StageWhisper Lite

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// before you download

Notes for now, or an assistant for the long run?

Founders Edition // the ultimate StageWhisper experience

Close every
call.

It rides along on your call and watches your screen for context, then slips you the next line the second you need it.

  • On-device · audio stays on your Mac
  • Built-in AI · or bring your own
  • $99 once · lifetime license

No bot. Works with every meeting app.

StageWhisper live coaching card showing a short private cue on screen during a call

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The cue lands while it still matters

Mid-call, a short cue shows up on your screen: a direction to take, or the point you're about to miss.

StageWhisper Library of past sessions with the local MCP server access toggle enabled

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It walks in already knowing the deal

Every call is transcribed and kept, encrypted, on your Mac. StageWhisper shares it to your AI over a local MCP server, even with the app closed.

StageWhisper assistant with a screenshot attached, reading what's on screen to answer

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It sees what you see

Turn it on and your AI reads whatever's in front of you, a doc, a dashboard, the code on your screen, and folds it into what it tells you. It keeps the screenshot encrypted, and requires your explicit opt-in.

StageWhisper playbook settings showing a saved call playbook that drives the coaching

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Coaches you off your own playbook

Write down how you actually run a call, your real opener, the way you handle a no, and it coaches you off that, every call.

StageWhisper assistant chat answering a question mid-call without leaving the conversation

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Ask it mid-sentence

Need a number or a quick draft pulled together? Ask without leaving the call and get a short answer straight back.

  LiteFree Founders$99 once
On-device transcription
Audio stays on your Mac
Bring your own AI (OpenClaw, Hermes)
Live coaching cards while you're still talking
Screen context
Persistent call memory your agent can read
Playbooks you define
Ask-anything insights
Lifetime license + one year of upgrades
Price Free $99 onceTypical AI call tools: $15–30/mo, forever

// free · on-device · macOS

Free call notes that never leave your Mac.

StageWhisper Lite is a free Mac app. It listens to your calls and writes the summary and action items right on your machine. Nothing gets uploaded, no copy lands on someone else's server, and no bot ever joins the meeting.

Download Lite for macOS

No account needed. You can also install it via Homebrew:

brew install --cask stagewhisperio/tap/stagewhisper

StageWhisper Lite showing the call summary and action items on a Mac

If $99 in one go is a lot this month, split it into 6 payments of $16.50. Same no interest total.

  • Yours for life A lifetime license, with a full year of feature upgrades on top.
  • It keeps up Security patches are forever free.
  • Your requests jump the line What you ask for goes to the top of my inbox.
  • You get me, not a help desk 100 seats is about all I can support properly, so support comes from me directly.

The Founder's guarantee. Run it on your real calls for 30 days. If it hasn't paid for itself, email me for a full refund, no questions asked. If you'd like, we can get on a short call first, just you and me, and I'll try to make it work for you. The refund is yours either way, and you keep Lite too.

Before you buy

What's the difference between Lite and Founders?

Lite is the relay. It transcribes your calls on your Mac and hands them to the AI you already run, with a private overlay. Free and source-available. Founders switches on the rest: live coaching cards while you're still talking, screen context, a memory of every call your agent can read, your own playbooks, and a direct line to me.

Does StageWhisper join my call as a bot?

No. It runs on your Mac, reads the audio, and shows cards on your screen only. It never joins the call and never speaks. The cards stay yours only, even when you're sharing your screen.

Where does my data go?

Your audio and your screen stay on your Mac. They aren't streamed to any StageWhisper server. Transcripts are stored encrypted on your machine, where your own agent can read them.

Do I need my own AI agent?

No. StageWhisper ships with an on-device model you turn on in one click, and it's good enough to coach you live. Already run your own? Point it at OpenClaw, Hermes, or whatever agent you use. Founders can ask me to add support for more.

What does $99 buy, and what happens after 100 seats?

$99 once: a lifetime license, one year of feature upgrades, and security updates for as long as the app runs. When the 100th seat is taken the price goes up and later founders wait longer to get set up. What you bought doesn't change.

How does the payment plan work?

Six monthly payments of $16.50, $99 in total, and I don't add interest. You get the app on the first payment.

Can I get a refund?

Yes. Email me within 30 days of purchase for a full refund, no questions asked. If you want, we can get on a short call first and I'll try to make it work for you, but the refund is yours either way. You keep Lite too.

I'm not technical. Can I set it up?

No code, and no AI to wire up unless you want one. Turn on the built-in on-device model and you're running. If you'd rather use your own agent, plug in OpenClaw, Hermes, or grab plug&play OpenClaw from kilo.

Claim your seat

$99 once, or six payments of $16.50. 100 founder seats at this price.

Hearing the call is the free part. A Founder seat puts your AI to work inside it, while the call is still live.