Release Date: October 23, 2025
Our biggest update yet! Meetily is now a single standalone application (no separate server needed!), with 3x faster transcription, pause/resume recording, system tray, template-based AI summaries, and major audio quality improvements.
📦 Installation
🪟 Windows
Direct Download:
Installation Steps:
- Download
meetily_0.1.1_x64-setup.exe - Run installer
Troubleshooting guide
If the app signature is not recognized by windows, it'll show error while installing. To solve this,
1. Right-click the .exe file → **Properties** → Check **Unblock** → **OK**
🍎 macOS (M Series chips)
- open
terminal.appusing finder and enter the following command
# Install Meetily (single application - everything included!)
brew tap zackriya-solutions/meetily
brew install --cask meetily
open -a "meetily" Upgrading from v0.0.5?
brew update
brew upgrade --cask meetily
open -a "meetily" Then open Meetily from Applications folder.
⚠️ Data Migration: The application will ask whether to import your old database through a popup window on first launch.
🐧 Linux
Build from source: See docs/BUILDING.md and docs/building_in_linux.md
✨ What's New
🏗️ Unified Architecture (Biggest Change!)
- No separate server needed - Everything runs in one app
- Embedded SQLite database - All data stored locally
- Faster & simpler - No network latency, single executable
- Zero configuration - Just install and run
⚡ 3x Faster Transcription
- New Parakeet model for real-time speech-to-text
- Enhanced Whisper processing (35% faster)
- Automatic GPU acceleration (Metal/CUDA/Vulkan)
- Voice Activity Detection - 50% less waiting time (2s → 1.5s)
🎙️ Recording Improvements
- Pause/Resume - Take breaks without stopping
- System Tray - Control recording from menu bar
- Professional Audio - Advanced noise removal, RMS-based mixing
- Bluetooth support - Automatic resampling for all devices
🤖 Smart AI Summaries
- 7 meeting templates (Standup, Project Sync, Sales Call, etc.)
- Rich text editor (BlockNote) with formatting
- Custom Ollama endpoints - Connect your own LLM server
- OpenRouter support - Access multiple AI models
- Fully offline option - Use local Ollama, or cloud providers
🎨 Better UX
- Auto-scrolling transcripts with streaming effects
- Model management interface (download/switch models easily)
- Customizable notifications (start/stop/pause/complete)
- Permission management UI
- Improved layouts and animations
📊 Privacy-First Analytics (Opt-in)
- Help improve Meetily with usage insights
- Completely optional and transparent
- PostHog integration with full user control
🔧 Platform Improvements
Windows
- Fixed FFMPEG popup windows during operations
- Optimized WASAPI audio capture
- Improved stability and VAD tuning
macOS
- Fixed system audio echo
- Enhanced Core Audio integration
- Better Metal GPU acceleration
Linux
- Improved Vulkan compatibility
- Enhanced ALSA audio support
All Platforms
- 40% memory reduction for long recordings
- Better audio device detection
- Reduced latency and improved sync
🔄 Upgrading from v0.0.5
Good news: Your data migrates automatically!
- First launch - Migration window appears to import your existing database
- All preserved - Recordings, transcripts, and meeting data transfer seamlessly
- Homebrew users - Old data automatically detected and imported
What resets:
- Notification preferences (reconfigure in settings)
- Some models may need re-download
- Analytics preferences (opt-in required)
⚠️ Known Issues
- macOS Sequoia (15.6+): Audio capture issues? Temporarily adjust Hz to lower value, then back to 48000Hz. Details
- Linux: Some devices may need ALSA mixer configuration
- Bluetooth: Minor playback issues on older devices. See BLUETOOTH_PLAYBACK_NOTICE.md
- Templates: Minor UI polish needed for edge cases
For more information and technical details got to https://discussions.apple.com/thread/256140785
Bluetooth Devices: Some playback issues may occur with certain Bluetooth audio devices](https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/e07cf310-419b-45d6-a839-1e0333463281)
🙏 Thank You
Huge thanks to our community for feedback, bug reports, and contributions!
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