Setup guide

This guide covers the December local-only beta. The December app has no account or sign-in.

1. Installation

Already invited? Follow the installation instructions in your invitation.

Mac. You need Apple silicon (M1 or later) and macOS 26 or later. Open the disk image linked in your invitation and drag Auldera to your Applications folder.

iPhone. You need iOS 26 or later and an iPhone TestFlight invitation. Install through TestFlight to record conversations in the room.

2. System permissions

On Mac, allow Microphone and System Audio when prompted. On iPhone, allow Microphone. Let the people you’re speaking with know you are recording.

Microphone. Captures your voice on Mac, or the conversation around your iPhone.

System Audio. Captures the call audio you hear on your Mac. Nothing joins the meeting. iPhone does not capture other apps’ call audio.

Calendar. Optional on Mac. Connect Apple Calendar to match recordings to scheduled meetings. Calendar integration does not detect a live call. Google Calendar connections are only in earlier test builds.

Accessibility. Optional. Needed only if you turn on Name Zoom speakers in Settings.

3. Check your models

On Mac, open Settings and check that the transcription model is ready. For local Summary and Ask, also check the on-device summary model and finish any model downloads before your first meeting.

On iPhone, on-device Summary and Ask need Apple Intelligence to be available and enabled. Recording and transcription do not require Apple Intelligence. Local recording, transcription, and available on-device intelligence need no account.

The December build has no Sync or hosted AI options. Model capacity varies; an answer may cover only part of a long meeting.

4. Record and review

On Mac, click Start Recording in the menu bar or press ⌘R. On iPhone, start recording in Auldera. Add a few notes about what matters to you, then stop recording when the conversation ends.

Open the meeting to review its summary, your notes, and the transcript. Try a question in Ask, such as “What did we agree to do next?” If an answer is available, open a source to read the passage behind it. Check any notice about how much of the transcript was read.

Put the meeting in a project to keep related conversations together. You can return to the project before your next call and ask about its meetings.

5. Optional automatic recording on Mac

Start manually for your first meeting. When you’re ready, choose automatic recording in Settings.

Zoom. Turn on Record Zoom meetings automatically in Settings, and Auldera will automatically notice a live Zoom meeting. It counts down for 15 seconds first. Click Don’t Record to skip it.

Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, FaceTime, Webex, Slack huddles. With a calendar connected and Record scheduled meetings automatically enabled, scheduled meetings use the same countdown. Check this setting when you connect a calendar. For other calls, click Start Recording.

6. Keep a copy of your notes

Your Mac and iPhone each keep their own meetings. The December build does not sync between devices. Export your notes as Markdown or JSON to keep a copy or use them in another tool.

Earlier test builds

Test builds from before December can use accounts, Sync, OpenRouter, and Auldera Enhanced. Those private test builds also upload meetings, including audio, automatically for diagnostics. The December build turns these off. Read the Privacy Policy for details about earlier builds.

Support and feedback

Need help or have feedback? Email support@auldera.com. Tell us what you were trying to do, what happened, and your app version. For a problem report on Mac, attach Help › Export Logs…. On iPhone, attach the Diagnostics export. Do not send recordings, transcripts, passwords, or sign-in tokens.