> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.syntheo.studio/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Local, open-source meeting notepad

> Record a meeting, take notes, and leave with a clear summary, without your data leaving your infrastructure.

Syntheo is a desktop app for Linux and Windows. It captures your microphone and your computer's audio without joining the call as a bot. Each meeting becomes a living note: you prepare it, Syntheo listens, then it turns your notes into a summary (備 Prepare · 聴 Listen · 結 Synthesis). [Why tea?](https://docs.syntheo.studio/en/philosophy.md)

Transcription and summaries go only through the servers you configure (vLLM, Ollama, speaches, NVIDIA NIM…). Syntheo has no account, no subscription, no telemetry, and never keeps the audio.

> [card] [Install the app](https://docs.syntheo.studio/en/desktop-installation.md)
>
> Choose the Linux package (AppImage, `.deb`) or the signed Windows installer.

> [card] [Your first meeting](https://docs.syntheo.studio/en/quickstart.md)
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> Configure your servers, then start a first recording.

> [card] [Set up transcription and AI](https://docs.syntheo.studio/en/ai-setup.md)
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> Enter the URL of your transcription server and your LLM.

> [card] [Record a meeting](https://docs.syntheo.studio/en/meetings.md)
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> Start, follow, and finish a capture.

> [card] [Review and export](https://docs.syntheo.studio/en/notes.md)
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> Review the summary, your notes, and the transcript, then export them.

> [card] [Folders and projects](https://docs.syntheo.studio/en/folders.md)
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> File your meetings by project, follow the running thread, and prepare the next one.

> [card] [Your data](https://docs.syntheo.studio/en/data-and-privacy.md)
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> What stays on your computer and what goes to your servers.

## Frequently asked questions

> [card] [Which languages are supported?](https://docs.syntheo.studio/en/languages.md)
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> Main language, additional spoken languages, and model limits.

> [card] [Can I import a recording?](https://docs.syntheo.studio/en/import-recordings.md)
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> Create a note from an audio file or from an SRT or VTT transcript.

> [card] [How do I improve summaries?](https://docs.syntheo.studio/en/customize-summaries.md)
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> Summary templates, instructions, languages, and dictionary.

> [card] [Can I dictate into other apps?](https://docs.syntheo.studio/en/dictation.md)
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> A keyboard shortcut turns your voice into text in the active field.

> [card] [Can capture be automated?](https://docs.syntheo.studio/en/automatic-capture.md)
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> Meeting detection, automatic stop, and floating bar.

> [card] [Something is not working](https://docs.syntheo.studio/en/troubleshooting.md)
>
> Missing audio, stuck transcription, summary that does not appear.

## At a glance

1. Configure your transcription server and your summary server in **Settings → My servers** (see [Set up transcription and AI](https://docs.syntheo.studio/en/ai-setup.md)).
2. On the home screen, click "Start a meeting", then "Begin listening".
3. Take quick notes while Syntheo listens: the transcript scrolls in the margin.
4. Click "Finish": Syntheo writes the summary from the transcript and your notes.
5. File the note in a folder to follow the project from one meeting to the next, and find it again with <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>K</kbd>, by its title or its content.

Your notes are stored locally, in a SQLite database on your computer. The audio lives in memory long enough to be sent to your transcription server, then disappears. See [Data and privacy](https://docs.syntheo.studio/en/data-and-privacy.md).


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