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Product news, how we build our software, and practical advice on meetings, privacy and getting more done.
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October 17, 2026
Choosing software that respects your data: a practical checklist
A practical checklist for choosing apps that respect your data: where it lives, export, encryption, business model, AI training policies and whether it works offline.
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October 16, 2026
How to use Claude with your meeting transcripts
Practical ways to use Claude with meeting transcripts: pasting text, projects, prompts that work, and connecting Claude Desktop or Claude Code to Hark over MCP.
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October 15, 2026
How long does it take to transcribe 1 hour of audio?
Transcribing an hour of audio by hand takes roughly 2 to 8 hours depending on skill and audio quality. Automatic transcription takes minutes. Here is the breakdown.
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October 14, 2026
Meeting bots are awkward. Here are the bot-free options
Why AI notetaker bots joining calls make people uneasy, the bot-free ways to get meeting notes, and how to ask for consent when you record without a bot.
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October 13, 2026
Free forever: how Hark's pricing works, and why
Everything Hark does on your computer is free with no limits. AI notes and sync cost $12/month because they cost us money. Here is the reasoning and the 2-day preview.
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October 12, 2026
How Hark recognises voices: speaker recognition in plain English
How Hark works out who spoke in a meeting: finding speech, making voiceprints, grouping similar voices, and naming each person once so Hark knows them next time.
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October 11, 2026
Why Hark transcribes on your computer, not in the cloud
The case for on-device transcription: privacy, working offline and no per-minute costs, plus the honest trade-offs of download size, English only and hardware.
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October 10, 2026
Introducing Hark: private meeting notes without a bot
Hark records meetings on your computer, transcribes them locally, recognises who spoke by voice, and is free forever. Here is what it does and why we built it.