Shadow

Shadow records every call on its own without a bot in the call, transcribes meetings on your Mac, and saves each meeting as Markdown you own, ready for Obsidian and AI agents. Meeting Skills run prompts when a call ends, such as meeting notes, BANT breakdowns, action items, and follow-up emails. Action Skills run from a keyboard shortcut to capture your screen, voice, or selected text and turn it into output such as an email, notes, or code. The page states that transcription happens on the Mac, audio stays on the device, meeting content is not used for AI training, and meetings remain accessible on any plan with no history limit. Shadow is described as available for Mac and offers a free way to start.

Key features

• Automatic start and stop with calls, without a bot
• Transcribes every word on the Mac
• Detects meeting screens and captures screenshots
• Speaker identification and labeling in real time
• Meeting Skills that run prompts when a call ends, editable or custom
• Action Skills triggered by keyboard shortcut
• Voice input for giving instructions
• Markdown export of transcripts and Skill outputs
• Webhook to send transcripts and Skill results to Zapier, n8n, or Make
• Ask questions about what was said and shown in a meeting
• Obsidian vault compatibility and sync via iCloud Drive or Google Drive
• Local-first storage with audio staying on device
• Quick Access to run or search Skills from anywhere

Best suited for

• Professionals who take frequent calls and want meeting notes and follow-ups
• Sales teams wanting BANT breakdowns from calls
• Users who keep knowledge bases in Obsidian
• Users who want AI agents such as Claude, Codex, or OpenClaw to read their meeting files

Pricing

Not stated on the website