Sidecue listens on your own computer, transcribes the conversation, and shows AI cues, summaries and action items in a side panel only you can see.
7-day trial, no card required · Windows 10 & 11
How it works
No plugin in your calendar, no guest in your meeting, no recording sent anywhere you did not choose.
Teams, Zoom, Meet, a browser tab — anything that plays audio on your computer.
It captures the audio already on your machine and turns it into a live transcript.
Suggestions, answers and action items land in a panel only you can see.
Examples
Three situations and what Sidecue displays as they happen. The wording depends on the mode you pick and on the session context you type in yourself — product names, price list, whatever matters.
“That looks expensive compared to what we saw from your competitor.”
Sidecue showsAsk what exactly they are comparing — scope and seat count. Don't discount before a budget and a decision date are on the table.
“Since the last update, notifications stopped arriving.”
Sidecue showsAsk for the version number and any firewall changes. Request the log from the app directory — it shows whether the service starts at all.
“I'll take the report, but realistically not before Thursday.”
Sidecue showsAction item: report — Anna, due Friday. Ask what blocks it until Thursday, so the date is a commitment rather than a wish.
The cues come from the model you choose — Sidecue feeds it the conversation context and holds back anything you haven't agreed to send. One shortcut pauses all outbound traffic.
Why it is different
Free note-takers are everywhere. They all have the same two problems — and both are the reason Sidecue exists.
Cloud note-takers dial in as a visible guest. Sidecue reads audio already playing on your machine, so meetings stay between the people in them.
Run transcription and the language model on your own hardware. In that mode no audio and no transcript ever leaves the computer. See exactly what goes out →
Bring your key from Anthropic, OpenAI or Google and pay the provider directly. We never resell or meter AI usage.
A live counter shows tokens and minutes spent, with a hard spending cap that pauses everything once reached.
Pricing
Tax included. Need a team licence or a company invoice? Write to us.
Requirements
Windows 10 version 2004 (build 19041) or newer, or Windows 11. There is no macOS or Linux version.
A microphone and system audio output are required. The local mode needs a machine capable of running speech and language models on device.
For IT teams: security and privacy — the full list of connections and files.
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