Google Launches AI Edge Foresight, an Offline AI Meeting Notes App for Mac

Google has introduced AI Edge Foresight, an experimental Mac meeting note-taking app that can transcribe conversations, generate notes, and answer questions without an internet connection. The software uses Google’s on-device Gemma models and is optimised for Apple Silicon computers.

The release follows Google’s earlier AI-powered dictation tool and brings similar local processing capabilities to meeting productivity. Foresight competes with AI note-taking services such as Granola while offering offline access to transcripts and personal documents.

Google AI Edge Foresight Brings Offline Meeting Notes to Mac

The Google AI Edge Foresight app captures meeting conversations across applications and supports in-person discussions. Its split-screen interface lets users write shorthand notes alongside AI-generated summaries, similar to Granola’s approach.

Users can review full transcripts, take manual notes during conversations, and ask questions through a Gemma 4-powered assistant. The app also uses EmbeddingGemma 2, a 740-million-parameter model, to process and retrieve relevant information locally.

Document Search Adds Context to Meeting Discussions

Foresight lets users build a searchable knowledge base using PDFs, Google Docs, Microsoft Office files, plain text, Markdown documents and web bookmarks. The assistant can reference this material alongside meeting notes when answering questions.

For example, if a discussion involves information stored in an uploaded document, users can ask the assistant to retrieve relevant details during the meeting. This combines transcription with document search, so users don’t have to switch between separate applications.

On-Device AI Works Without an Internet Connection

Google says Foresight can operate entirely offline on compatible Apple Silicon Macs. Meeting transcription, note processing, and assistant queries can run on the device, letting users access their information while travelling or working without connectivity.

The local-first design also means supported AI processing does not require sending meeting content to cloud models. Google presents the application as a demonstration of what its Gemma models can accomplish directly on personal computers.

Google Enters a Crowded AI Note-Taking Market

AI meeting assistants have attracted additional competition from established productivity companies and smaller startups. Wispr and Calendly have introduced note-taking products, while Superhuman, formerly Grammarly, recently acquired Y Combinator-backed Fathom.

Google has not announced a broader consumer rollout or plans to integrate Foresight into Gemini. For now, the Mac application provides an experimental example of offline transcription, document retrieval and conversational assistance using locally running AI models.