Validate before committing
Let’s run a quick end-to-end test in the actual client environment right now, not a guess. Then we either commit Friday with confidence, or we give them a realistic date.
Local transcription No bot in your call 28 languages
AskSharper tells you what to say next, while you’re still in the call.
Whisper transcribes the call on your own machine. Press F2 and it suggests your next line, on top of your meeting and left out of your screen share. Your audio never leaves your PC.
Windows 10 & 11 only · Free to try · Hidden from screen shares by default · Audio stays on your device
Client timeline check
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Transcript
“It worked fine when we ran it last week.”
“I don’t want to promise a date we can’t hold.”
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From the last couple of minutes · design review
Suggest · reading the last couple of minutes…
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Risk ownership
If we tell them Friday and it breaks, who owns that failure? Before we commit, we need agreement on acceptable risk tolerance and a rollback plan.
Define ‘finished’
When you say ‘not finished yet,’ what’s actually blocking completion? Is it code, testing, integration, or something else?
11:38
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Compress testing plan, Get consensus first, Define ‘ready’, Untested code risk
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See it in action
One session, start to finish.
Every screen below is the shipping app on Windows 11 — nothing staged or redrawn.
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Tell it what kind of call this is
Pick a meeting type, optionally a topic, and the language you’ll be speaking, one of 28. The first two shape the kind of suggestion you get back; the third sets both what it hears and what it answers in.
Start session
Start a new session
Your assistant will listen alongside you and suggest what you could say when you press F2.
Meeting type: design-review: Technical design review Topic (optional): Client timeline check Language: EnglishStart Cancel -
Press F2 and see what to say
Mid-call, press F2. A few options appear over your screen — a sharper question, a risk worth naming, a word worth defining. Nothing is spoken or sent for you.
“When we tell the client Friday, are we saying feature-complete, tested, or deployed? That changes what we’re actually promising.”
— one of four suggestions from the session above.
Define ‘ready’
When we tell the client Friday, are we saying feature-complete, tested, or deployed? That changes what we’re actually promising and what happens if we slip.
Untested code risk
Before we commit to Friday, we need to be explicit: shipping untested code creates technical debt and potential production issues. What’s the actual test coverage gap?
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End with a summary you own
Stop the session and AskSharper writes a summary and follow-up items — the AI meeting notes you’d expect, produced and stored on your own machine.
Meeting summary
Generating summary…The team discussed whether to commit to a Friday deadline for client delivery despite incomplete testing. There was uncertainty about readiness, but the decision was made to tell the client Friday is feasible and work to meet that timeline.
Follow-up Items
- Complete testing and validation before Friday deadline
- Communicate Friday delivery date to client
- Prepare contingency plan in case issues arise during final testing
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Windows 10 & 11 only · You’ll sign in with your email on first run · Free to try.
Real time, not after the fact
Note-takers record. AskSharper tells you what to say.
Passive tools transcribe the call and hand you a summary afterward. AskSharper works in the moment: press F2 mid-conversation and it reads the recent transcript and suggests a sharper question, a risk to surface, or a point you might be missing, while it can still change the outcome. That real-time coaching is the one thing no note-taker does.
Install in under two minutes
Download, run, sign in, press F2.
Before you download
- Windows 10 or 11 only. There is no Mac or Linux build yet; get notified when Mac lands.
- You’ll need an account. You sign in with your email and a six-digit code; there is no Anthropic API key to create or paste. AskSharper is free to try.
- Telling the room is your job. AskSharper shows a consent reminder every session, but you’re responsible for actually notifying the other participants. Read the detail.
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Download the Windows installer.
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Run the installer (Windows 10 or 11).
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Sign in with your email and the six-digit code it sends you.
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Press F2 in your next meeting and see what to say next.
Windows 10/11 installer. Sign in with your email; free to try.
Under the hood
Three steps. Audio stays on your device throughout.
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Step 1
Runs alongside your meeting app
Start it next to Teams, Zoom, Meet, or Discord. It uses OS-level audio, so there’s no bot to invite.
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Step 2
Whisper transcribes locally
Speech-to-text runs on your own CPU and turns audio into text right on your device. Nothing is uploaded.
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Step 3
Press F2 for a suggestion
Only recent text (never audio) goes to Claude. You get options for what to say next.
Works with
- Zoom
- Microsoft Teams
- Google Meet
- Discord
- Webex
New in the app
Now in 28 languages, and hidden from your screen share.
Runs in 28 languages
Pick your language in Settings, or in the row under Topic when you start a session. One switch sets both the language it transcribes and the language it answers in, so it can never listen in Spanish and suggest in English.
English is the default. The rest include Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, and Indonesian.
It is a setting, not another download: the Whisper model already in the app is the multilingual one. The 28 are the ones it handles well, not every language Whisper will attempt.
Invisible on a screen share
The floating pill and the suggestion panel sit on top of everything, which includes your own screen share. So AskSharper asks Windows to leave its windows out of any capture: whoever is watching sees what is behind them, not a black rectangle.
It is on by default, because the opt-in version means everyone broadcasts their suggestions exactly once. Switch it off in Settings, under Privacy.
Needs Windows 10 version 2004 or later; on older builds the windows stay visible in captures. It does not hide your screen from a camera pointed at it.
