Livebrain

Real-time AI for live conversations. A macOS menu bar app that transcribes meetings in real-time, answers questions about the conversation, and searches your files.

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Features

• Live transcription — Captures mic and system audio from any app (Zoom, Meet, Teams, Slack)
• Ask questions — Click presets or type your own. AI understands the full conversation context
• Search your files — Attach folders and search documents during conversations
• On-device transcription — Apple Speech runs locally. No audio leaves your Mac
• 5 built-in templates — Interview, stand-up, sales call, debate, lecture
• Menu bar native — Lives in your status bar. No dock icon, no clutter

Install

Download the latest DMG from livebrain.app. Requires macOS 14+.

On first launch, the app downloads embedding models (~160MB) for local file search.

Development

python3 -m venv venv && source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python main.py

Run tests:

pytest tests/

Build DMG:

pip install nuitka
./build.sh

How it works

1. Click the brain icon in your menu bar to open Livebrain
2. Select or create a brain (workspace) for your meeting type
3. Hit record — transcription starts immediately
4. Ask questions or click presets while recording
5. Attach folders to search your documents during the conversation

User data

All data stays on your Mac:

~/Library/Application Support/Livebrain/
  models/          # AI embedding models
  livebrain.db     # Your data
  recordings/      # Audio files

API keys are stored in macOS Keychain.

Requirements

• macOS 14.0+
• OpenAI API key (for AI responses)
• ~800MB free space (models + app)

License

MIT