HumlaMeeting notes for lawyers
Keep client conversations on your Mac — consented, on-device, and never uploaded to train someone's model.
- Free, no account
- Open source, MIT
- Apple Silicon, macOS 13 or later
Why lawyers need this
Recording a conversation legally can require all-party consent (US two-party-consent states, and the EU under GDPR), and privileged client material shouldn't sit in a third-party cloud that trains on data.
- Consent rules vary — many US states and the EU require all parties to agree to recording.
- Privileged client material shouldn't sit in a third-party cloud or feed model training.
- You need an accurate, attributable record that you control.
How Humla fits
See it in action: how to record Zoom on your Mac.
- On-device and private. Run transcription and summaries locally so privileged material never leaves your Mac.
- Nothing to train on. Privileged material never reaches Humla — the app only talks to the AI providers you choose.
- You own the record. Notes live in local SQLite with kept audio you can re-listen to.
- No bot in the call — record with consent, without a third party in the room.
One meeting, from agenda to recap
Write the agenda, record the call, press Summarize. Your note stays on the left while the transcript and the recap fill in on the right.
Six pages, maybe a new CMS?
Keep the brand palette
Who signs off the budget?
Hanna approves budget, wants qu
Speakers are identified when you stop.
Related reading
- What is Two-party consent?Two-party consent (or all-party consent) is a legal rule requiring everyone in a conversation to agree before it can be recorded.
- What is GDPR & meeting recording?Under the EU's GDPR, a meeting recording is personal data, so it needs a lawful basis (like consent), data-minimisation, and care about where it's stored.
- What is On-device transcription?On-device transcription converts speech to text entirely on your own computer, with no audio sent to a cloud service.
- What is Meeting bot?A meeting bot is an automated participant that joins a video call to record and transcribe it, appearing in the attendee list like another guest.
Questions and answers
Is it legal to record a client call?
It depends on where you and the other party are — many US states and the EU require all-party consent. Humla is built for consented recording; always get consent first. This isn't legal advice.
Where does the audio go?
Nowhere, if you run on-device — transcription and summaries stay on your Mac, with no vendor retention.
Keep your meetings on your Mac.
Free and open source. Apple Silicon, macOS 13 or later.