trnscrb – On-device meeting transcription for macOS with MCP integration

Summary: trnscrb is a macOS menu bar app that auto-detects calls on Zoom, Meet, Teams, Slack, and FaceTime, transcribing them locally using Whisper on Apple Silicon. It saves plain text transcripts with speaker diarization and integrates with Claude Desktop MCP for searching and summarizing past meetings.

What it does

trnscrb records and transcribes meetings on-device without cloud or accounts, saving diarized transcripts as plain text files. It runs a local MCP server to enable transcript search and extraction via compatible tools.

Who it's for

Users on macOS 13+ with Apple Silicon who need reliable, local transcription of online meetings without cloud dependency.

Why it matters

It provides private, offline transcription and easy access to meeting content without requiring subscriptions or accounts.