kiolo

Quick Verdict

Kiolo is an app that converts real conversations—meetings, calls and brainstorms—into structured notes and protocols, which can help people capture decisions, tasks and next steps without manual note-taking. The website describes automated summaries, task extraction and protocol creation, and it also offers a Mac Beta that provides private, local dictation.

Key Features

• Captures spoken input from meetings, calls and brainstorming sessions and converts it into notes (the website describes this as the core function).
• Generates summaries, extracts tasks and lists next steps from conversations, and produces a protocol with decisions and open points.
• macOS app feature: hold a key, speak, and text appears where the cursor is in any Mac app (the Mac download page describes this workflow).
• Mac dictation runs completely locally on the user’s Mac, requires no account and is described as private (the site explicitly states "no cloud" for this feature).
• macOS support: the Mac app is listed as Beta, free, and requires macOS 15+ on Apple Silicon and Intel.

Who this is for

Best fit: people who regularly participate in meetings, phone calls or on-site conversations and want a hands-free way to capture outcomes and action items. macOS users who prioritize local, private dictation are an especially clear fit because the Mac app is described as running speech recognition entirely on-device.

Limitation / verify: the website does not clearly state availability or pricing for Windows, mobile or team/enterprise plans, nor does it provide detailed information about cross-device sync, supported languages or transcription accuracy; verify these items on the official website before committing.

FAQ

Q: Is Kiolo available on Windows or mobile?
A: The website does not clearly state availability on Windows, iOS or Android; verify platform availability on the official site.

Q: Is the Mac dictation feature truly private?
A: The website describes the Mac dictation as private, local and requiring no account ("no cloud"), but it does not provide detailed encryption or retention information—verify privacy details on the official pages.

Q: How much does Kiolo cost?
A: The Mac app is listed as free on the download page, but the website does not clearly state pricing for other platforms or team/enterprise plans—check the official site for full pricing information.