Overview

AI notepad for meetings Char is a private, on-device AI notepad that enhances your own notes—without bots, cloud recording, or meeting intrusion. Stay engaged, build your personal knowledge base, and export to tools like Notion on your terms. The project has 8K+ GitHub stars and is licensed under GPL-3.0.

Key Features

Source: GitHub README

Listens to your meetings so you can only jot down important stuff
No bots joining your meetings - Char listens directly to sounds coming in & out of your computer
Crafts perfect summaries based on your memos, right after the meeting is over
You can run Char completely offline by using LM Studio or Ollama

Getting Started

Source: GitHub README

brew install --cask fastrepl/fastrepl/char

Normalized Features

Source: tool-features-normalized.json

ai integration, brew, sqlite.

Deploy

Docker

Self-host with Docker Compose

Coolify

One-click via Coolify panel

Elestio

Managed hosting from $9/mo

PikaPods

Simple managed hosting

Features

AI & Machine Learning

AI / LLM Integration

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