20 Yogurt alternatives
Yogurt: Free, open-source AI meeting notes that run entirely on your computer: records calls without a bot, transcribes and summarizes locally, and answers questions about the meeting. 20 apps do similar work, most sharing Local-First, Privacy and Open Source, ranked by how much they have in common with Yogurt.
Why look for a Yogurt alternative? Several also cover macOS, Notes and Agent Memory, which Yogurt's listing does not mention.
Yogurt vs. the top 5 alternatives
| App | Pricing | Free plan | Category | Compared with Yogurt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yogurt | Free | Yes | Business & Productivity | The app these are compared with |
| Oats | Free | Yes | Business & Productivity | Also covers macOS |
| Meridian | Free | Yes | Business & Productivity | Also covers Notes |
| yapyap | Paid | No | Audio & Voice | No free plan; Also covers Notes and Summarization |
| OpenWork | Freemium | Yes | General Purpose | Also covers MCP |
| Jan | Free | Yes | Coding & Development | Also covers Local Models and Offline |
All 20 Yogurt alternatives
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Ariso
Free MIT-licensed menu-bar meeting notetaker for Mac that can transcribe and summarise fully on-device, with no bot joining the call.
vs Yogurt: Also covers macOS
Shared with Yogurt: Local-First, Meetings, Open Source, Privacy, Transcription
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Meridiona
An open-source work journal that records your day on-device and drafts the status update for you — nothing leaves the machine until you approve a worklog.
vs Yogurt: Also covers Notes
Shared with Yogurt: Desktop App, Local-First, Open Source, Privacy
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Local-first meeting and interview recorder that transcribes, labels speakers and writes up your notes entirely on your own computer, for a one-time price.
vs Yogurt: No free plan · Also covers Notes and Summarization
Shared with Yogurt: Local-First, Meetings, Privacy, Transcription
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Different AI
Open-source desktop app and MCP for running AI agents on your own files, an open alternative to Claude Cowork.
vs Yogurt: Also covers MCP
Shared with Yogurt: Desktop App, Local-First, Open Source, Privacy
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Menlo Research
An open-source, offline-first ChatGPT alternative that runs models on your own computer.
vs Yogurt: Also covers Local Models and Offline
Shared with Yogurt: Desktop App, Local-First, Open Source, Privacy
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A free, local, open-source AI app builder that runs on your own machine — a privacy-first alternative to v0, Lovable, and Bolt with no vendor lock-in and bring-your-own API keys.
vs Yogurt: Also covers App Builder and Code Generation
Shared with Yogurt: Desktop App, Local-First, Open Source, Privacy
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Local, 24/7 screen and audio recorder that turns your work into searchable memory for AI agents.
vs Yogurt: Also covers Agent Memory and Screen Recording
Shared with Yogurt: Desktop App, Local-First, Privacy
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Always-on desktop AI that watches your workflow locally, builds a searchable timeline of your work, and acts before you ask.
vs Yogurt: Also covers Personal Assistant and Productivity
Shared with Yogurt: Desktop App, Local-First, Privacy
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coconutStudio
A native macOS notes app that parks notes along your screen edge and keeps an AI agent inside them, encrypted on-device.
vs Yogurt: Also covers macOS and Notes
Shared with Yogurt: Desktop App, Local-First, Privacy
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Tuling Network Limited
AI note taker that records any Mac or iPhone audio and transcribes it on-device — no meeting bot, unlimited local transcription for free.
vs Yogurt: Also covers macOS and Notes
Shared with Yogurt: Meetings, Privacy, Transcription
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Clipto, Inc.
Local-first AI memory for your media: index terabytes of video, audio and documents on your own machine and search them in plain language.
vs Yogurt: No free plan · Also covers MCP and Semantic Search
Shared with Yogurt: Local-First, Privacy, Transcription
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Genspark
Free, open-source AI office suite from Genspark for macOS, Windows and Linux: edit real .docx, .xlsx, .pptx, PDF, Markdown and HTML with a reviewable AI agent.
vs Yogurt: Also covers PDF and Presentations
Shared with Yogurt: Desktop App, Local-First, Open Source
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Reflect App, LLC
Open-source, MIT-licensed note-taking app with daily notes, backlinks and local Markdown files, plus optional AI using your own API key.
vs Yogurt: Also covers Backlinks and Markdown
Shared with Yogurt: Local-First, Open Source, Privacy
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Aside Computer Inc.
AI browser that runs real tasks inside your logged-in accounts, with credentials sealed in an on-device vault the agent never reads.
vs Yogurt: Also covers Agents and Browser
Shared with Yogurt: Desktop App, Local-First, Privacy
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ZENPRODUCTS Technologies Private Limited
Local-first Mac dictation that types into any app, plus file and link transcription across 110 spoken languages on Apple Silicon.
vs Yogurt: Also covers Dictation and macOS
Shared with Yogurt: Local-First, Privacy, Transcription
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Felafax, Inc.
Free, open-source desktop browser that coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex and Cursor drive using your real logged-in accounts.
vs Yogurt: Also covers Browser and Browser Automation
Shared with Yogurt: Desktop App, Local-First, Open Source
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TinyHumans AI
Open-source desktop AI agent that builds a local, readable memory of your work, then orchestrates agent fleets and durable workflows on top of it.
vs Yogurt: Also covers Agent Memory and Automation
Shared with Yogurt: Desktop App, Local-First, Open Source
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Jun Kim
Menu-bar LLM inference server for Apple Silicon, with continuous batching and tiered KV caching that keeps local models fast enough for real coding work.
vs Yogurt: Also covers Inference and macOS
Shared with Yogurt: Local-First, Open Source, Privacy
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Ibrahim Salami
Open-source call intelligence that scores sales calls against your own playbook and the buyer's context, not just what the rep said.
vs Yogurt: Also covers Sales and Self-Hosted
Shared with Yogurt: Meetings, Open Source, Transcription
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Palash Deb
Open-source, fully local voice AI studio for macOS, Windows and Linux — voice cloning, voice design, dubbing, dictation and transcription in 646 languages.
vs Yogurt: Also covers Dictation and Text-to-Speech
Shared with Yogurt: Local-First, Open Source, Transcription