Private AI transcription for every meeting.
Most transcription app tools send your audio to the cloud. Volksmond runs on your laptop and transcribes every word, even when languages switch mid-sentence. Everything stays on your machine.
Every important decision starts with a conversation.
And every important conversation deserves an accurate record.
But conversations aren't neat. People interrupt each other, change direction, switch languages, and move on before anyone has finished taking notes. By the end of the meeting, everyone remembers it slightly differently.
The obvious answer is transcription. The problem is that we couldn't find one we trusted.
So we built Volksmond.
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Private by design.
Because your conversations belong to you.
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Built for real conversations.
Because people don't speak in one language or one voice.
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Tuned for South African languages.
Because every decision depends on what was actually said.
Languages supported: built for Afrikaans and English, including mid-sentence switching. isiZulu, isiXhosa, Sesotho, Setswana and Xitsonga are supported through the Swivuriso model, and the standard Whisper model with language set to Auto handles all major world languages.
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Useful after the meeting.
Because a transcript is only valuable if it helps you move forward.
Privacy wasn't an afterthought.
Some conversations are too important to leave your organisation. Board meetings. Strategy sessions. Client discussions. Legal advice. Medical consultations. They deserve privacy by default, not as an optional extra.
Works offline
No internet. No interruptions. Whether you're in the boardroom, on a flight, or off the grid, Volksmond is ready when the conversation starts.
Private by design
Your recordings and transcripts stay with you. They're never uploaded, shared, or stored somewhere else.
Source available
Trust should be verifiable. Volksmond's code is public on GitHub, so anyone can confirm exactly how it works.
There's another one of those meetings this week. Try Volksmond on it.
Free for personal use, on Windows for now. Leave your email and the download link comes to you.