Appaca vs Trace

Build the internal tools and specialised AI agents your business needs in one workspace, shaped around the way your team actually works.

A macOS menu-bar app that turns any conversation into a clean markdown transcript, with an optional on-device summary. Runs a local speech model entirely on your Mac, in...

About Appaca

Build the internal tools and specialised AI agents your business needs in one workspace, shaped around the way your team actually works. Your team knows the process, but the system around it is a mix of forms, follow-ups, and manual checks. The work gets done, but only because someone keeps pushing it along. The request comes in on Slack, the record goes in a spreadsheet, the draft gets written in a chat window, and nothing is connected.

About Trace

A macOS menu-bar app that turns any conversation into a clean markdown transcript, with an optional on-device summary. Runs a local speech model entirely on your Mac, in dozens of languages. The moment is pinned to your transcript at the exact timestamp. Trace provides you with clear markdown transcripts and summaries that you can use anywhere. Either copy the markdown from Trace directly or have it place the file anywhere in your filesystem. Trace can also send files directly to Obsidian, Bear, Drafts or Things with a button press.