talat
Local transcription app for meetings, dictation and recordings
talat report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 9, 2026
Best for local transcription you can buy outright
talat records and transcribes meetings on your own Mac or Windows computer, so the audio, transcripts and notes aren't sent to the vendor's servers. It's also one of the few you can buy outright: $189 once, or $9 a month if you'd rather. There's no free plan, just 10 hours of recording to try, and nothing syncs, so your notes live on that one computer.
Who talat is for
- Great if you can't send meeting audio to a cloud service
- A treat if you hate subscriptions, since $189 buys a lifetime licence
- Handy when you keep notes in Obsidian or Markdown and want meetings exported there
Who talat is not for
- Skip it if you want notes on your phone or in a browser, as there are no mobile or web apps
- Not for you if you work on two computers, because nothing syncs and notes stay where they were recorded
- Tight if you're hoping to stay free, since new recordings need a paid plan after the first 10 hours
Why talat gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for money$89 a year works out at about $7.40 a month, a little under the typical price here, and $9 pays month by month. Either way it's the full app with nothing metered. Or pay $189 once for a lifetime licence, which is a bit over a year and a half of a typical subscription in this category.
- CFree plan and trialNo free plan. You get 10 hours of recording with every feature, and no account or credit card is needed. After that, new recordings need a paid plan, though you can still search, export and summarise what you've already recorded.
- BFeaturesIt transcribes on the device, records both sides of a call with no bot, starts by itself when a Zoom, Teams or Meet call begins, and learns voices over time. Summaries come from a built-in model or your own Claude or OpenAI key, and dictation works in any app. But nothing syncs.
- BEase of useNo account to make, and it can start recording by itself when it spots a call or a calendar event. There's no rating on record to show how people get on with it, so a B.
- BPlatforms and integrationsMac and Windows, with Apple and Google calendars, export to Obsidian, Markdown and PDF, webhooks and an MCP server. The Mac needs macOS 15 or later on Apple Silicon. There are no mobile, web or Linux apps.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from talat's own pages on 6 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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talat is a Mac and Windows app that records meetings and transcribes them on the computer itself, so audio, transcripts and notes are not sent to the vendor's servers. It captures both sides of a call without a bot, labels speakers, and writes summaries, action items and chapters with a built-in model or a cloud model that you supply the key for. The same engine handles system-wide dictation and imported audio or video files.
talat is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $9 per month, $89 per year, or $189 once for a lifetime license. See every plan
Good for
- People who cannot send meeting audio to a cloud service
- Buyers who prefer a one-time lifetime license to a subscription
- Obsidian and Markdown users who want meeting notes exported automatically
Worth knowing
- The Mac version needs macOS 15 or later on Apple Silicon, and Windows needs version 10 or later. There are no mobile, web or Linux apps.
- After the 10 free hours, new recordings need a paid plan, though existing meetings can still be searched, exported and summarized.
- Nothing syncs or uploads, so notes stay on the one computer where they were recorded.
- Summaries from a cloud model require your own provider account and API key; the vendor notes that cloud models usually do better on longer meetings.
Key features
- On-device transcription
- Speech is transcribed in real time on the computer, using hardware acceleration where available. Recordings, transcripts and notes sit in a local database, and the app works offline.
- Bot-free meeting capture
- talat records the microphone and system audio as two streams and can start on its own when it detects a Zoom, Teams or Meet call or a calendar event. No bot joins the meeting.
- Speaker identification
- Transcripts are labeled by speaker on the device, and the app learns voices over time so that it can recognize the same people in later meetings.
- AI notes with a choice of model
- Summaries, action items and chapters are written by a built-in Qwen model, or by Claude, OpenAI or Ollama if you connect your own provider and API key.
- Dictation into any app
- A global hotkey starts dictation from anywhere, with tap-to-toggle or hold-to-talk. Text is pasted into the focused app, and an optional LLM pass tidies punctuation and filler words.
- Import, export and MCP
- Existing audio and video files can be imported and transcribed locally. Notes export to Markdown, Obsidian and PDF, and webhooks and an MCP server pass meetings to other tools.
talat pricing
- Starts at
- $9 per month, $89 per year, or $189 once for a lifetime license
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 10 hours of free recording with every feature; no account or credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $9per month | The full app with every update, cancellable at any time from the app. Existing notes stay readable and exportable if you stop paying. |
| Yearly | $89per year | The same full app and updates as the monthly plan, paid once a year. |
| Lifetime license | $189one-time payment | One payment with no renewals and every future update included, covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee. |
Read from talat.app on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with talat before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Lifetime licenseLifetime license for a one-time $189
talat can be bought outright for $189 with no renewals and every future update included. A 30-day money-back guarantee applies.
Stated on talat.app - Annual discountYearly plan costs less than 12 months
The FAQ prices talat at $9 a month or $89 a year, so paying yearly comes to $19 less than twelve monthly payments.
Stated on talat.app - Other savings$5 off through a referral
A customer's referral code gives a friend $5 off any plan. The referrer gets $5 off a later bill once the friend has been a customer for three months.
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Common questions
Is talat free?
No, talat is a paid product, but you can try it first. 10 hours of free recording with every feature; no account or credit card required.
How much does talat cost?
talat lists 3 plans. Monthly: $9 per month. Yearly: $89 per year. Lifetime license: $189 one-time payment. Prices were read from talat.app on Oct 6, 2026.
What platforms does talat work on?
talat is available on macOS and Windows.
Does talat offer any discounts?
talat publicly lists the following: Lifetime license for a one-time $189; Yearly plan costs less than 12 months; $5 off through a referral.
Does talat have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. talat is listed for macOS and Windows.
Does talat have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. talat is listed for macOS and Windows.
Is talat open source?
talat is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 6, 2026.
Does talat 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 talat integrate with?
talat's listing names Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Obsidian, Ollama and Claude. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes talat?
talat is made by Lumikey LTD.
What are the alternatives to talat?
The closest alternatives to talat in our directory are Granola, Meetily, Anarlog, Quill Meetings and Shadow. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with talat.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026.