Hyprnote split in 2026: the open-source local notetaker lives on as anarlog, while the team’s focus moved to char, a cloud product — hyprnote.com now redirects there. If you chose Hyprnote for stable, local-first meeting notes, LUCI is the continuity pick: bot-free, 100% on-device, Mac & Windows, plus memory of your whole day that your AI agents can read.
Life memory for every AI agent: bot-free meeting notes plus screen memory, one persistent record. Mac & Windows, one product, one name.
Open-source local notetaker (now “anarlog”): on-device transcription, markdown notes, BYO LLM. Mac-first; team’s commercial focus moved to cloud-based char.
Hyprnote earned real affection as the open-source, local-first 'AI notepad for meetings' — on-device Whisper transcription, notes as plain markdown files, bring-your-own LLM. In 2026 the project reorganized: the original hyprnote.com domain now redirects to char.com, the team's new commercial cloud app, while the open-source local notetaker continues under a new name, anarlog (MIT, ~8.8k GitHub stars, near-daily releases). The code didn't die — but if you're searching 'Hyprnote' today, you're navigating a brand split, a Mac-first product, and a roadmap centered on a different app. LUCI offers the same core promise Hyprnote made — bot-free capture, everything processed on your device — as a free, supported app on both Mac and Windows, and extends it to your whole day on the computer — one memory, readable by the AI agents you already use.
LUCI leads on 6 of 10 rows.
| Feature | LUCI | Hyprnote |
|---|---|---|
| Bot-free capture (no bot joins the call) | Yes | Yes |
| On-device transcription | Yes | YesLocal Whisper-class STT |
| AI screen recording & screen memory | Yes | NoMeeting audio only |
| Persistent memory across meetings | Yes | PartialSearchable local .md files |
| Memory accessible to AI agents (MCP) | Yes | No |
| Windows app | Yes | PartialMac (Apple Silicon) is the promoted platform |
| Stable brand & roadmap | Yes | PartialHyprnote → anarlog; team also builds cloud app char |
| Open source | No | YesMIT (anarlog) |
| Built-in summaries without your own API key | Yes | PartialBYO key or on-device model; hosted AI on Pro |
| Pricing | Free — 100% local | Free (BYO keys); Pro $15/mo or $150/yr |
Full local pipeline: meetings + screen memory + agent. Free forever.
Or $150/yr. Hosted AI + calendar sync. Free tier with your own API keys.
Hyprnote/anarlog stores each meeting as a markdown file — collect the ones you want and import them into LUCI’s local memory so history stays searchable.
Native installers for macOS and Windows. Grant microphone and screen permissions; capture stays bot-free, like you’re used to.
No Ollama, no OpenAI key, no model picking — LUCI’s on-device transcription and summarization work out of the box, NPU-accelerated where available.
Turn on the AI screen recorder and agent follow-ups — screen-aware memory and executed action items on top of familiar local meeting notes.
Capture every Zoom, Meet & Teams call locally on your device — no bot joins the call — and turn it into searchable notes and action items.
The Hyprnote name now points to a cloud product (char.com), and the local notetaker continues under a new name with the team’s attention split. That may settle fine — anarlog ships near-daily. But if you’re picking a tool to hold years of meeting memory, LUCI is one product, one roadmap, on both Mac and Windows.
Hyprnote/anarlog captures meeting audio. LUCI also records and indexes your screen locally — the review you skimmed, the numbers you checked — so a question like “what was that budget figure from Tuesday?” has an answer even if nobody said it out loud.
Anarlog’s files-you-own approach is genuinely nice for tinkerers — every meeting is a .md you can grep. LUCI builds the layer above that: meetings, screen sessions, and documents linked into one memory you query in plain language, with cited answers.
Anarlog’s free tier expects you to bring an API key or run your own local model for summaries. LUCI ships the full local pipeline — transcription, summaries, memory, agent — working out of the box, with NPU/GPU acceleration configured for you.
In 2026 the team split the product line: hyprnote.com now redirects to char.com, their new cloud-based commercial notepad, while the open-source local-first notetaker was renamed anarlog (anarlog.so) and remains MIT-licensed and actively developed. The Hyprnote name itself is effectively retired.
Yes — anarlog keeps the core promise: on-device transcription, notes stored as local markdown files, optional bring-your-own LLM. What changed is the name, the Mac-first focus, and where the team’s commercial energy goes (char, which is cloud-based).
Scope and finish. Anarlog is an excellent open-source audio notetaker. LUCI covers meetings and your screen, links both into one persistent memory the AI agents you use can read, ships native on Mac and Windows, and supports Chinese natively — as a free, supported app rather than a repo you track.
LUCI stores everything in a local, encrypted database on your device rather than loose files — recordings and memory stay on your device, and exports are available. Anarlog’s plain-markdown approach is more hackable; LUCI’s is built for encrypted-at-rest privacy and fast cross-session search.
Different category: char is the team’s cloud-based AI notepad, so it competes with cloud tools like Granola and Notion AI rather than with local-first products. If on-device processing is your requirement, char isn’t aiming at it — anarlog and LUCI are.
Free on Mac and Windows. Fully local.