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QuickQuill

Paid

★ 11 • Updated Aug 16, 2026, 03:16 AM

QuickQuill is a native macOS desktop application that provides private, on-device meeting notes.

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Record and transcribe meetings without a bot joining the call

Generate private meeting summaries on-device

Display live captions and translate conversations in real time

Import and transcribe existing audio or video files

Dictate text anywhere with custom vocabulary

Export transcripts to SRT, VTT, Markdown, or subtitled video

What Problem It Solves ▼

QuickQuill solves the privacy and disruption problem of cloud-based meeting notetakers by enabling on-device transcription and summarization. Users can capture meeting audio without a bot joining, keep recordings and transcripts local, and still get structured notes, live captions, and translation.

Key Features ▼

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Runs entirely on-device with no cloud upload or bot

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Works offline, including in airplane mode

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One-time purchase with a free dictation tier

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Live captions and on-device translation

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Imports existing audio/video for transcription

Overview

QuickQuill is a native macOS desktop application that provides private, on-device meeting notes. It captures audio from both the user's microphone and system audio, transcribes the conversation locally, and generates summaries without any bot joining the call or data leaving the Mac. It works offline, including in airplane mode.

Full Description ▼

The app offers live captions and on-device translation across languages, as well as dictation with custom vocabulary. Users can import existing audio or video files for transcription and summarization, search history, and export in formats including SRT, VTT, Markdown, and subtitled video.

QuickQuill is distributed outside the Mac App Store because it requires system-wide hotkeys and accessibility permissions. It uses a one-time pricing model: a free tier provides dictation forever, while a paid license unlocks unlimited meeting capture, summaries, file import, live subtitles, and all export formats. It requires macOS 26 or later.