Google Unveils Mac App That Converts Speech to Text Without Internet Access

“Google” has released “Google AI Edge Foresight,” an app that converts speech from meetings and audio files into text without internet access. The free experimental note-taking app currently runs on “macOS.” Data is processed on the device itself. This makes it possible to use meeting notes even without internet access. The app is primarily optimized for “Mac” computers with “Apple Silicon” chips.

“Google AI Edge Foresight” uses the 740 million-parameter “EmbeddingGemma 2” model to process audio. In addition to online meetings in various apps, the application can also record audio from in-person meetings. According to “Google,” files, meeting audio and notes never leave the computer, meaning they are not sent to a cloud service.

The app’s screen is divided into 2 sections. On one side, users can write brief notes during a meeting, while on the other, they can see the text generated from the conversation by artificial intelligence. Based on information in the transcript, the system turns incomplete notes into more polished text and prepares a summary of the meeting. The full transcript can also be viewed separately.

The app also includes a built-in assistant powered by the “Gemma 4” model. Users can ask it questions about what was discussed in the meeting and receive answers. Documents on the computer can also be connected to the assistant. The assistant uses information from those files when preparing answers. When the discussion turns to a topic covered in a document, the system can immediately find the relevant information.

PDF, “Google Docs” and “Microsoft Office” documents can be added to the knowledge base. Plain-text and “Markdown” files, as well as web bookmarks, are also supported. In April, the same team also released an artificial intelligence-powered dictation tool that works with on-device models. “Google” is also presenting the new project as an experimental app.