Real-time voice protection
A small model reshapes your voice in real time before it leaves your Mac, so speech-to-text systems receive audio that is not usable for transcription while people can still follow the conversation.
Off the Record
Off the Record is a macOS tool that reshapes your voice in real time so AI notetakers, meeting bots, and speech-to-text systems receive unusable audio. It processes voice locally and lets you turn protection on or off from the menu bar during calls.
Off the Record overview
Off the Record is a macOS privacy tool that makes your speech difficult for AI transcription systems to understand during online meetings. It processes audio locally and reshapes the voice in real time before it reaches the meeting app’s microphone input, while people on the call can continue to hear the speaker.
The product is designed for situations where a meeting may be transcribed by an announced notetaker, a meeting bot, or a hidden AI copilot. A lock in the menu bar lets users decide when to go off the record, keeping normal human conversation intact while reducing the usefulness of the audio to speech-to-text systems.
Key features
On-demand control
Click the lock in the macOS menu bar to turn protection on or off when you choose. The product is designed for selective use rather than forcing every call into the same mode.
Local processing
Processing happens entirely on the device. Weird Machines says your voice is never sent to its service or a cloud provider.
Broad microphone compatibility
The product works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and any app that uses your microphone, with no per-app setup.
Blocks AI transcription
Protection is intended to affect AI notetakers, meeting bots, and hidden interview copilots that rely on speech recognition, while preserving ordinary human conversation.
Protection carried into recordings
The same protection applies to audio as it leaves the Mac, so recordings made during a protected conversation are also intended to produce unusable transcription output later.
Use cases
Private business conversations
Turn protection on for a sensitive discussion when you do not want an AI notetaker or an unannounced transcription system to turn spoken remarks into searchable notes shared with meeting participants.
Candidate interviews
Use the lock during interviews to reduce the chance that a hidden candidate-side copilot can listen to questions and generate suggested answers in real time.
Selective meeting privacy
Keep protection off when an announced transcription service is useful, then enable it for the portions of a call where participants want more control over AI processing.
Recorded calls
Speak through a protected microphone input when a conversation may be recorded, so later attempts to transcribe that recording receive the reshaped audio rather than the original speech.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Audio processing stays on the Mac rather than being sent to Weird Machines or a cloud service.
- Users can enable or disable protection from the menu bar and choose which conversations to protect.
- It supports Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and other applications that use the microphone.
- The product is intended to protect against both visible meeting transcription and hidden AI copilots.
- A protected recording is designed to remain difficult for speech-to-text systems to transcribe later.
Cons
- The product is currently presented as a macOS download; support for Windows, Linux, and mobile meeting clients is not specified.
- Voice protection can introduce a slight audible change, and the product recommends headphones for best results.
- The source does not document supported macOS versions, detailed permissions, or edge cases for individual meeting apps.
FAQ
How do I get started?
Download Off the Record for macOS, open it from the menu bar, and click the lock to enable protection. The source does not specify supported macOS versions or additional permissions.
Which meeting apps does it support?
It works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and any other app that uses your microphone. The product states that no per-app setup is required.
Is my voice sent to a server?
No. Voice processing runs locally on your Mac. The product says your voice is not sent to Weird Machines or any cloud service.
Will other people hear a difference?
People should understand you as usual, although they may sometimes notice a slight change. Off the Record adds small amounts of noise at strategic points in your voice, and the product recommends using headphones for the best results.
What plans are available?
The product offers a free tier with 60 protected minutes per week and no account required. Pro is listed at $8 per month or $72 per year, Hiring at $30 per interviewer per month billed yearly, and Organization plans are custom priced. Prices are in USD and tax may apply.
Quick Facts
- Category
- Privacy and meeting audio tool
- Platform
- macOS
- Works with
- Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and any app that uses your microphone
- Processing
- On-device, in real time
- Free tier
- 60 protected minutes per week; no account required
- Paid plans
- Pro, Hiring, and custom Organization plans are listed
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