A native macOS app that combines three things in one place: dictation that pastes into any text field, a meeting recorder that captures system audio and video, and a searchable knowledge base of everything you’ve recorded. Speech models run on your Mac by default; cloud is optional and opt-in.
What platforms does Hyprcore support?
Hyprcore is macOS only (Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 13+). There is no Windows or Linux build.
Do I need an account?
Yes. Hyprcore requires a Hyprcore Cloud account, even on the Free plan. Sign-up is free and takes a minute.
Is Hyprcore really local-first?
Yes. Speech models, vault storage, dictation history, and search index all live on your Mac. Audio never leaves your device unless you opt into a cloud STT provider. Even when sync is on, Hyprcore syncs encrypted blobs—our servers can’t read your meetings.
What's the difference between Hyprcore and Otter / Granola / Fathom?
Hyprcore captures audio on your Mac instead of joining your call as a bot. Speech models run on-device by default, so there’s no cloud upload of audio. It’s also more general-purpose: it does dictation, captures any system audio (not just your meetings app), and acts as a wiki for everything you’ve ever recorded.
Parakeet V3. It’s CPU-only (no GPU dependency), auto-detects language, and runs at ~5× real-time on a recent Mac. Whisper Small is a fine alternative if you want more language tuning.
Can I dictate in languages other than English?
Yes. Whisper supports 90+ languages—pick the language in Settings → Models → Speech model → Language. Parakeet V3 auto-detects the language.
Does dictation work in any app?
Yes, anywhere your cursor accepts text. Hyprcore pastes via macOS Accessibility, so it works in native apps, Electron apps, browsers, the terminal, and password fields (with the right paste method).
Why isn't text appearing after I dictate?
Almost always a missing Accessibility permission. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility and confirm Hyprcore is in the list and enabled. Quit and relaunch Hyprcore after granting.
Can I undo a dictation?
The pasted text behaves like any other paste—Cmd-Z in the target app removes it. Hyprcore also keeps the transcript in dictation history so you can re-paste later.
On your Mac. Local Whisper / Parakeet never send audio anywhere. If you opt into cloud STT (Deepgram, Groq, OpenAI), audio goes to that provider for transcription.
What does Hyprcore Cloud see?
When you sync, encrypted blobs of your vault data. Our servers don’t decrypt them. When you use cloud AI features (summaries, chat), the relevant transcript text is sent to the LLM provider for that specific request.
Does my audio leave my Mac?
Not unless you choose a cloud STT provider. Local Whisper, Parakeet, Canary, and the other on-device models transcribe without uploading audio. Cloud providers (Deepgram, Groq, OpenAI) are opt-in.
What's collected in telemetry?
Crash reports and (optionally) feature usage counts. Never audio or content. See Telemetry settings for full details.
Free includes basic dictation, one local speech model, limited meeting recording, and one device. Pro (19.99/mo)addsallsixlocalmodels,cloudSTT,AIsummaries,knowledgebase,MCP,5GBstorage,twodevices.Team(39.99/mo) adds three seats and shared resources. See Plans.
Can I bring my own API keys?
Yes, even on Free. Configure Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Deepgram, Groq, or OpenRouter keys in Settings → Models. Hyprcore uses them directly with no markup.
Do credits roll over?
No. Plan credits reset each billing cycle. One-time credit packs (purchased via Billing) don’t expire.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Cancellation through the Stripe customer portal. Your local data stays on your Mac after canceling. Cloud-stored data is preserved for 30 days post-cancellation.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, within 30 days of your first paid month. Email support@hyprcore.ai with your account email.
Yes. Hyprcore supports local LLMs via Ollama and LM Studio, plus any cloud provider via OpenRouter. See Custom and local models.
What's MCP?
Model Context Protocol—a standard for letting AI assistants read external data. Hyprcore ships an MCP server so Claude Desktop and Cursor can search and read your meetings. See MCP integration.
Does Hyprcore work with Apple Intelligence?
Yes. On Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 15.1+, Hyprcore can route post-processing through Apple’s on-device foundation models. Free, private, smaller models. Configure in Settings → Models → Post-processing.