On-device voice recorder that transcribes + exports Markdown
Privacy-first voice recorder for Mac and iPhone. Transcripts and AI summaries run on-device via Apple Speech and FoundationModels — no server, no account, nothing leaving your machine. Every recording exports as a Markdown file with YAML frontmatter — yours, on disk, ready for Obsidian or git. A built-in local MCP server lets Claude Code and other AI tools query the archive. Designed experience-first, to keep you in the moment. $7.99, buy once — Mac and iPhone, no subscription.
Hey Product Hunt — SR-7 is a voice recorder that keeps everything on your machine. Transcription, AI titles, summaries — all on-device, via Apple Speech and FoundationModels. No cloud, no account, nothing leaving the device.
That mattered to us because most voice tools either ship your audio somewhere (Otter, Granola) or trap the transcript inside their own app. Neither fits a workflow where your AI is already editing the same files you are.
SR-7 does three things:
- Records on Mac and iPhone. Transcription runs on-device via Apple Speech — no network, no account.
- Writes an AI title and summary locally (Apple FoundationModels, macOS 26+).
- Exports each recording as a Markdown file with YAML frontmatter. Yours, on disk. Drop it in Obsidian, commit it to git, or let Claude Code reach it through the local MCP server — point your agent at the archive and ask "what did I decide about X last week?" It answers from your own recordings, without anything leaving the machine.
$7.99, one time. Universal purchase, Mac and iPhone. No subscription — we make money when you buy it, not by mining what you record.
Privacy and ownership, in an experience that's calm enough to keep you in the moment.
One thing we're genuinely curious about: what's in your voice-to-text pipeline right now, and what's broken about it?
About Signal Recorder SR-7 on Product Hunt
“On-device voice recorder that transcribes + exports Markdown”
Signal Recorder SR-7 launched on Product Hunt on June 9th, 2026 and earned 103 upvotes and 6 comments, placing #17 on the daily leaderboard. Privacy-first voice recorder for Mac and iPhone. Transcripts and AI summaries run on-device via Apple Speech and FoundationModels — no server, no account, nothing leaving your machine. Every recording exports as a Markdown file with YAML frontmatter — yours, on disk, ready for Obsidian or git. A built-in local MCP server lets Claude Code and other AI tools query the archive. Designed experience-first, to keep you in the moment. $7.99, buy once — Mac and iPhone, no subscription.
On the analytics side, Signal Recorder SR-7 competes within Mac, Productivity and Developer Tools — topics that collectively have 1.3M followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Signal Recorder SR-7 performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Signal Recorder SR-7?
Signal Recorder SR-7 was hunted by Alexander Kohlhofer. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Signal Recorder SR-7 including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Alexander Kohlhofer
Hey Product Hunt — SR-7 is a voice recorder that keeps everything on your machine. Transcription, AI titles, summaries — all on-device, via Apple Speech and FoundationModels. No cloud, no account, nothing leaving the device.
That mattered to us because most voice tools either ship your audio somewhere (Otter, Granola) or trap the transcript inside their own app. Neither fits a workflow where your AI is already editing the same files you are.
SR-7 does three things:
- Records on Mac and iPhone. Transcription runs on-device via Apple Speech — no network, no account.
- Writes an AI title and summary locally (Apple FoundationModels, macOS 26+).
- Exports each recording as a Markdown file with YAML frontmatter. Yours, on disk. Drop it in Obsidian, commit it to git, or let Claude Code reach it through the local MCP server — point your agent at the archive and ask "what did I decide about X last week?" It answers from your own recordings, without anything leaving the machine.
$7.99, one time. Universal purchase, Mac and iPhone. No subscription — we make money when you buy it, not by mining what you record.
Privacy and ownership, in an experience that's calm enough to keep you in the moment.
One thing we're genuinely curious about: what's in your voice-to-text pipeline right now, and what's broken about it?