Anarlog
by Anarlog · Local-first, open-source AI notepad for meetings
65.8 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
Anarlog is a local-first meeting notepad that records and transcribes meetings on your own machine rather than joining calls as a bot, then turns the transcript into editable summaries. Transcription and AI can run on-device, through your own API keys, or through Anarlog's hosted models. The app is open source and stores meeting data and attachments locally by default.
- Best for
- Individuals who want bot-free meeting notes kept on their own machine with their own AI keys
- Pricing
- Free tier at $0/month, then Pro at $15/month or $150/year, with a 21-day Pro trial.
- Runs on
- CLI
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Captures meeting audio without adding a bot to the call
- On-device transcription, with recordings kept on your device
- Open source, with bring-your-own STT and LLM keys
- Free tier includes CLI, MCP, local API and webhooks
Trade-offs
- Download is offered for Apple Silicon only; no other platform shown
- Free tier needs your own API keys to do any AI work
- Cloud transcription, sync and calendar links need the $15/month Pro plan
- No team, admin or enterprise plan is published
Pricing
Published plans from Anarlog’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual (per month) | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Freeper user | — |
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| Pro | $15per user | $12.5 |
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How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 60 out of 100
- API quality
- 55 out of 100
- Documentation
- 75 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 82 out of 100
- Changelog
- 100 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 45 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 40 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 60 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 100 out of 100
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