Wispr Flow Launches an AI Notetaker, but Its CEO Says You Must Tell People First
The voice-dictation app adds meeting transcription that runs quietly on your Mac. Secretly recording colleagues could break the law and your relationships.
Key points
- Wispr Flow, a voice-dictation app, launched a feature called Notetaker in mid-2025 that transcribes and summarises meetings directly on a Mac laptop.
- The tool records for up to six hours per session, up from a previous six-minute limit.
- Wispr CEO Tanay Kothari says users must always disclose that Notetaker is running, partly because laws in places like San Francisco require consent from all participants before a conversation can be recorded.
- Enabling Privacy Mode stops Wispr from using your recorded data to train its AI models.
- Rival tools including Granola AI and Otter AI already compete in the same space.
Something has quietly crept into a lot of business meetings this year. Not a new colleague or a consultant. A small piece of software sitting in the corner of someone's screen, writing down everything you say.
Wispr Flow, an app best known for letting you dictate text by voice instead of typing, wants a share of that market. As first reported by Wired AI, the company has launched a feature called Notetaker: a tool that connects to your calendar, listens to your meetings, and then uses generative AI (the technology that powers chatbots like ChatGPT) to produce a written summary and answer follow-up questions about what was said.
How does it actually work?
Notetaker runs on your device, so audio is transcribed locally and never sent off your computer mid-session. It does not appear as a visible bot inside the meeting, which means other participants may not notice it.
After the meeting ends, the app produces a written summary and opens a chat-style interface for follow-up questions. In early tests by Wired AI, typing a rough phrase retrieved a specific quote accurately when checked against the audio.
The recording limit has jumped from six minutes to six hours. Kothari's own explanation: "We realized we should stop being stupid. This is what people really want Wispr to do."
Who is paying and what does it cost?
Notetaker launches on Mac first, with Windows support planned later. Pricing for the new tier was not disclosed at launch.
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Platform at launch | Mac only |
| Max recording length | 6 hours |
| Previous recording limit | 6 minutes |
| On-device transcription | Yes |
| Visible bot in meeting | No |
| Privacy Mode | Stops data use for AI training |
Should you worry about being secretly recorded?
Yes, and so should the person thinking of secretly recording you.
Kothari is direct on this. He says users should always tell everyone in a meeting that Notetaker is running. In San Francisco, where Wispr is based, state law requires consent from all participants before a private conversation can be recorded. Many other US states and most European countries have similar rules.
Beyond the legal angle, Kothari frames disclosure as simple respect. "We need that to become the norm for everybody. Otherwise, you're going to get a lot of lack of trust," he says. Break that trust once, and colleagues or clients may not give it back.
AI2Day first covered Wispr Flow on 5 August 2026; the consent question was live even then, and it has only sharpened as these tools spread. If you suspect you are being recorded without consent, ask directly before the conversation begins.
What does this add up to?
AI meeting recorders are a real and growing part of working life, not a novelty. Wispr Flow joins a crowded field that includes Granola AI and Otter AI, and the six-hour limit signals these tools are built for daily, serious use.
Here is my honest read: the technology is solid, the legal risk is real, and the companies building these tools are quietly counting on users to figure out the ethics themselves. Decide your own policy before someone else decides it for you. Record meetings? Say so at the start. Don't want your words captured? Say that instead.
