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AI Note Taker

Clean, structured notes from every call — captured on your machine, written the moment you hang up, with no bot and no cloud recording.

Notes without the busywork

Good notes are the difference between a meeting that compounds and one that evaporates. An AI note taker should capture the conversation, then turn it into something you'd actually re-read: a tight summary, the decisions, and who owns what next. Cloak does this automatically from a live transcript of your call.

How it captures

Cloak taps system audio — both sides of the conversation — and keeps a rolling transcript as the call happens. When it ends, it generates structured notes: a 3–6 sentence summary, participants, topics, key decisions, action items with owners and deadlines, and open questions.

On your machine, not in the cloud

Unlike cloud note-takers that join as a bot and store recordings on their servers, Cloak is local-first. The audio and transcript stay on your Mac; only the text sent for summarization reaches the AI provider you chose. No participant bot, no Cloak-side recording, no surprise data retention.

More than a transcript

  • Structured summary with decisions and action items, not a wall of text.
  • Notes saved into your local knowledge workspace, searchable later.
  • Optional live answers during the call — it's a copilot, not just a recorder.
  • Your keys, your model; BYOK free forever.

Related

Prefer a live copilot? See the AI meeting assistant. Comparing cloud recorders? See Otter alternative and Fireflies alternative.

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How to install Cloak

macOS · Windows · Linux

  1. 1

    Extract the ZIP

    Open Cloak.zip from your Downloads folder. Double-clicking it will extract automatically.

  2. 2

    Move to Applications

    Drag Cloak.app into your /Applications folder.

  3. 3

    macOS security check

    macOS may warn that it can't verify the developer. This is normal for unsigned indie apps — it's not malware.

    "Cloak.app" can't be opened

    Apple cannot check it for malicious software.
    This item is on the disk image.

    Cancel
    OK

    If you see this, use the fix in Step 4 below — it removes the quarantine flag instantly.

  4. 4

    One-line fix (if blocked)

    Open Terminal (press ⌘ Space, type "Terminal"), paste this command and hit Return:

    Terminal — zsh
    $ xattr -cr /Applications/Cloak.app

    This removes the quarantine attribute macOS attaches to downloaded files. Cloak's source is open source — inspect it any time.

On Windows or Linux?

unsigned — same idea, one extra click

Windows

Run the installer (.exe). If SmartScreen shows "Windows protected your PC", click More info → Run anyway.

Linux

AppImage: make it executable, then run — chmod +x Cloak-*.AppImage.  .deb: sudo apt install ./cloak-*.deb

Grab the right file from the latest release.

Need help? Open an issue on GitHub →

All versions & platforms

macOS · Windows · Linux · v0.2.3

Same Cloak everywhere — the screenshot-invisible overlay, system-audio capture, live transcription and multi-provider AI. Pick the build for your machine. Every download auto-updates from GitHub Releases.

macOS

Apple Silicon · .dmg Recommended 207.0 MB Apple Silicon · .zip 262.4 MB Intel · .dmg 217.0 MB Intel · .zip 268.1 MB

Windows

Arm64 · NSIS installer (.exe) Recommended 199.1 MB Arm64 · Installer (.exe) 287.8 MB x64 · NSIS installer (.exe) 198.1 MB x64 · Installer (.exe) 289.7 MB

Linux

x64 · AppImage Recommended 249.1 MB x64 · .deb 210.8 MB x64 · .zip 266.9 MB

Unsigned build?