Muesli
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What it does
- AI summaries
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Calendar
- The current feature set includes calendar integration with CalDAV, ICS, Google, and Microsoft sync.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Data control
- Its default transcription and summarization plugins run on infrastructure the user hosts, so audio and notes do not have to leave that infrastructure.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Desktop
- The repository includes an Electron desktop client that connects to a running Muesli server.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Desktop client
- An Electron desktop client is available in the repository and connects to a running Muesli server.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Exports
- Notes can be exported to Markdown, plain text, DOCX, PDF, SRT, ASS, and WebVTT formats.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- Transcription and summarization are pluggable HTTP services, allowing operators to use compatible engines, including a cloud LLM if they choose.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- Muesli is licensed under AGPL-3.0, which the project says requires modified network-service versions to make their changes available to users.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License and maturity
- Muesli is open source under AGPL-3.0, is pre-1.0, and is described as under active development.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Maturity
- The project describes itself as pre-1.0 and under active development, with broader multi-user work still ahead.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Meeting recording
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Notes and search
- Features listed include chat and retrieval-augmented generation over notes with citations, semantic search, tags, smart lists, folders, and a recycle bin.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Organization
- The app includes tags, smart lists, folders, nested folders, sibling reordering, and a recycle bin with soft delete.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The default Whisper transcription and Ollama summarization plugins are self-hosted, so audio and notes do not have to leave infrastructure you control.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Muesli is an open-source, self-hosted meeting-notes app that transcribes recordings and turns notes into summaries.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Muesli is a privacy-focused, self-hosted meeting-notes app that transcribes recordings and turns sparse notes into summaries.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Searchable archive
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Search and chat
- Muesli supports chat and RAG over notes with citations, plus semantic search.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The project warns that development compose defaults use dev-only secrets and instructs operators to replace them and terminate TLS at a reverse proxy before production use.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting requirements
- The quickstart recommends Docker 24 or later, Compose v2, and at least 8 GB of system RAM for comfortable CPU inference with the default model.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Speaker labels
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Speakers
- The current v3 feature set includes speaker diarization with review and speaker aliases.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Speaker tools
- It supports speaker diarization with review and speaker aliases.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- iOS
- A native SwiftUI iOS client can browse existing notes and read their authored body and generated summaries; note creation and audio capture are out of scope for this client.checked 12 Oct 2026
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