By default, Parley Notes for Windows and Mac sends a recording to the cloud to be transcribed, over an encrypted connection and the audio isn't kept. If you'd like the audio to stay on this computer, there's a model for that.
Turning it on
- In Settings, under Recording, download the on-device model. It's about 2 GB, once.
- Pick On this computer under Transcribe.
From then on your computer turns speech into text by itself. Only the text goes to the cloud, to write the note and the audio is deleted from the computer once the note is written. Speaker separation and voiceprints stay on the computer too.
What to expect
- A 64-bit PC with about 2.5 GB free for the model (about 5 GB while it installs) and ideally 8 GB of memory or more.
- A long recording takes a little while to transcribe on the computer. Parley Notes shows you where it is.
- If transcribing on the computer fails, Parley Notes sends that recording to the cloud instead and says so on the note. Nothing is lost.
- The optional live transcript on paid plans sends short clips to the cloud while you record, even with the model on because that's the only way to show text a minute behind the room. Leave the live transcript off if you want nothing to leave the computer during a call.
Your voice on the desktop
Under Your voice in Settings, record four short samples: at your desk with your headset on, from across the room and casually. Your own lines then carry your name. Voiceprints never leave the computer, yours or anyone else's.