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Start with one meeting

Set up Summit and record your first meeting. Choose your audio sources, download a speech model, and decide how to generate summaries. Speech recognition and AI summaries have separate settings.

Choose a workflow

• Record a call or import an existing recording, then review the transcript and identify speakers.
• Prepare for calendar meetings and set recording preferences.
• Add screenshots or screen video and split a long recording into separate notes.
• Find a decision or the moment it was discussed, then ask questions across your meetings.
• Export notes to Markdown or another app, or bring iPhone recordings to your Mac with iCloud.
• Dictate into another app with Voice Keyboard.

Keep processing local

Use built-in speech recognition and local AI models for on-device processing after the models download. A remote AI provider receives the text used for its task. iCloud sync, exports, and MCP access are separate choices. Compare AI configurations and their data flows before connecting a provider.

Get Started

• Your First Meeting — Set up audio and models, record a meeting, and review the result.
• Local AI Setup — Download a built-in model and use it for transcript cleanup, summaries, and chat.
• Remote AI Setup (Cloud and Self-Hosted) — Connect Summit to a cloud API or your own OpenAI-compatible AI server.
• LM Studio Setup — Use LM Studio's OpenAI-compatible server for Summit's text processing.

Record and Transcribe

• Record and Import Audio — Record calls, voice notes, and system audio, mark important moments, or import an existing audio or video file.
• Transcription and Processing — Choose speech models, review transcripts and speakers, and control cleanup and summary generation.
• Screenshots and Screen Video — Attach timed screenshots or record screen video, and control screen capture during protected meetings.
• Voice Keyboard — Dictate into another app using a global shortcut or the floating Summit widget.
• Split a Recording into Notes — Divide a finished recording at transcript lines and create separate notes with their own audio and summaries.
• Calendars and Scheduled Recording — Connect system calendars, join and record meetings, and choose which events Summit records automatically.

Work with Your Notes

• Organize Your Notes — Use folders, tags, people, attachments, and action items, and recover deleted notes.
• Search Your Meetings — Find notes and transcript passages with text, people, tags, folders, and dates.
• Chat and Live Queries — Ask questions about recordings, verify answers with sources, and schedule recurring recaps.
• Summary Templates — Control what summaries focus on with document, folder, and default templates.

Connect and Export

• Export and Share Notes — Export Markdown, attachments, audio, and video, or keep an Obsidian vault updated automatically.
• iCloud Sync and iPhone Recording — Pair the iPhone companion, move recordings to your Mac, and manage encrypted note sync.
• Connect an MCP Client — Let an assistant search Summit meetings and read transcripts, topics, and action items through the local MCP server.

Settings

• AI Models — Configure built-in, cloud, or self-hosted AI for cleanup, summaries, and chat.
• Choosing a Local Model — Choose a built-in AI model that fits your Mac and the work you want it to do.

Help

• Troubleshooting and Maintenance — Recover interrupted processing, repair search, resolve recording issues, and reset preferences when needed.

Release notes and support

See what changed in each release. If a recording, transcript, or sync gets stuck, start with troubleshooting or contact support.