External Software
Software that does one job well, and keeps your data yours.
We build focused desktop software. Our first app, Hark, records your meetings, transcribes them on your own computer and tells every speaker apart, so you never take notes during a call again.
Windows · Mac · Linux. Free forever for recording, transcription and speaker names.
Your data stays yours
Our software works on your computer. Recordings never go to our servers, and transcripts only if you turn on sync, end-to-end encrypted so we can't read them.
Free where it costs us nothing
Hark's core is free, with no limits; paid plans add the extras, like AI and cloud sync. Triage and Ferry start with a 7-day free trial.
Honest software
No dark patterns, no surprise renewals, no selling your data. Export everything, cancel any time, and read plain-English policies.
Hark
Meeting notes without a bot in your meeting.
- ✓ Records any meeting app from your computer: Zoom, Teams, Google Meet and more
- ✓ Transcribes on your computer, live and again more accurately afterwards
- ✓ Tells every speaker apart, so you can name them in a click, or mark who's talking live during the meeting
- ✓ AI meeting notes by Claude with Hark Pro ($12/month), free on your first 3 meetings
Triage
Early accessLet your AI app do the level-2 digging on support tickets.
- ✓ Connects Claude Desktop, Claude Code and other MCP apps to your ticketing system and, read-only, to your databases
- ✓ Your AI looks into a ticket, checks the data behind it and drafts the diagnosis
- ✓ Read-only enforced twice, with a timeout and row limit on every query; credentials stay on your computer
- ✓ 7-day free trial, then $19/month for up to 5 computers
Version 1.0 has the account, trial and subscription; database and ticket connections arrive in upcoming versions.
Ferry
SFTP, FTP and FTPS file transfer for Windows, in the theme you like.
- ✓ This computer on the left, the server on the right: double-click or drag files across
- ✓ Whole folders upload and download through one queue, with stop, retry failed and clear finished
- ✓ 19 built-in themes, "Match system" for Windows light or dark mode, or write your own in a small CSS file
- ✓ 7-day free trial, then $4.99/month for up to 5 computers
Free resources
Reviews, comparisons, guides and tools we wish we'd had. Free, no sign-up.
Software reviews
26Plain-English reviews of AI assistants, notes apps, password managers and more.
Comparisons
9Head-to-head verdicts like Gemini vs ChatGPT and Notion vs Obsidian.
Free online tools
17Mic and webcam tests, text and developer utilities. Nothing uploaded.
Meeting guides
23Record and transcribe Zoom, Teams and Google Meet, step by step.
Meeting templates
4Free minutes, notes, 1-on-1 and summary templates to copy.
Blog
How we build our software, and practical advice on meetings and privacy.
Popular free tools
They run in your browser. Your audio, video and text never leave your device.
- Microphone test Check your mic works and see its level, right in the browser.
- Webcam test Check your camera before a call: picture, resolution and frame rate.
- Meeting planner across time zones Find a meeting time that works across cities and time zones.
- Character counter Count characters, words and lines, with limits for social posts.
- JSON formatter Format, validate and minify JSON in your browser.
- Case converter Convert text to UPPER, lower, Title, Sentence, camelCase and more.
From the blog
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November 8, 2026
Introducing Ferry: SFTP and FTP file transfers in your colors
Ferry moves files between your computer and your servers over SFTP, FTP and FTPS, with a transfer queue, saved sites and 19 themes. Here's what 1.0 does.
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November 8, 2026
Introducing Triage: let your AI do the level-2 ticket digging
Triage connects Claude and other MCP apps to your ticketing system and, read-only, to your databases. Here's what it will do, what 1.0 has, and why.
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November 7, 2026
Hark 1.4: meeting participants and a new Windows installer
Hark 1.4 reads a meeting's attendee list from a paste or a screenshot, suggests names for voices from what people say, and has a new Windows installer.
Need custom software?
We started out building integrations and tracking systems for healthcare and labs, and we still take on select custom projects.