AI note taker
Nico is an AI note taker for macOS and Windows that records the meeting from your own computer.
It transcribes system audio and your microphone live, translates across Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean and Spanish, and saves each meeting as transcript.md in a folder you choose.
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The free plan includes 90 minutes of meeting notes per month, up to 60 minutes per meeting. No bot is added to the call.
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CopyWhere it fits
Most meeting tools assume a video call with a guest list you control. These are the three situations where that assumption breaks, and what Nico does instead.
Cross-language client calls
In-person meetings
Agent workflows
A practical comparison
Nico is a desktop companion, not a meeting-service integration. The comparison below is about workflow, not a claim that every bot-based product behaves the same way.
| What matters | Nico | Typical bot-based workflow |
|---|---|---|
| Participant list | No Nico bot joins | A bot may join as a participant |
| In-person meetings | Recorded through your microphone, no meeting link needed | Usually needs a call for a bot to join |
| Audio input | System audio + microphone | Audio is usually captured through the meeting service |
| Live translation | Original and translation side by side | Availability and timing vary by product |
| Meeting files | Markdown, metadata, and audio in your chosen local folder | Often reviewed inside a hosted workspace |
| After you cancel | The files are already on your computer | Access usually depends on the account |
| Operating system | macOS and Windows apps | Browser, desktop, or service integration varies |
Product behavior and plans can change. Verify any alternative against its current documentation before deciding.
Primary product evidence
These details describe the current Nico desktop workflow, the files it creates, and where they stay.
Local output
Each saved meeting includes a Markdown transcript with YAML front matter, alongside metadata.json and audio.webm. The real file is printed further down this page.
Live input
Nico captures system audio and microphone input and labels them by source; it does not claim to identify individual speakers.
Your data
Nico has no meeting database. Your transcripts, metadata and audio live in the folder you choose on your own computer โ and they stay there if you cancel. Your meeting content is not used to train AI models.
The actual output
This is the real file format, not an illustration. Every meeting becomes a dated folder with a Markdown transcript, its metadata, and the recording โ readable without Nico, and still readable after you stop using it.
Nico saves to its own application-data folder by default. Point it at a different folder and it creates nico-meetings inside it, then writes one dated subfolder per meeting.
{the folder you choose}/nico-meetings/2026-08-27/mtg_01M12SY58357DSMVZHFE076Q1J/
โโ transcript.md
โโ metadata.json
โโ audio.webmYAML front matter, one block per utterance, and the original and translation kept separate โ so a script or an AI agent can parse it as easily as you can read it.
--- id: mtg_01M12SY58357DSMVZHFE076Q1J title: "Product Launch Weekly Sync" date: 2026-08-27 source_language: en target_language: ja tags: - "product-launch" - "weekly-sync" --- ## Transcript <!-- utterance id=utt_01M12SY58357DSMVZHFE076Q1J source=system started_at_ms=3000 status=translated language_code=en translated: true --> **System Audio ยท 00:03** ```nico-meeting-source Good afternoon. Today we will review the product launch checklist. ``` ```nico-meeting-translation ใใใซใกใฏใๆฌๆฅใฏ่ฃฝๅใญใผใณใใฎใใงใใฏใชในใใ็ขบ่ชใใพใใ ``` <!-- utterance id=utt_01M12SY58357DSMVZHFE076Q1M source=mic started_at_ms=20500 status=translated language_code=en translated: true --> **You (Mic) ยท 00:20** ```nico-meeting-source Our next action is to verify the download flow by Friday. ``` ```nico-meeting-translation ๆฌกใฎใขใฏใทใงใณใฏใ้ๆๆฅใพใงใซใใฆใณใญใผใใใญใผใ็ขบ่ชใใใใจใงใใ ```
Screenshot and sample captured from Nico 0.30.0 on macOS. The conversation is an anonymous fixture in the appโs own format, not a recording of a real meeting.
No bots, no cloud lock-in. Nico helps you speak, hear, and look back on every call โ right where it happens.
Nico captures system audio and your mic straight from your device. There's no meeting bot in the participant list and nothing for guests to approve โ it works on any call, even ones that ban recording bots.
High-accuracy speech-to-text captures system audio and your mic, showing the original and the translation side by side as people speak โ read along in your own language, no waiting.
One click on โWhat did I miss?โ and Nico recaps it from the transcript. Mid-meeting or after, ask anything and get answers grounded in what was actually said.
Recordings and transcripts are saved as plain files on your device โ not locked inside a cloud silo. You hold the data.
Saved transcripts and recordings live in a folder you choose on your own computer. Nico has no meeting-history database on its servers, and your meeting content is not used to train AI models.
Nico does not use your meeting content to train its AI models. Audio and translated transcript text are sent only for the processing needed to provide the feature.
Completed transcripts and recordings are saved in your chosen local folder, not in a Nico meeting-history database.
Because transcripts are local files, you can point Claude Code, Codex, or any local agent at them โ summarize, search, and build on your meetings with the tools you already use.
Start free and upgrade when your meetings get longer.
Great for short, occasional meetings
For professionals in back-to-back meetings
One bill, shared seats, and Pro-level limits for every teammate.
FAQ
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Each page below goes deeper on one part of the workflow.
Download Nico, run it beside your next meeting, and keep the resulting files in a folder you control.
Download for macOS or Windows
Free to start: 90 minutes per month, up to 60 minutes per meeting. Pro is $19.99 per month or $165.99 per year, for 600 minutes per month and up to 180 minutes per meeting.