Oats
A fully open-source, locally running, free AI meeting notes tool that uses on-device LLMs to process audio transcription without requiring a bot attendee. It is compatible with macOS and Windows and offers optional cloud-based enhancement features.
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Oats launched on Product Hunt and received 252 upvotes, ranking 6th for the day.
Oats' core philosophy is to not disrupt meetings—no bot joins the call, and no subscription is required when running locally.
Oats uses an on-device LLM to process meeting content locally on the device, so audio and transcribed text do not need to be uploaded to third-party servers.
Running locally means zero marginal cost with no cloud computing expenses, and therefore no subscription threshold.
Oats' basic local recording functionality is completely free and open-source, while advanced capabilities are provided through the ariso.ai cloud backend.
The Oats cloud backend offers enhanced features including enhanced transcription, multilingual support, speaker identification, evaluation and coaching functions, and automatic follow-up item tracking.
Oats received 64 comments on Product Hunt.
Self-hosting allows enterprises to deploy Oats on an intranet server, ensuring that data flows entirely within their own infrastructure, making it suitable for industries regulated by GDPR or China's data security laws.
Oats is a fully open-source, locally running, free and subscription-free AI meeting notes tool.
Oats is categorized on Product Hunt under tags including Open Source, Meetings, Artificial Intelligence, and GitHub.
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Oats is a fully open-source, locally running, free and subscription-free AI meeting notes tool.
60%UnverifiedSelf-hosting allows enterprises to deploy Oats on an intranet server, ensuring that data flows entirely within their own infrastructure, making it suitable for industries regulated by GDPR or China's data security laws.
50%UnverifiedOats' core philosophy is to not disrupt meetings—no bot joins the call, and no subscription is required when running locally.
50%UnverifiedOats uses an on-device LLM to process meeting content locally on the device, so audio and transcribed text do not need to be uploaded to third-party servers.
50%UnverifiedRunning locally means zero marginal cost with no cloud computing expenses, and therefore no subscription threshold.
50%UnverifiedOats' basic local recording functionality is completely free and open-source, while advanced capabilities are provided through the ariso.ai cloud backend.
50%UnverifiedThe Oats cloud backend offers enhanced features including enhanced transcription, multilingual support, speaker identification, evaluation and coaching functions, and automatic follow-up item tracking.
50%UnverifiedOats captures and processes audio directly on the device without requiring a bot or virtual participant to join the meeting.
50%UnverifiedOats can work with on-device LLMs to complete all transcription and processing locally.
50%UnverifiedOats supports both macOS and Windows platforms.
50%UnverifiedOats is completely free with no subscription required when running fully locally using on-device large models.
50%UnverifiedOats provides advanced features through ariso.ai's cloud backend, including enhanced transcription, multilingual support, speaker identification, meeting evaluation, coaching feedback, and automatic action item tracking.
50%UnverifiedOats places speaker identification in the cloud enhancement layer rather than as a default local feature.
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