A Free AI Note Taker for Your Mac

What 'free' usually costs you — and what it doesn't here

Most free note takers join your call as a visible bot, upload a recording to their cloud, often train models on your data, and cap the free tier at a few calls. Nod's free version skips all of that: no bot, no stored recording, no model training.

• Free to download and use right now
• No bot joining your meetings
• No stored audio — only the transcript and summary are kept
• EU-hosted, encrypted, no training on your conversations

How your data is handled

Capture is local on your Mac; transcription runs in the EU cloud — each audio segment is sent through a European proxy to a transcription service and discarded the instant the text returns, with Zero Data Retention and no model training. Only the transcript and summary are saved, encrypted at rest in the EU. See the security page.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Nod really a free AI note taker?

Yes — Nod is free for now, with paid pricing to be published before anyone is billed. The free version captures meetings and calls, transcribes them, and builds structured notes, with no bot and no stored audio.

What's the catch with most free AI note takers?

Usually the data: a visible bot joins the call, a recording is uploaded to the vendor's cloud, your data may train models, and the free tier is capped. Nod avoids these — no bot, no stored audio, no model training.

Do I need to pay to remove a watermark or unlock notes?

No. Nod's notes, transcripts, and search are available on the free version today; nothing about your meetings is paywalled behind a recording you can't access.