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Self-hosted transcription and recording management for Plaud devices. No subscription needed — bring your own API keys or use local Whisper.
- 🎙️ Auto-sync — watches your PlaudSync folder for new recordings
- 📝 Multi-engine transcription — Whisper (local/free), Groq (fast), Deepgram (diarization)
- 🔍 Full-text search across all transcripts
- 🎵 Audio playback with visual waveform and segment navigation
- 🏷️ Speaker diarization (Deepgram engine)
- 📊 Dashboard with recording stats and status tracking
- 🌙 Dark/light mode
- 🐳 Docker ready — one command to run
| Feature | Plaud Subscription | This App |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $7.90–$16.90/mo | Free (+ optional API costs) |
| Transcription | Cloud only | Local Whisper or cloud |
| Speaker ID | ✓ | ✓ (Deepgram) |
| Search | Basic | Full-text across all transcripts |
| Data privacy | Their servers | Your machine |
| Unlimited recordings | Plan-limited | Unlimited |
| AI Summary | Premium only | Bring your own LLM |
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/plaud-app.git
cd plaud-app
# Optional: set API keys in .env
echo "GROQ_API_KEY=gsk_..." > .env
echo "DEEPGRAM_API_KEY=..." >> .env
docker compose up --buildRequires Bun and optionally whisper-cpp.
# Install dependencies
bun install
cd web && bun install && cd ..
# Build frontend
bun run build
# Set sync folder path
export PLAUD_SYNC_PATH=~/Documents/PlaudSync
# Optional API keys
export GROQ_API_KEY=gsk_...
export DEEPGRAM_API_KEY=...
# Start
bun run start# Terminal 1: Backend
bun run dev
# Terminal 2: Frontend (with hot reload + proxy)
bun run dev:webFrontend dev server runs on :5173 and proxies /api to the backend on :3456.
| Engine | Speed | Cost | Diarization | Setup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whisper (local) | ~1x realtime | Free | No | brew install whisper-cpp |
| Groq | ~50x realtime | Free tier available | No | API key |
| Deepgram | ~10x realtime | Pay-per-use | Yes | API key |
The app automatically falls back through the engine chain: Whisper → Groq → Deepgram.
- Backend: Bun + Hono + Drizzle ORM + SQLite
- Frontend: React + Tailwind CSS + Radix UI
- Transcription: whisper.cpp, Groq API, Deepgram API
MIT