The AI meeting assistant that
respects your privacy
Real-time transcription & AI copilot for interviews, lectures, and meetings. Runs on your machine — nothing leaves your device.
Everything you need
Powerful features that run entirely on your machine.
Separate "You" and "Them" audio streams with independent STT providers for each side.
Ask questions mid-meeting and get streaming, context-aware answers from 8 LLM providers.
Load PDFs, docs, and notes. AI answers grounded in YOUR context with hybrid vector + full-text search.
From local Whisper and ONNX Runtime to cloud Deepgram and Groq. Choose accuracy, speed, or privacy.
OpenAI, Anthropic, Groq, Gemini, Ollama, LM Studio, OpenRouter, or bring your own.
Record full meetings as WAV files. Replay with synced transcript for post-meeting review.
Real-time translation via Microsoft, Google, DeepL, OPUS-MT, or LLM-based translation.
Review past meetings with full transcript, AI summary, action items, bookmarks, and audio playback timeline.
Built for how you actually work
Whether you're interviewing, studying, or collaborating — NexQ adapts.
Ace every interview. Get real-time AI-suggested follow-up questions, key talking points, and context from your resume. NexQ listens to both sides and helps you shine.
Every feature, at a glance
20+ features across audio, AI, productivity, and privacy.
Dual-Party Audio
Separate mic + system audio streams with independent STT
10 STT Providers
Local Whisper to cloud Deepgram, Groq, and more
Audio Recording
Record meetings as WAV with playback support
Speaker Labels
Identify and name each speaker in the transcript
Web Speech API
Zero-config browser STT, no API key needed
AI Copilot (8 LLM)
Real-time AI assistance from 8 providers including local Ollama
Local RAG Pipeline
Load PDFs, docs, notes — AI answers grounded in your context
Action Items
Auto-extract tasks and follow-ups from conversations
AI Call Log
Complete history of AI interactions per meeting
Question Detection
Automatically detects questions in conversation flow
Bookmarks
Pin key moments during meetings for quick review
Topic Sections
Auto-detect and segment conversation topics
Translation (5 providers)
Real-time translation via Microsoft, Google, DeepL, OPUS-MT, LLM
Meeting Scenarios
Pre-configured templates for interviews, lectures, team meetings
Keyboard Shortcuts
Full keyboard control for hands-free operation
100% Local Processing
All audio and data stays on your machine
Windows CredentialManager
API keys stored securely in OS credential vault
Local SQLite Database
All data in a local database — no cloud sync
No Bot / No Cloud
No bots join your calls, no audio uploaded
Auto-Updater
Ed25519-signed updates from GitHub Releases
Highly customizable
11 settings panels. Every provider, shortcut, and behavior tuned to your workflow.
Stop paying for what should be yours
Your conversations. Your data. Your device. No exceptions.
Bots join your calls
Otter, Fireflies, and MeetGeek send visible bots that announce themselves to every participant in the meeting.
Audio sent to cloud
Even Granola — marketed as private — uploads your audio to cloud servers for transcription.
$8–20+/mo per user
Subscriptions add up fast. Basic features are free, but anything useful requires a monthly payment.
| NexQ | Otter.ai | Fireflies | Granola | Krisp | Tactiq | MeetGeek | tl;dv | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $8+/mo | $10+/mo | $18/mo | $16/mo | $8+/mo | $10+/mo | $20+/mo |
| 100% Local | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🟡 | 🟡 | 🟡 | 🔴 | 🔴 |
| No Bot Joins Call | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 |
| Open Source | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 |
| Multiple STT Providers | 🟢 10 | 🔴 1 | 🔴 1 | 🔴 1 | 🔴 1 | 🟡 | 🔴 1 | 🔴 1 |
| Multiple LLM Providers | 🟢 8 | 🔴 1 | 🔴 1 | 🔴 1 | 🔴 1 | 🔴 1 | 🔴 1 | 🔴 1 |
| Local LLM Support | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 |
| Dual-Party Audio | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟡 | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| RAG / Doc Context | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 |
| Windows Native | 🟢 | 🔴 web | 🔴 web | 🔴 Mac | 🟢 | 🔴 Chrome | 🔴 web | 🔴 web |
| Real-Time Translation | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟡 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 |
Get started in 30 seconds
Download
One-click Windows installer. No admin rights needed.
Configure
Add API keys for cloud providers, or use free local models like Whisper and Ollama.
Start
Join any meeting platform. NexQ captures system audio automatically.
Built with Rust for speed and safety
Native performance meets modern web technology.
Built in the open
NexQ is MIT-licensed and always will be. Star us, fork us, contribute.
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