Release

LokalBot is on Windows and Linux, in alpha

Until version 0.11, LokalBot only ran on Apple Silicon Macs. Now there is a native app for Windows and Linux with the same pages and the same library format, so a library recorded on one computer opens on the others.

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What works

The Windows and Linux app is written in Rust with GPUI, the UI framework behind the Zed editor. Meetings, transcription, Ask, search, day memory, screen context, dictation, autocomplete, calendar, Agent Mode, and the CLI and MCP server for coding agents all work. Like the Mac app, it runs its models on your computer by default, and it has no account and no telemetry.

LokalBot on Linux showing a meeting's recap, action items with timestamps, and decisions, next to a list of recent meetings.
A meeting's recap and action items on Linux, with fictional demo data.

What's still missing

The full list is in what works where.

LokalBot on Windows showing Today, with open actions and the day digest.
Today on Windows, with fictional demo data.

The models

The default download is about 4 GB. llama.cpp runs on a Vulkan GPU or the CPU, and since 0.11.3 you can choose CUDA (experimental) in Settings → Models → llama.cpp on a supported NVIDIA GPU. You can swap any model in Settings.

Install

Linux needs glibc 2.39 or later (Ubuntu 24.04, Debian 13, Fedora 40, or newer), PulseAudio or PipeWire, and a Vulkan or OpenGL driver. See the system requirements.

On Omarchy and other Hyprland desktops

Omarchy already has everything LokalBot uses on Wayland: grim for screen context, wtype and wl-clipboard for dictation, PipeWire for meeting audio, and the Hyprland desktop portal. Install the Arch package with sudo pacman -U, then bind LokalBot's commands in ~/.config/hypr/bindings.lua. These keys are free in Omarchy's defaults:

o.bind("SUPER + ALT + D", "LokalBot dictation", "lokalbot dictate")
o.bind("SUPER + ALT + A", "Ask LokalBot", "lokalbot quick-recall")

The tray icon appears in Omarchy's bar, and the dictation pill and Quick Recall float instead of tiling.

Tell us what breaks

Most testing so far has been on a handful of personal and rented machines, so reports from real hardware help the most. Open an issue with your distribution, desktop, X11 or Wayland, CPU and GPU, and what you tried.

Keep reading

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Try it locally

Meeting notes that stay on your computer by default.

Free, open source, and no account. For Mac, with Windows and Linux in alpha.

Download for macOS

Apple Silicon · macOS 15+ · or with Homebrew: brew install --cask stevyhacker/tap/lokalbot

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