# Google releases free offline meeting transcription app for Macs

_Published Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 11:36 AM EDT · AI, Products · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Google has released Google AI Edge Foresight, a free experimental macOS app that transcribes meetings and audio files entirely offline, The Verge reported. It uses Google's on-device EmbeddingGemma 2 model to process audio and notes without connecting to the cloud.

The app summarizes meetings and includes an assistant that answers questions about transcripts and connected local files. Google says files, meeting audio and notes never leave the computer. Foresight is currently optimized only for Macs with Apple Silicon.

## Sources

- [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1007985/google-ai-notetaking-app-transcribe-offline)

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