Google releases offline AI note-taking app Edge Foresight

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 16:44 · Archive

Google has released an experimental note-taking app called AI Edge Foresight that transcribes meetings and audio files entirely offline. The free Mac app runs on the company's on-device EmbeddingGemma 2 model, which has 740 million parameters, and is optimized for Apple Silicon. Users can take the app completely offline, making it suitable for travel or locations without internet.

The app functions similarly to existing AI note-taking competitors like Granola and Wispr Flow. It features a split-screen view where users can write shorthand notes on one side whilst the AI generates polished notes on the other. The app can transcribe meetings across apps, including in-person meetings, and users can manually add notes during transcription.

Google AI Edge Foresight includes a built-in assistant powered by Gemma 4 that can answer questions about the meeting content. Users can upload documents including PDFs, Google Docs, Microsoft Office formats, plain text, Markdown and web bookmarks to build a knowledge base. The assistant can then reference this knowledge base to answer questions in real time. According to Google, all files, meeting audio and notes remain on the user's computer and never leave the device.

How it is being reported

• Google’s AI note-taking app transcribes your meetings completely offlineGoogle has released an experimental note-taking app that can transcribe meetings and audio files entirely offline, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. The app, called Google AI Edge Foresight, is free to use and runs on macOS using the company's on-device EmbeddingGemma 2 model. Similar to AI note-taking apps like Granola and Wispr Flow, Foresight summarizes […]The Verge · 8 Oct, 16:27
• Google releases a new local-first Granola competitorGoogle’s new AI Edge Foresight app takes on Granola with an offline meeting note-taker that can transcribe conversations, generate notes, and answer questions using on-device AI.TechCrunch · 8 Oct, 14:28

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