Show HN: Yogurt – Free, private, open-source alternative to Granola
Hey HN, I’m Eric and I want to share an OSS project that I’ve been building in my free time. Yogurt is a free, MIT licensed desktop app that uses on-device AI models to transcribe, summarize, and chat with your meetings. Here's a quick demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFfbXAwRq98 Similar to Granola, Yogurt runs in the background and does not join your calls. But unlike Granola, Yogurt is open-source, free to use, and private. Your meeting transcripts, call recordings, and summaries ne
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points · 171 votes
2026-11-12 02:15:16.664Z
cumulative since publication
Research analysis
Reported problem
Source account: Hey HN, I’m Eric and I want to share an OSS project that I’ve been building in my free time. Yogurt is a free, MIT licensed desktop app that uses on-device AI models to transcribe, summarize, and chat with your meetings. Here's a quick demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFfbXAwRq98 Similar to Granola, Yogurt runs in the background and does not join your calls. But unlike Granola, Yogurt is open-source, free to use, and private. Your meeting transcripts, call recordings, and summaries ne
Frequency & alternatives
Recorded author: brownrout. Source votes: 171 votes (Nov 12, 2026 UTC; cumulative since publication); previous same-scope observation: 143 (Nov 11, 2026 UTC). These observations do not establish demand growth. Recent records to compare: “SmolVLM: built-in video chat template drops non-empty string message content” (GitHub Issues, Nov 11, 2026); “[问与答] 问一下小朋友生日快乐视频制作方案” (V2EX, Nov 10, 2026). Shared themes are navigation hints; they have not been verified as the same need or independent corroboration.
Demand hypothesis
Treat the reported task or obstacle as an interview lead. A feature request, complaint or search for alternatives does not by itself identify a budget owner or willingness to pay.
Commercial evidence gaps
Missing evidence: distinct affected users, repeated occasions, current workaround, measured time or money cost, purchasing authority and a response to a concrete offer.
Validation decision
Group original reports by the same task and deduplicate authors and reposts. Ask how the task is handled today and what it costs; test a defined offer before claiming paid demand.