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The Interface

The sidebar, Simple vs Full mode, and privacy modes.

The sidebar

The left sidebar is your main navigation. Top to bottom:

Dashboard
Home: stats and your most recent recordings.
Recordings
Your full library, with search, filters, and views.
Speakers
Your speaker roster (rename, merge).
Project Context
Reference documents that ground the assistant and search.
Vocabulary
Custom names, jargon, and acronyms for accurate transcription.
Templates
Summary and live-recap templates.
Automations
Rules that run when a recording finishes.
MCP Tools
External tools/agents connected over MCP.
Record / Recording Live
Start a recording; shows a live indicator while active.
Data & Compliance
The audit log and data-flow controls.
Settings
All configuration.

Collapse or expand the sidebar and open the keyboard-shortcuts sheet (⌘/ on macOS, Ctrl+/ on Windows) from its footer.

Call status

The sidebar footer also carries a call badge. When a call is running it names the app — Teams call, Zoom call — and the dot lights up; otherwise it reads No call detected.

Detection covers Microsoft Teams on macOS and Windows, plus Zoom, Webex, Slack, and Discord on macOS. It works by watching how much real-time media traffic each app is carrying — nothing reads your call content, and no call is ever joined. Because an app that is closed and an app that is merely idle look identical to that signal, the badge says "no call detected" rather than claiming a specific app is idle.

Simple vs Full mode

Full Default

The complete console — live assistant, meeting progress, presenter tools, and every advanced page up front.

Simple

A streamlined view for recording, transcript, and summary. Some features are switched off — the live assistant, meeting progress, and presenter tools.

Switch anytime under Settings → General & Recording.

Privacy modes

The sidebar footer always shows your current Privacy mode and whether Offline Mode is on:

  • On-Device — capture, transcription, and AI run locally.
  • Hybrid — a mix of on-device and cloud, with cloud calls logged.
  • Cloud — cloud providers handle transcription/summaries.

See Privacy & Audit Log for how offline mode is enforced and inspected.

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