Muesli

Spec sheet

Purpose

Muesli is a privacy-focused, self-hosted meeting-notes app that transcribes recordings and turns sparse notes into summaries.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Product

Muesli is an open-source, self-hosted meeting-notes app that transcribes recordings and turns notes into summaries.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security

The project warns that development compose defaults use dev-only secrets and instructs operators to replace them and terminate TLS at a reverse proxy before production use.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Privacy

The default Whisper transcription and Ollama summarization plugins are self-hosted, so audio and notes do not have to leave infrastructure you control.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

Muesli is licensed under AGPL-3.0, which the project says requires modified network-service versions to make their changes available to users.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

AI summaries

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com

Calendar

The current feature set includes calendar integration with CalDAV, ICS, Google, and Microsoft sync.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Data control

Its default transcription and summarization plugins run on infrastructure the user hosts, so audio and notes do not have to leave that infrastructure.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Desktop

The repository includes an Electron desktop client that connects to a running Muesli server.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Desktop client

An Electron desktop client is available in the repository and connects to a running Muesli server.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Exports

Notes can be exported to Markdown, plain text, DOCX, PDF, SRT, ASS, and WebVTT formats.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Extensibility

Transcription and summarization are pluggable HTTP services, allowing operators to use compatible engines, including a cloud LLM if they choose.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

iOS

A native SwiftUI iOS client can browse existing notes and read their authored body and generated summaries; note creation and audio capture are out of scope for this client.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

License and maturity

Muesli is open source under AGPL-3.0, is pre-1.0, and is described as under active development.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Maturity

The project describes itself as pre-1.0 and under active development, with broader multi-user work still ahead.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Meeting recording

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com

Notes and search

Features listed include chat and retrieval-augmented generation over notes with citations, semantic search, tags, smart lists, folders, and a recycle bin.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Organization

The app includes tags, smart lists, folders, nested folders, sibling reordering, and a recycle bin with soft delete.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Search and chat

Muesli supports chat and RAG over notes with citations, plus semantic search.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Searchable archive

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com

Self-hosting requirements

The quickstart recommends Docker 24 or later, Compose v2, and at least 8 GB of system RAM for comfortable CPU inference with the default model.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Speaker labels

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com

Speaker tools

It supports speaker diarization with review and speaker aliases.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Speakers

The current v3 feature set includes speaker diarization with review and speaker aliases.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support and setup

The repository points users to troubleshooting and deployment documentation and invites contributions through GitHub.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Transcription

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com

Transcription and AI

The default stack uses a self-hosted Whisper transcriber and Ollama LLM, and users can replace them with HTTP plugins that follow Muesli’s contract.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Meeting Notes Software#83 of 1127.5