AutomatiQ vs Trace

Automatiq began in a classroom. I was watching one of my teachers manually fill out forms for an online event, painstakingly copy-pasting data row by row from an 500 row...

A macOS menu-bar app that turns any conversation into a clean markdown transcript, with an optional on-device summary. Runs a local speech model entirely on your Mac, in...

About AutomatiQ

Automatiq began in a classroom. I was watching one of my teachers manually fill out forms for an online event, painstakingly copy-pasting data row by row from an 500 row Excel sheet. As a developer, watching manual data entry was painful. But when I looked for solutions to help generate the automation quickly, I hit a wall. In my years working as an Automation freelancer, I learned a simple truth: UI automation is inherently brittle.

About Trace

A macOS menu-bar app that turns any conversation into a clean markdown transcript, with an optional on-device summary. Runs a local speech model entirely on your Mac, in dozens of languages. The moment is pinned to your transcript at the exact timestamp. Trace provides you with clear markdown transcripts and summaries that you can use anywhere. Either copy the markdown from Trace directly or have it place the file anywhere in your filesystem. Trace can also send files directly to Obsidian, Bear, Drafts or Things with a button press.