Trace

A macOS menu-bar app that turns any conversation into a clean markdown transcript, with an optional on-device summary. Runs a local speech model entirely on your Mac, in dozens of languages.

Highlights from the product’s site

• Out of the way until you need it
• Mark the moment. Keep talking
• It's just files on your Mac
• Markdown you can paste anywhere
• Missed something? Peek at the last few minutes

First shown on Hacker News on 13 June 2026 as “Trace – Offline Mac meeting transcripts you can flag mid-call”, where it reached 205 points and 84 comments. Read the discussion.