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Call Recorder

A private, local-first call recorder for macOS. It records both sides of a call, transcribes it on the machine with Whisper, labels who spoke, and keeps every transcript searchable by keyword and by meaning. Codex can search and curate the library through a built-in MCP server.

Repository: https://github.com/Rawgeek/call-recorder Latest release: https://github.com/Rawgeek/call-recorder/releases/latest

Pages

• Installation — requirements, the prebuilt app, speaker setup.
• Codex MCP setup — register the MCP server and see the tools.
• Troubleshooting — the failures worth knowing about.
• Privacy and security — what leaves the machine (nothing) and how data is protected.

Quick start

1. Download the latest release, unzip it, move Call Recorder.app to /Applications.
2. First launch only: right-click the app and choose Open.
3. Approve Microphone and Screen & System Audio Recording.
4. Open Settings -> Models and download a Whisper model.
5. Optional: open Settings -> Participants and add the people you meet with.

Requires ffmpeg and whisper-cpp from Homebrew:

brew install ffmpeg whisper-cpp