KiKu: AI Meeting Notes & Voice

Record, Transcribe & Dictate

Only for Mac

Free · In-App Purchases

Mac

Try 7 days free. Transcribe meetings with AI. Dictate anywhere on Mac. Privacy-first: your audio, your API key, your control. One-time purchase, yours forever. Listen Deeply. Remember Everything. KiKu transforms how you capture knowledge on your Mac. Record crystal-clear meetings, transcribe with AI precision, and bring voice intelligence to every corner of your workflow. DUAL-SOURCE RECORDING  Capture both your microphone and system audio simultaneously. Every voice in the room, every voice on the call recorded in studio quality. Works seamlessly with Zoom, Teams, Meet, Slack, FaceTime, Discord, Webex, and more. AI TRANSCRIPTION & SUMMARIES  Powered by OpenAI Whisper and GPT, KiKu transcribes conversations with remarkable accuracy and distills them into structured notes. Key decisions, action items, and follow-ups emerge automatically from your meetings. DICTATE ANYWHERE  Press a global shortcut and speak. Your words appear as text in any application, emails, documents, messages, or code editors. Transform your entire Mac into a voice-enabled workspace. VOICE COMMANDS ON ANY TEXT Select text in any app and ask KiKu to summarize, translate, rewrite, or explain it all by voice. Let KiKu read text aloud with natural Apple voices or OpenAI voices. Perfect for accessibility or multitasking. MARKDOWN & APPLE NOTES EXPORT  Export to clean Markdown files or send directly to Apple Notes. Your notes live where you work, not locked in another app. AI & DATA PRIVACY KiKu requires you to provide your own OpenAI API key to enable AI features. When you use these features, the following data is sent directly from your Mac to OpenAI's API for processing: - Audio recordings for speech-to-text transcription (OpenAI Whisper) - Meeting transcripts for AI-powered note generation (GPT) - Selected text for voice commands and text-to-speech - Dictated audio for voice-to-text input - No data is sent until you configure your API key and actively initiate a feature. KiKu has no intermediary server.  - All communication is directly between your Mac and OpenAI. Your data is governed by OpenAI's API data usage policy. Full details at https://kiku-notes.com/privacy.html YOUR PRIVACY, GUARANTEED Unlike cloud-based meeting bots, KiKu processes audio through your own OpenAI API key. Your conversations are never stored on external servers. Audio files are saved locally on your Mac. You control your data, always. CRAFTED FOR FOCUS  Lives quietly in your menu bar,no dock clutter. One click to record. Three breaths from meeting to notes. Every detail designed to disappear, so your meetings don't. FAIR, TRANSPARENT PRICING  7-day free trial. Then a one-time purchase of $19.99—no subscriptions, no recurring fees. Own it forever. Want to use your own OpenAI API key? You can keep using KiKu without limits. WHAT MAKES KIKU DIFFERENT  Dual-source audio (mic + system) in one recording. Works with ALL meeting platforms (not just one) System-wide voice dictation with global shortcuts Privacy-first: your API key, local storage, no cloud lock-in Markdown export for future-proof notes. One-time purchase, not a subscription. Lightweight menu bar app, native for macOS WORKS WITH EVERY APP YOU USE  Meeting platforms: Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Slack Huddles, FaceTime, Discord, Webex, GoToMeeting, Skype. Productivity apps: Safari, Chrome, VS Code, Apple Notes, Mail, Notion, Obsidian, Craft, Bear. If your Mac can hear it, KiKu can capture it. If your Mac can show text, KiKu can work with it. START LISTENING  Download KiKu today and experience the future of meeting notes. Your first 7 days are free, no credit card required. In Japanese, (kiku) means both chrysanthemum and "to listen." Like the flower that blooms with patience, KiKu helps you listen deeply and remember what matters.

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Size
1.4 MB
Category
Productivity
Compatibility
Requires macOS 26.0 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 26.0 or later.
Languages
English
Age Rating
4+
In-App Purchases
Yes
Provider
Roel van Roozendaal
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  • Address
    Sprengelstr. 23
    13353 Berlin
    Germany
  • Phone Number
    +49 16096492144
  • Email
    apple_developer@vroozendaal.com
Copyright
© 2026 KiKu. Crafted with care.
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