Use the app offline

You can record meetings and work with notes without an internet connection. Transcription also works offline once its model has been downloaded.

What works offline

• Create and edit notes.
• Record and play meeting audio.
• Export existing memos, summaries, and transcripts.
• Transcribe with a downloaded on-device model.
• Import and transcribe recordings from the terminal with fmtr import and fmtr transcribe, when the selected model is an on-device Soniqo model.
• Generate summaries through a local LM Studio or Ollama server.

A remote Intelligence provider still needs internet access.

Prepare transcription

1. Open Settings → Transcription.
2. Download a model.
3. Select it under Model being used.
4. Make a short test recording before you disconnect.

Do the download in advance. The model files are not bundled with the app.

Prepare local summaries

Set up LM Studio or Ollama, download a language model, and select it in Settings → Intelligence. The local server needs to be running, but it does not need an internet connection once the model is available.

If you want a meeting to remain fully local, check that the active Intelligence model belongs to LM Studio or Ollama. Transcription is already local.