Blog
Product news, how we build our software, and practical advice on meetings, privacy and getting more done.
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October 22, 2026
Connect Claude to your business software with MCP
How MCP connects Claude to the software you already use, and how it works in three of our products: Hark meetings, Kelpic property management and Track My Test labs.
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October 22, 2026
Introducing Track My Test: specimen tracking for labs
Track My Test is our new web app for labs: chain of custody for every specimen, freezer inventory to the box position, turnaround times and a patient status page.
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October 22, 2026
Specimen tracking without patient data: why we left it out
Why Track My Test identifies specimens only by accession number, how its patient status page works without patient details, and what labs gain from the design.
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October 17, 2026
Choosing software that respects your data: a practical checklist
A practical checklist for choosing apps that respect your data: where it lives, export, encryption, business model, AI training policies and whether it works offline.
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October 16, 2026
How to use Claude with your meeting transcripts
Practical ways to use Claude with meeting transcripts: pasting text, projects, prompts that work, and connecting Claude Desktop or Claude Code to Hark over MCP.
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October 15, 2026
How long does it take to transcribe 1 hour of audio?
Transcribing an hour of audio by hand takes roughly 2 to 8 hours depending on skill and audio quality. Automatic transcription takes minutes. Here is the breakdown.
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October 14, 2026
Meeting bots are awkward. Here are the bot-free options
Why AI notetaker bots joining calls make people uneasy, the bot-free ways to get meeting notes, and how to ask for consent when you record without a bot.
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October 13, 2026
Free forever: how Hark's pricing works, and why
Everything Hark does on your computer is free with no limits. AI notes and sync cost $12/month because they cost us money. Here is the reasoning and the 2-day preview.
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October 12, 2026
How Hark tells voices apart, and why it only remembers yours
How Hark works out who spoke in each meeting on your computer, why it forgets other people's voices afterwards, and how optional Recognize my voice works.
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October 11, 2026
Why Hark transcribes on your computer, not in the cloud
The case for on-device transcription: privacy, working offline and no per-minute costs, plus the honest trade-offs of download size, English only and hardware.
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October 10, 2026
Introducing Hark: private meeting notes without a bot
Hark records meetings on your computer, transcribes them locally, tells the speakers apart by voice, and is free forever. Here is what it does and why we built it.