Obiter turns dictations, client calls, and imported recordings into structured, timestamp-cited matter notes — file memos, call summaries, chronologies, time entries — using AI that runs entirely on your Mac. No cloud. No account. No subscription.
macOS 14.4 or later, Apple silicon. 7-day full trial, no email required.
Client confirmed the lease renewal was signed on March 12 ▸ 04:32 and that no written notice was received before April 1 ▸ 11:08.
Request the certified mail log from the property manager ▸ 17:45.
0.4h — client call re: lease renewal dispute.
Bar guidance such as ABA Formal Opinion 512 urges lawyers to weigh confidentiality before putting client information into AI tools. Obiter's answer is architectural: there is no cloud service, so there is nothing to weigh.
Not a meeting bot. A documentation tool: dictate, capture, review, file.
Speak; get a file memo, letter draft, or chronology with legal vocabulary and your own per-matter terms. Voice commands like "new paragraph" and "scratch that" work as you'd expect.
Record Zoom, Meet, or phone-bridge calls system-wide, with a built-in consent script and a per-matter consent log. Speakers are separated and role-labeled for your review.
Every drafted statement links to the moment in the recording that supports it. Anything the AI cannot support is flagged, never invented — you review before anything is exported.
Find where the client mentioned the lease date — keyword and meaning-based search across every conversation in a matter, entirely on-device.
Word, PDF, Markdown, or straight to the clipboard for your practice-management system. Deposition transcripts import and summarize with page:line citations preserved.
Each dictation and call can draft a billing entry in 0.1h increments. One recovered entry covers a meaningful part of the purchase price.
First run downloads the AI models (about 2–5 GB, one time). After that, everything happens locally.
Dictate from the menu bar, record a call with consent, or drop in existing audio, video, or transcripts.
Obiter transcribes, separates speakers, and drafts the document you chose — every statement cited, gaps flagged. You edit; you are the author.
Export to Word or PDF, copy into your practice-management system, and draft the time entry while you're at it.
Cloud dictation tools charge every month, forever. Obiter runs on hardware you already own.
Requires macOS 14.4 or later on Apple silicon (M1 or newer, 16 GB RAM recommended).
Three ways. Obiter's Privacy Center shows a live table of every network connection the app makes — during a session, that table is empty. Second, turn Wi-Fi off: recording, transcription, drafting, and search all still work. Third, the only connections the app ever makes — model downloads, your one-time license activation — are user-initiated and listed in the same log.
No. Obiter drafts documents for your review. Every statement is cited to the recording, unsupported text is flagged, and nothing is exported until you have reviewed it. You are the author of your work product.
Recording laws vary by state, and obtaining consent is your responsibility. Obiter helps you document it: a consent script to read, per-participant consent records with timestamps, and a per-matter consent log you can export.
By default, audio is deleted after your note is drafted; you can keep it for a set number of days, or indefinitely, per matter. While it exists, audio is encrypted at rest; transcripts and notes are protected by macOS FileVault. A one-click purge removes everything for a matter, permanently.
A Mac with Apple silicon (M1 or newer) running macOS 14.4 or later; 16 GB of RAM is recommended. The AI models download on first run — roughly 2–5 GB depending on the tiers you choose.
Download the app and use everything for 7 days — no email, no account, no card. If it earns a place in your practice, buy a license key and paste it into Settings.
Open an issue on the support tracker — it goes straight to the developer.