# Clipper by Offlyn AI

> Clipper is a free, privacy-first AI meeting notetaker for macOS. It runs entirely on-device using Apple Silicon — local Whisper transcription, on-device MLX summarization, and offline hybrid search. No cloud servers, no meeting bots, no data leaves your Mac.

## Main Pages

- [Homepage](https://clipper.offlyn.ai/): Product overview, feature highlights, and download link for the free macOS beta.
- [Setup Guide](https://clipper.offlyn.ai/setup.html): Step-by-step installation and configuration guide for Clipper on macOS.

## Key Facts

- **Category**: Productivity / AI Meeting Notes
- **Platform**: macOS 14.0+ (Sonoma), Apple Silicon recommended
- **Price**: Free beta
- **Privacy model**: 100% on-device processing. Zero cloud dependency. Audio never leaves the Mac.
- **Transcription**: Local Whisper model via MLX framework on Apple Silicon
- **Summarization**: On-device language model (MLX). No API calls to OpenAI, Anthropic, or any external service.
- **Search**: Hybrid offline search combining FTS5 full-text and local vector embeddings
- **Meeting detection**: Consent-first — shows a floating banner when Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams is detected; user must opt in
- **Data residency**: All data stored locally in ~/Library/Application Support/ai.offlyn.clipper/
- **Import**: Supports PDF and YouTube URL import for local AI processing
- **No meeting bot**: Clipper never joins your call as a participant — it captures system audio locally

## Comparisons

- **vs. Granola, Otter.ai, Fireflies**: Clipper processes everything locally — no cloud upload, no per-seat SaaS cost, no data retention on third-party servers
- **vs. Ollama**: Clipper provides a full meeting workflow (detection, transcription, summarization, search) not just model hosting
- **vs. NotebookLM**: Clipper handles large meetings and PDFs locally without upload size limits or Google account dependency

## Technical Stack

- Swift / SwiftUI native macOS app
- MLX framework for on-device inference (Apple Silicon)
- Whisper for local transcription
- GRDB + SQLite with FTS5 for hybrid search
- No Electron, no web wrapper

## Contact

- Website: https://clipper.offlyn.ai
- Organization: Offlyn AI (https://offlyn.ai)