Linux. It records system audio and the microphone on your own computer, so nothing joins the call, and keeps notes, transcripts and recordings on the device by default. Transcription and summaries can run on local models, on your own API keys or on Anarlog's hosted AI. It was previously called Hyprnote and then Char.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Anarlog, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No rating on record, and the free route asks you to bring the AI, through Ollama, LM Studio or your own API keys, before the summaries work.
- 1
Best for meeting notes that stay on your own computer
There's no web version or phone app yet, and Free's speaker labels are manual.
- 2
Paid plans start at $11.67 a month when paid by the year for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $14 per person / month, or $140 per person / year.
- 3
There is a free plan
Unlimited on-device transcription using local models or your own API keys, local recordings, notes, templates, chat and exports, plus a local API, CLI and MCP.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
macOS, Windows and Linux.
- 5
Bot-free capture
Records system audio and the microphone directly, so nothing appears in the participant list and no calendar access is needed. It works with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams and in-person talks.
- 6
Local-first storage
Notes and transcripts live in a SQLite database on your device and recordings are local files. You can use it without an account and export to Markdown.
- 7
Your choice of AI
Run local models through Ollama or LM Studio, bring your own keys for providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Deepgram, or use hosted AI on Pro. Local models work offline.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 13 of 48
That is against the other AI meeting note takers we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Anarlog you would be making a bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Anarlog at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $14 per person / month, or $140 per person / year
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 2-week Pro trial that does not charge automatically when it ends
- Runs on
- macOS, Windows, Linux
- Made by
- Fastrepl, since 2025
- Category
- AI Meeting Notes
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for meeting notes that stay on your own computer
Anarlog is an open-source meeting notepad for Mac, Windows and Linux that records on your own computer with no bot in the call and keeps notes and recordings in local files. Free runs the AI on local models or your own paid API keys, while hosted AI, sync, sharing and integrations need Pro at $14 a month. There's no web version or phone app yet, and Free's speaker labels are manual.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Pro is $14 a person a month, or $140 for the year, against a category that typically starts near $10. Ordinary money for what it buys: hosted transcription and AI, system-wide dictation, encrypted sync across 3 devices, sharing and automations. |
| Free plan and trial | B | Free covers unlimited on-device transcription, local recordings, notes, templates, chat, exports and a local API, CLI and MCP server, so one person can genuinely live on it. You supply the AI, though: local models through Ollama or LM Studio, or your own paid API keys. |
| Features | B | It covers the job: records system audio and the microphone with nothing joining the call, merges what you typed with the transcript into an editable summary, chats across your meetings, and on Pro posts to Slack, Notion and Linear. Speaker labelling is manual until you pay. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record, and the free route asks you to bring the AI, through Ollama, LM Studio or your own API keys, before the summaries work. There's no account, calendar access or bot to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | A desktop program and nothing else: Mac, Windows and Linux, with no web version and no phone app yet, though the download page says those land in October. It does hook into Slack, Notion, Linear, HubSpot, Attio and Pipedrive, with a CLI and an MCP server. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Anarlog is for
- Fits if your meeting notes have to stay on your own device
- Works for developers who want open-source code, a CLI and an MCP server
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want notes from your phone today, as the mobile apps aren't out yet and there's no web version
- Not for you if local models and API keys sound like a chore, as hosted AI needs Pro at $14 a month or $140 a year
- Tight if you're staying free and want speakers named for you, since Free's speaker labeling is manual
- Watch out: shared notes and the Cloud API keep a server-readable copy, unlike end-to-end encrypted Cloud Sync
- Watch out: integrations, sync, sharing and automations are Pro only, and SSO and SCIM need Enterprise at an unpublished price
Good to know
Good for
- People who need meeting notes kept on their own device
- Organizations that do not allow meeting bots or cloud notetakers
- Developers who want open-source code, a CLI and an MCP server
- Teams that work on Linux as well as macOS and Windows
Worth knowing
- There is no mobile app yet. The download page says the iPhone, iPad and Android apps launch in October.
- Hosted transcription and AI, dictation, sync, sharing and automations need Pro. Free relies on local models or your own paid API keys.
- Shared notes and the Cloud API keep a server-readable copy, unlike Cloud Sync, which is end-to-end encrypted.
- Speaker labeling is manual on the Free plan; better speaker identification is a Pro feature.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$11.67
A month to start, paid by the year, for each person. There is a free plan too
Anarlog has a free plan. Paid plans start at $14 per person / month, or $140 per person / year.
You supply the AI, though: local models through Ollama or LM Studio, or your own paid API keys.
Free
$0
Unlimited on-device transcription, local recordings, your own keys for speech-to-text and AI, notes, templates, chat, exports, and a local API, CLI and MCP.
Pro
$14
per person / month, or $140 per person / year
Hosted transcription and AI, system-wide dictation, end-to-end encrypted cloud sync, note sharing, integrations, automations and shared workspaces.
Enterprise
Custom
Everything in Pro, plus domain SSO and SCIM, sharing, retention and consent policies, audit visibility and a customer-hosted data plane.
The free plan
Unlimited on-device transcription using local models or your own API keys, local recordings, notes, templates, chat and exports, plus a local API, CLI and MCP.
Trying it first
2-week Pro trial that does not charge automatically when it ends
Read from anarlog.so on Oct 9, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Yearly Pro costs $140 instead of $168
Pro is listed at $14 per person a month or $140 per person a year, so paying yearly costs the same as ten months at the monthly rate.
