Shadow

Shadow is an AI notetaker for Mac that captures everything said and shown in meetings. It operates silently in the background, transcribing discussions and capturing screen content to draft perfect follow-ups.

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Pricing

Freemium · Paid

Free tier

Yes

API

Skill level

Non-technical

About

What is Shadow?

Shadow is a bot-free AI notetaker designed for Mac users, offering comprehensive meeting capture without interruptions. It silently joins meetings, transcribing spoken words and capturing visual information displayed on screen. This dual-capture approach ensures complete context for follow-ups. Shadow then leverages this data to generate meeting notes, break down insights, and draft ready-to-send follow-up emails. A key differentiator is its local-first processing, ensuring privacy by transcribing and storing data on your device by default, with no data used for training AI models. It also features speaker identification, an autopilot mode for automatic meeting detection, and the ability to create custom post-meeting AI tasks.

Best used for

Ideal for professionals who need to capture every detail from meetings, including spoken words and visual content, and automate follow-up tasks. Especially valuable for ensuring complete context for post-meeting actions and maintaining data privacy with local processing.

Common actions

transcribe meetings

summarize meetings

capture screen content

draft follow-ups

automate meeting tasks

Capabilities

Key features

Automatic meeting transcription
Screen content capture
Bot-free operation
AI-drafted follow-ups
Speaker identification
Local-first data processing
Custom post-meeting AI tasks

Target Audience

product managersales repmarketer

Integrations

zapier

Pricing & Plans

Freemium · Paid

Not publicly disclosed. Check shadow.do for current pricing.

FAQs

How is Shadow different from other AI notetakers like Otter.ai or Fireflies?

Shadow operates silently in the background on your Mac without joining as a visible bot, capturing both what's said and what's shown on screen. It also prioritizes privacy with local-first processing and ensures your data is never used for AI training.

Does Shadow use my meeting data to train its AI models?

No, Shadow explicitly states that your meeting data is never used for training purposes. It maintains strict privacy, with transcription and storage happening on your device by default, and data only used for AI features with your permission.

What are the limitations of Shadow's free plan?

The free plan offers unlimited recording and transcription, but AI features like Skills and Chat are limited to your first 25 meetings. To unlock unlimited AI capabilities, you would need to upgrade to the Plus plan.

Can Shadow identify different speakers in a meeting?

Yes, Shadow includes speaker identification functionality. It detects and labels speakers in real-time during your meetings, ensuring you always know who said what in the transcription and notes.

What kind of post-meeting automation can Shadow perform?

Shadow allows you to create your own post-meeting AI tasks, which it runs automatically. This includes generating meeting notes, breaking down insights, and drafting follow-ups. You can also export to Markdown or connect to Zapier via webhook for further workflow automation.

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