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Record and import audio
Record a voice note in the app, capture a call through your microphone, or drop in an audio file or meeting export. Local Library transcribes it on your Mac.
Your knowledge, on your computer
It’s your data. It belongs on your device.
Capture voice notes and calls, import documents, and build a knowledge base you can search — on your own Mac, using local AI for transcription and search.
For Apple silicon Macs · 30-day free trial starts in the app
One place for what you know
Turn everyday material into something useful.
Local Library keeps the source files on your Mac, builds a private search index, and shows where every result came from.
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Bring your documents
Index Markdown, text, PDF, Word and PowerPoint files without moving the originals. Images can be catalogued, but their visual content is not read yet.
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Find it again
Search notes, documents and transcripts by meaning and keywords. Filter by domain, date or person, and open the source behind a result.
Local by default
Your library is a folder and database on your Mac.
Transcription and search use on-device models. For summaries, choose a local model or connect an AI provider with your own key. The app labels clearly when text will leave your machine.
No document cloud
Your source files and searchable library are not uploaded to Local Library’s servers.
Your choice of AI
Use Ollama or LM Studio locally, choose a supported provider, or decide later and keep recording and searching.
Works with assistants
Connect supported AI assistants so they can search your library and help file its inbox, through the local engine.
Build a library that stays yours.
Start with a 30-day free trial in the app. No card is needed to begin.