CheckMyVIN vs Trace

Free AI VIN decoder for US-market vehicles. Official NHTSA specs and recalls for any car sold or titled in the United States. Used worldwide.

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 CheckMyVIN

Free AI VIN decoder for US-market vehicles. Official NHTSA specs and recalls for any car sold or titled in the United States. Used worldwide., live, pulls the same recall feed dealers use, and streams back one readable report: decoded specs, every open recall campaign, and engine-matched maintenance specs., 4–8 describe the model and engine, position 9 is a check digit that exposes typos. In: make, model, year, engine and transmission, drive type, body class, assembly plant, electrification level and battery capacity for EVs, every open NHTSA recall with its remedy, and maintenance specs matched by engine code.

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.