Stated on anarlog.so
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: macOS, Windows and Linux
Open-source, local-first AI meeting notepad with no bot. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: open source, works offline, local-first, AI features, meeting notes, transcription, chat assistant.
Speaker labelling is manual until you pay.
- Bot-free capture
- Records system audio and the microphone directly, so nothing appears in the participant list and no calendar access is needed. It works with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams and in-person talks.
- Local-first storage
- Notes and transcripts live in a SQLite database on your device and recordings are local files. You can use it without an account and export to Markdown.
- Your choice of AI
- Run local models through Ollama or LM Studio, bring your own keys for providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Deepgram, or use hosted AI on Pro. Local models work offline.
- Summaries built on your notes
- After a meeting, Anarlog merges what you typed with the transcript into an editable summary. Pro adds custom summary formats and custom dictionaries.
- Chat, CLI and MCP
- Search across meetings and ask questions of your transcripts in chat. The same data is reachable from a command-line tool, an MCP server and webhooks on the Free plan.
- Sync, sharing and automations
- Pro adds end-to-end encrypted sync across 3 personal devices, shareable notes, shared workspaces, and automations that post to Slack, Notion and Linear.
Where it runs
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
What it works with
- Slack
- Notion
- Linear
- HubSpot
- Attio
- Pipedrive
- Ollama
- LM Studio
Anarlog is made by Fastrepl, and has been around since 2025.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
13/48
Other AI meeting note takers it is graded above
Anarlog's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 13 of the 48 other AI meeting note takers we grade, and level with 9.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 41 of 48) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $11.67 a month when paid by the year for each person, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 26 of the 47 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 20 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 49 AI meeting note takers we grade, cut by the letter each got. Anarlog’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 13 of 48
- BFree plan and trialAbove 41 of 48
- BFeaturesAbove 10 of 48
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 48
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 48
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 48 AI meeting note takers. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Anarlog is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Anarlog you would be making a bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 26 of the 48 other AI meeting note takers grade higher. It costs $140 a year. Anarlog is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could not
- A bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes.
- An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
- Speech turned into text you can trust.
- Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, Slack, Notion and Linear among them.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Anarlog’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Granola, Meetily, Jamie, Quill Meetings and Krisp
The 5 tools Anarlog is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.0GPA
Granola
Free plan · from $14/mo
AI notepad that transcribes meetings from device audio, no bot.
- Only Anarlog lists a Linux app.
- Only Granola lists iOS and Android apps.
- Anarlog is open source, according to its own site.
- 2.2GPA
Meetily
Free plan · from $10/mo
Open-source meeting recorder that transcribes on your device.
- Only Anarlog lists a Linux app.
- Anarlog also covers chat assistant.
- Meetily also covers templates.
- 2.4GPA
Jamie
Free plan · from €21/mo
Bot-free AI note taker with EU data hosting.
- Only Anarlog lists a Linux app.
- Only Jamie lists iOS and Android apps.
- Anarlog is open source, according to its own site.
- 3.0GPA
Quill Meetings
Free plan · from $6.99/mo
Local-first AI meeting notes recorded without a bot.
- Only Anarlog lists a Linux app.
- Only Quill Meetings lists iOS and Android apps.
- Anarlog is open source, according to its own site.
- 3.0GPA
Krisp
Free trial · from $8/mo
Noise cancellation and bot-free AI meeting notes in one app.
- Anarlog has a free plan. Krisp does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Anarlog lists a Linux app.
- Only Krisp lists iOS and Android apps.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
15
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Anarlog free?
Anarlog has a free plan. Unlimited on-device transcription using local models or your own API keys, local recordings, notes, templates, chat and exports, plus a local API, CLI and MCP.
How much does Anarlog cost?
Anarlog lists 3 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Anarlog work on?
Anarlog is available on macOS, Windows and Linux.
Does Anarlog offer any discounts?
Anarlog publicly lists the following: Yearly Pro costs $140 instead of $168.
Does Anarlog have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Anarlog is listed for macOS, Windows and Linux.
Does Anarlog have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Anarlog is listed for macOS, Windows and Linux.
Is Anarlog open source?
Yes. Anarlog is open source, according to its own site.
Does Anarlog work offline?
Yes, according to its own site. What works without a connection differs by plan and platform, so check the vendor's page for the detail.
What does Anarlog integrate with?
Anarlog's listing names Slack, Notion, Linear, HubSpot, Attio, Pipedrive, Ollama and LM Studio.
Does Anarlog have a free trial?
Yes. 2-week Pro trial that does not charge automatically when it ends.
Who makes Anarlog?
Anarlog is made by Fastrepl. It dates from 2025.
What are the alternatives to Anarlog?
The closest alternatives to Anarlog in our directory are Granola, Meetily, Jamie, Quill Meetings and Krisp.
How does Anarlog compare with other AI meeting note takers?
Anarlog's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 13 of the 48 other AI meeting note takers we grade, and level with 9.
Is Anarlog good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Anarlog C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $11.67 a month when paid by the year for each person, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 26 of the 47 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Anarlog?
To replace Anarlog you would be making a bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Anarlog’s own pages on Oct 9, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Anarlog's own pages on 5 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-06-29.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Fastrepl. Prices change, so check anarlog.so before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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categories
426
price changes on record
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apps priced in 12 countries
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- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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