Autorec v1.0 is shipping today

After a long beta, autorec v1.0 is out for Linux and Windows.

If you’ve never seen it: autorec sits in your system tray and notices when you join a Zoom, Teams, or Google Meet call. It records the meeting window, transcribes it locally, and optionally writes a summary using whatever AI provider you point it at. You don’t have to start, stop, or rename anything.

What’s in v1.0

• Auto-detection for Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet.
• Hands-off recording, with hardware acceleration when your machine has it.
• Local transcription via Whisper. Audio never leaves your computer.
• Optional AI summaries against any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, including a local llama.cpp server.
• A built-in library to browse, search, and replay your recordings.
• Trim and compress tools so the disk usage doesn’t get away from you.
• A tray icon that stays out of your way until you need it.

The privacy bit

Autorec records the meeting window, not your whole screen. Transcription runs locally. The only thing that ever leaves your machine is transcript text, and only if you turn on AI summaries and pick a provider yourself.

Pricing and downloads

It’s a one-time purchase, per major version. All v1.x updates are included.

Downloads are on the downloads page: .AppImage, .deb and .rpm for Linux, an installer for Windows. It runs free with a limit of 3 recordings per 24 hours, 40 minutes each, and a license removes the limits.

What’s next

macOS was still in development when this was written. It has shipped since: there is an Apple Silicon build on the downloads page. Beyond that I’ll keep tightening transcription accuracy and the small annoyances that make a tool feel either “good” or “yeah, fine”.