How it compares
AskSharper vs cloud note-takers and Cluely
| Capability | AskSharper | Cloud note-takers (Otter, Fireflies) | Cluely-style real-time tools |
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| Where audio is processed | On your device (local Whisper) | In the cloud | Typically in the cloud |
| Hidden from your screen share | Yes, by default (Windows capture exclusion) | No: the bot joins as a visible participant | Typically gated behind a paid plan |
| Languages transcribed on your device | 28, all locally | 0: transcription happens in their cloud | Varies; typically cloud |
| Pricing model | Free to try, then one flat Pro plan | Per-seat SaaS subscription | Per-seat SaaS subscription |
| Works with any meeting app | Yes: OS-level audio, no bot | Often via a per-platform bot or plugin | Varies by tool |
| Tells you what to say in real time | Yes: press F2 | No: records and summarizes | Yes (their category) |
| Meeting summary and follow-ups | Yes, written and stored on your device | Yes, stored in their cloud | Varies by tool |
| Per-session consent reminder | Yes, built in | Varies by tool | Varies by tool |
Comparison reflects the general categories, not every product; features of other tools change over time.
Private, on-device by design
Your audio never leaves your device.
The only part of your conversation that leaves your PC is the recent transcript text, and only when you press F2. Your audio never does: it’s captured and transcribed entirely on your machine.
Local Whisper transcription
Speech-to-text runs on your CPU. AskSharper has no backend that touches your audio. Ever.
Your words aren’t kept
Text goes to Claude only when you press F2, and none of it is stored: no transcript, no prompt, no suggestion text. The EULA spells out exactly what is and isn’t kept.
Usage data, never content
AskSharper records which features you use (counts and timings) to improve the product. Never what was said: no transcript text, no file names, no screen images. Kept up to 13 months; turn it off any time in Settings > Privacy > “Share usage data”.
Transcript sharing is opt-in
Transcripts and summaries are uploaded only if you turn on sharing in Settings (off by default). They’re deleted after 30 days, and “Delete my shared data” removes them immediately.
Using the AskSharper connector for Claude? It needs no account and keeps nothing you send it. Read the connector privacy notice.
Consent is on you
A consent reminder is built in. The rest is your call.
Recording and transcription laws vary by state and country. AskSharper shows a consent reminder at the start of every session as a built-in feature, but you are responsible for actually notifying every participant, especially in all-party-consent jurisdictions like California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Washington.
Who it’s for
For anyone who has to think and talk at the same time.
Independent consultants
Discovery, scope, kickoffs, client check-ins. Lead the conversation and still land a sharper follow-up question.
Interviews
On either side of the table, surface a risk you’d otherwise miss before the moment passes.
Sales & client calls
Keep momentum and don’t let a constraint slip past while you’re busy carrying the call.
Built by an independent dev who kept freezing in client calls, and wanted a second brain that stayed on his own machine.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Does my meeting audio leave my device?
No. AskSharper transcribes your mic and system audio locally on your own machine with Whisper; the audio is never uploaded. Only when you press F2 does the recent text (never audio) go to Claude, and none of it is kept: no transcript, no prompt, and no suggestion text is stored, unless you turn on transcript sharing in Settings (off by default; shared transcripts are deleted after 30 days).
Do I need an Anthropic API key?
No. Earlier builds asked you to bring your own Anthropic key; that is gone. AskSharper calls Claude for you, so there is nothing to paste and no Anthropic account to create. You sign in to AskSharper with your email and a six-digit code instead, and it is free to try.
How is this different from an AI note taker like Otter or Fireflies?
Note-takers record and summarize after the fact. AskSharper does that locally too (you get a transcript and an end-of-session summary), but its point is real time: press F2 and it tells you what to say next, in the moment. No passive note-taker does that.
Does it work with Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet?
Yes. AskSharper captures audio at the operating-system level, so it works with any meeting app (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Discord, Webex) with no bot to invite and no per-app plugin to install.
Can it work in a language other than English?
Yes. AskSharper listens and answers in any of 28 languages, including Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Hindi, Arabic, Ukrainian, and Russian. Pick one in Settings, or in the row under Topic when you start a session. The same choice sets both the transcription language and the language of the suggestions, so it can never listen in one language and answer in another. English is the default. The list is the set the shipped Whisper model handles well, and the language is read once when the session starts.
Will people see AskSharper when I share my screen?
Not with the default setting. AskSharper asks Windows to exclude its own windows from screen capture, so the floating pill and the suggestion panel do not appear in what you share or record; the other side sees whatever is behind them, not a black rectangle. It is on by default, and you can switch it off in Settings under Privacy. It needs Windows 10 version 2004 or later; on older builds the windows stay visible in captures. It cannot hide your screen from a camera pointed at it.
Is it legal to record or transcribe a meeting?
It depends on where you and the other participants are. Some places require all parties to consent (for example California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Washington). AskSharper shows a consent reminder at the start of every session, but you are responsible for actually notifying everyone.
Is AskSharper free?
Yes, you can use AskSharper for free, with limited access to everything it does: your first three meetings, up to 60 minutes each. The Pro plan lifts both limits. It needs an account either way — you sign in with your email and a six-digit code. Windows 10 and 11 are supported today.
What is the F2 key for?
F2 is the trigger. While you’re in a call, press F2 and AskSharper sends only the recent transcript text to Claude and shows a few suggestions for what you could say next: a sharper question, a risk to surface, a point you might be missing.
Is there a Mac version?
Not yet. AskSharper runs on Windows 10 and 11 today. A Mac version is planned for later. The fastest way to hear when it lands is the ‘Get notified’ link.
Ready when you are.
Install the local, private meeting assistant and press F2 in your next call.
Free to try · Windows 10 & 11 · Mac later · No API key to set up.
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