Transcribed on your Mac
WhisperKit turns speech to text entirely on-device, with three speed / accuracy tiers. Your audio is never uploaded — not to us, not to anyone.
The answer, right when they ask.
Aside hears your meeting, transcribes it on your Mac, and streams AI answers into a floating panel only you can see — invisible to screen sharing, never in your way.
Audio stays on your Mac · Free 7-day trial · Cancel anytime
Works anywhere your Mac can hear — Zoom · Google Meet · Microsoft Teams · Webex · phone bridges
Features
Everything you need. Nothing on screen.
A full meeting copilot that lives quietly in your menu bar — for interviews, sales calls, support, standups, and lectures.
Answers as the question lands
Aside detects questions in real time — in English and Spanish — and streams a Claude-powered answer instantly. Three models: Fast, Smart, and Pro.
Invisible on screen shares
Share your screen in Zoom, Meet, or Teams — the panel stays out of the capture, and it never steals keyboard focus. Your prep stays private.
Knows who’s talking
Aside captures your mic and your system audio separately, tagging every line You or Them so answers land with the right context.
Screen Assist
One hotkey captures your screen and answers what’s on it — multiple-choice questions, coding challenges, dense forms.
Ask & refine, mid-meeting
Press ⌥⌘A to ask anything without leaving your call. Nudge any answer Shorter, Deeper, with an Example, or Simpler.
Wrap-ups that write themselves
Every session is saved with an AI wrap-up: overview, key questions, action items, and a follow-up email draft ready to send.
Fluent in your jargon
Feed it your résumé or notes and transcription nails names, products, and acronyms. Answer style presets and configurable hotkeys make it yours.
How it works
Join. Listen. Answer.
No bots joining your call, no browser extensions, no setup ritual. Aside works from the menu bar.
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Join any meeting
Zoom, Meet, Teams, Webex, a phone bridge — if your Mac can hear it, Aside works with it. It even offers a gentle nudge when your meeting app opens.
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Aside listens & transcribes on-device
WhisperKit transcribes locally in real time and tags each line You or Them. Nothing is uploaded, nothing leaves the machine.
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Answers appear in your private panel
Detected questions stream Claude-powered answers into a small floating glass panel that only you can see — even while sharing your screen.
Privacy
Your audio never leaves your Mac.
Transcription runs entirely on-device with WhisperKit. Aside doesn’t record to the cloud, doesn’t upload your audio, and doesn’t store your conversations on our servers.
When you ask for an answer, only the essentials — the question and a short transcript excerpt, or your screen capture — are sent to generate it. That’s the whole exchange.
Read the privacy policy →Stays on your Mac
- Your meeting audio, always
- Live transcription (WhisperKit, on-device)
- Your session history
Sent only when you ask
- The detected question + a short transcript excerpt
- Your screen capture, when you use Screen Assist
- Forwarded to Anthropic to generate the answer — we don’t store any of it
Pricing
Start free. Upgrade when it earns it.
Seven days and 40 answers on us — no card required.
Free trial
Kick the tires on a real call.
$0for 7 days
- 40 answers to spend your way
- Fast + Smart answer models
- No card required
Pro
For regular meetings that matter.
$19/ month
- Fast + Smart answer models
- 600 answers per month
- Screen Assist
- Session history & AI wrap-ups
- Custom vocabulary
Max
Maximum firepower for high-stakes calls.
$39/ month
- Everything in Pro
- Pro model — our most capable, fastest answers
- 1,500 answers per month
- Priority support
Answer caps reset on your billing date. Cancel anytime — you keep access until the end of your period. Payments handled securely by Paddle.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Fittingly.
What counts as an answer?
One answer is one AI response: a detected-question answer, an Ask-anything reply, a Screen Assist result, or a refinement like Shorter or Deeper. On-device transcription is unlimited and never counts against your cap.
Which meeting apps work?
Effectively all of them. Aside listens to your Mac’s microphone and system audio, so Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, and even phone bridges work out of the box — no plugins, no bots joining your call. If your Mac can hear it, Aside can help.
Is my audio uploaded?
No. Transcription happens on your Mac with WhisperKit. When Aside generates an answer, it sends only the detected question and a short transcript excerpt — or your screen capture, for Screen Assist — to our API, which forwards it to Anthropic. We don’t store any conversation content, just usage counts for billing.
Can others see the panel when I share my screen?
No. The panel is excluded from screen capture, so it stays out of Zoom, Meet, and Teams shares. It also never steals keyboard focus — you keep typing in whatever app you were using. Your prep stays private.
What happens when I hit my cap?
Answers pause until your cap resets on your billing date — or resume immediately if you upgrade. Transcription keeps running on-device either way.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Manage or cancel your subscription through the Paddle billing portal in a couple of clicks. You keep full access until the end of your current billing period.
What does Aside need to run?
macOS 14.2 or later; Apple Silicon is recommended for the best on-device transcription. On first launch you’ll grant microphone and system-audio permissions so Aside can hear both sides of the call.
Be the calmest person on the call.
Seven days free. Forty answers. No card. If it doesn’t make your next meeting easier, delete it.
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macOS 14.2+ · Apple Silicon recommended