What is Shadow?

Shadow is a bot-free AI meeting assistant that runs quietly on your Mac, capturing both what's said and what's shown on screen during every meeting. It automatically records, transcribes, and summarizes your conversations without ever joining as a visible participant. When your meeting ends, Shadow delivers a clean summary, action items, and a draft follow-up email — all without you pressing a single button.

Who it's for

• Remote professionals who juggle back-to-back video calls and need complete meeting context without manual note-taking
• Team leads and managers who want to track decisions, action items, and screen-shared content across multiple meetings
• Freelancers and consultants who rely on accurate follow-ups and need to keep client conversations searchable and actionable

Key features

Automatic capture with screen awareness

Shadow automatically transcribes everything you say and hear, while also taking screenshots of what you see on screen. A built-in notepad ensures you never lose a thought, even when you can't type fast enough.

Speaker identification in real time

Shadow detects and labels speakers as they talk, so you always know who said what. This makes meeting summaries and action items instantly attributable to the right person.

Post-meeting AI tasks

Create your own custom AI tasks that run automatically after each meeting. Shadow can export results to Markdown or connect to Zapier via webhook — turning meeting insights into action without manual effort.

Local-first processing

Transcription and storage happen on your device by default. Your data never leaves without your permission, and it is never used for training purposes.

What stands out

Shadow captures what was said and what was shown — no bot needed, no interruptions.

Most meeting assistants only record audio, missing the slides, documents, and visuals that drive decisions. Shadow screenshots your screen alongside the transcript, giving you the full picture. Combined with autopilot mode that detects meetings and starts recording automatically, it delivers complete context without any setup or visible presence in the call.

Worth checking out if…

You're tired of recapping meetings manually or using bots that interrupt the flow. Shadow is ideal if you need screen-aware meeting notes, want to keep your data private with local-first processing, and prefer a tool that works silently in the background — turning every meeting into searchable, actionable memory.