Whether in lectures, meetings, or technical reviews: Stop typing. Chalk listens, captures slides, and lets your phone snap pictures via instant QR link — synthesizing everything into structured notes.
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No stress, no frantic typing. Complete focus on the presenter.
Chalk runs quietly in the background of your laptop. One click or pressing Alt+Space is all it takes — no complex configuration or audio routing cables.
You don't type a single word, staying completely immersed in the conversation. Chalk captures speech, slide transitions, and formulas in the background.
When finished, you receive clean, structured Markdown notes with key points, LaTeX formulas, and slide snapshots. Ready for Obsidian or your editor of choice.
Designed for students, engineers, and executives who need deep conceptual engagement.
Captures every derivation, side remark, and slide during multi-hour lectures without omission. Delivers pristine LaTeX equations.
Engage actively in architecture decisions. Chalk captures code snippets, data schemas, and technical trade-offs directly from shared screens.
Maintain eye contact and presence in crucial negotiations. Chalk records commitments, metrics from slide decks, and produces prioritized action items.
Captures Zoom, Teams, and keynote livestreams via direct system audio and slide change detection, building searchable knowledge archives automatically.
Scan a QR code from the HUD with your phone. Snap photos of handwritten notes, sketches, or projector screens — uploaded instantly over your local Wi-Fi or hotspot in under a second. Formulas and derivations are immediately synthesized into mathematical LaTeX.
Unlike cloud meeting bots, Chalk processes audio and screen captures exclusively locally on your hardware.
Unlike cloud meeting bots that route your private conversations and confidential presentations through third-party servers, Chalk operates on a strict Local-First and Direct BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) architecture. Audio recordings and screen captures never leave your laptop unencrypted, communicating solely and directly between your workstation and your personal AI accounts with zero intermediary relays.
Bring your own free key (Direct BYOK): Zero cost, no credit card, no subscription fees, no commitments. Connect directly from your workstation to Google AI Studio.
Open aistudio.google.com and sign in with any Google account. No credit card or billing details required.
Click 'Get API key' in the sidebar, then select 'Create API key in new project'. It is ready instantly.
Copy your key string (starting with AIzaSy...) and paste it into Chalk. You are ready to synthesize live notes!
Select your operating system and start in seconds.
Standalone application requiring zero setup. Runs discreetly in the menu bar and toggles instantly with Alt+Space.
xattr -cr Chalk.app in Terminal.Fully integrated into the Windows system tray with native WASAPI audio loopback and secure Windows DPAPI credential vault.
$ curl -L -O https://github.com/getchalk/chalk/releases/latest/download/Chalk-macOS.zip && unzip -q Chalk-macOS.zip && xattr -cr Chalk.app && open Chalk.app
> curl -L -O https://github.com/getchalk/chalk/releases/latest/download/Chalk-Setup.exe