Live transcription AI assistant

Live transcription AI assistant for meetings, calls, and interviews.

ExtraBrain combines live transcription with prompts, notes, screen context, and provider choice so you can follow fast conversations without losing structure.

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Summary

Key takeaways

Live Transcription AI Assistant for Meetings & Interviews — ExtraBrain is part of ExtraBrain's local-first Mac workflow for live interviews, meetings, transcription, provider control, and responsible AI use.

Page focus

ExtraBrain combines live transcription with prompts, notes, screen context, and provider choice so you can follow fast conversations without losing structure.

Platform fact

ExtraBrain has 1 current public platform family, macOS, with support for 2 Mac CPU families: Apple Silicon and Intel.

Data-flow fact

ExtraBrain has 3 configurable data paths to review before sensitive work: local Parakeet transcription, local Gemma 4 where installed and compatible, and external providers you choose.

Live transcription AI assistant

What it helps with

Real-time context

Track questions, constraints, decisions, risks, follow-ups, and important phrases while the call is live.

Meeting summaries

Turn transcript context into meeting notes, summaries, action items, and next steps.

Interview prompts

Use transcript context to organize coding, system design, and behavioral interview discussion.

Lecture and research review

Convert dense explanations into concepts, examples, review questions, and saved notes.

Live transcription AI assistant

Transcription choices

Local Parakeet

Use local NVIDIA Parakeet transcription where installed and compatible for local-first workflows.

Optional Deepgram

Use optional Deepgram when cloud transcription fits your accuracy, latency, and account preferences.

AI provider routing

Send selected transcript context to the provider path you choose for summaries and prompts.

Live transcription AI assistant

Related transcription pages

Private AI assistant

Review the privacy and local-first implications of live transcription.

Screen context AI assistant

Combine live transcript with selected screen context.

AI assistant for video calls

Use transcription during Zoom, Meet, Teams, and other calls.

FAQ

Common questions.

Short answers for people and crawlers comparing ExtraBrain with other live AI assistants.

What is a live transcription AI assistant?

It is an assistant that uses a live transcript to help organize context, notes, summaries, questions, and follow-ups during a conversation.

Can ExtraBrain transcribe locally?

Yes. ExtraBrain supports local NVIDIA Parakeet transcription where installed and compatible.

Can I use cloud transcription?

Yes. ExtraBrain also supports optional Deepgram when you configure it and are comfortable with its provider data path.