Hey HN; I’m the solo founder of Loreo. I built this because I wanted a meeting tool that actually acted like a ‘COO’ for my projects; not just a passive listener.
Why I built this:
I was frustrated with the current ‘bot-in-the-middle’ era of meeting apps. Most tools (Fireflies/Otter) require a ‘bot guest’ that announces itself and kills the vibe. I also found that tools like Granola were great... but they delete your raw audio after transcribing. If the AI hallucinations happen; you have no way to verify.
What makes Loreo different?
1. Contextual AI: You can chat with a single recording or an entire series of past meetings. You can ask ‘What were the pending action items from the last three syncs?’ across your whole history.
2. Audio Ownership: Loreo keeps your audio playback and allows file uploads of existing recordings.
3. Privacy/Efficiency: Built with Tauri v2 (Rust). It’s a local ~8MB app that captures system audio directly. No ‘bot guest’ required; and your audio stays under your control.
4. Modern Engine: We use ElevenLabs Scribe v2; which is significantly more accurate for non-English languages (we are currently focused on the Japanese and Korean markets).
It’s a work in progress and I’m currently building out Team Workspaces. I’d love your feedback on the cross-meeting AI interactions and the technical implementation of the local-first capture!
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Why I built this: I was frustrated with the current ‘bot-in-the-middle’ era of meeting apps. Most tools (Fireflies/Otter) require a ‘bot guest’ that announces itself and kills the vibe. I also found that tools like Granola were great... but they delete your raw audio after transcribing. If the AI hallucinations happen; you have no way to verify.
What makes Loreo different?
1. Contextual AI: You can chat with a single recording or an entire series of past meetings. You can ask ‘What were the pending action items from the last three syncs?’ across your whole history. 2. Audio Ownership: Loreo keeps your audio playback and allows file uploads of existing recordings. 3. Privacy/Efficiency: Built with Tauri v2 (Rust). It’s a local ~8MB app that captures system audio directly. No ‘bot guest’ required; and your audio stays under your control. 4. Modern Engine: We use ElevenLabs Scribe v2; which is significantly more accurate for non-English languages (we are currently focused on the Japanese and Korean markets).
It’s a work in progress and I’m currently building out Team Workspaces. I’d love your feedback on the cross-meeting AI interactions and the technical implementation of the local-first capture!