Meetily v0.0.4 Pre release with Meeting History and more.

[sujithatzackriya]

Meetily v0.0.4 Pre release with Meeting History and more.

Table of Contents

• New Features and Improvements

• Installation Files

• System Requirements

• Installation Instructions

• Windows Installation

• macOS Installation

• Docker Configuration Options

• Known Issues

• Support

• Related Issues and Future Improvements

New Features and Improvements

We added Meeting history in this release. All your meeting data will be stored locally from now on. See the extra changes we have made :

1. Enhanced Model Configuration Management

• Added support for multiple AI model providers

• Improved model selection and configuration options

• Added OpenAI provider support for enhanced transcription capabilities

2. Windows Installation Improvements

• Fixed Windows installer bugs

• Updated Windows build instructions for Windows 10/11

• Added proper MSI installer support

• Improved installation process documentation

3. Backend Optimizations

• Streamlined backend architecture

• Removed unnecessary dependencies (ChromaDB)

• Improved process management and cleanup

• Enhanced transcript handling

4. UI/UX Updates

• Updated application logo

• Improved user interface elements

• Enhanced documentation and setup instructions

Installation Files

• Windows:

• meetily-frontend_0.0.4_x64-setup.exe (3.6 MB)

• meetily-frontend_0.0.4_x64_en-US.msi (5.24 MB)

• macOS:

• dmg_darwin_arch64.zip (8.02 MB)

System Requirements

• Windows: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)

• macOS: macOS 10.15 or later

• Hardware: Minimum 4GB RAM, 20GB free disk space

Installation Instructions

Windows Installation

Frontend Setup

Option 1: Using the Setup Executable (.exe) (Recommended)

1. Download the meetily-frontend_0.0.4_x64-setup.exe file

2. Double-click the installer to run it

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation

4. The application will be available on your desktop

Note: If Windows displays a security warning:

• Click More info and choose Run anyway, or

• Right-click on the installer (.exe), select Properties, and check the Unblock checkbox at the bottom

Option 2: Using the MSI Installer (.msi)

1. Download the meetily-frontend_0.0.4_x64_en-US.msi file

2. Double-click the MSI file to run it

3. Follow the installation wizard to complete the setup

4. The application will be installed and available on your desktop

Backend Setup

Option 1: Manual Setup

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Zackriya-Solutions/meeting-minutes

cd meeting-minutes/backend

2. Build dependencies:

.\build_whisper.cmd

3. Start the backend servers:

.\start_with_output.ps1

Option 2: Docker Setup (including ARM64/Snapdragon)

# Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Zackriya-Solutions/meeting-minutes.git

cd meeting-minutes

  

# Run the Docker build script (interactive setup)

.\docker-build.bat

macOS Installation

Frontend Setup

Option 1: Using Homebrew (Recommended)

(Optional)

# If meetily is already installed in your system, uninstall the current versions

brew uninstall meetily

brew uninstall meetily-backend

brew untap zackriya-solutions/meetily

  

# Install Meetily using Homebrew

brew tap zackriya-solutions/meetily

brew install --cask meetily

  

# Start the backend server

meetily-server --language en --model medium

Option 2: Manual Installation

1. Download the dmg_darwin_arch64.zip file

2. Extract the file

3. Double-click the .dmg file inside the extracted folder

4. Drag the application to your Applications folder

5. Execute the following command in terminal to remove the quarantine attribute:

xattr -c /Applications/meetily-frontend.app

Once the installation is complete, we need to grant permission once more to the updated version. To do this, remove the existing version from the system and revoke screen recording access to the old app while adding the new one.

1. Select the old app

2. Remove the app

Proceed to restart the app, start recording, and enable screen recording access.

Backend Setup

Option 1: Using Homebrew (Recommended)

# Install the backend using Homebrew

brew install meetily-backend

  

# Download a Whisper model (choose size based on your needs)

meetily-download-model medium

  

# Start the backend server

meetily-server

Docker Configuration Options

The Docker setup for both macOS and Windows allows you to configure:

• Whisper model selection (tiny, base, small, medium, large-v3, etc.)

• Language preference (auto-detection or specific language)

• Logging level

Known Issues

• The processing after recording takes too much time on windows os

Support

For support, please visit:

• Discord Channel

• Website

• GitHub Issues

Related Issues and Future Improvements

Features Implemented in v0.0.4

1. Enhanced Model Configuration Management (Doesn't support macOS intel? #77)

• Added OpenAI provider support

• Improved model selection options

• Backend cleanup and CLI testing script

2. Windows Installation Improvements (Building whisper backend on Windows ARM #54, Install of packaged release failed when Teams not installed #70)

• Fixed Windows installer bugs

• Addressed security warnings

• Improved installation process

3. Backend Optimizations (Build fails on macOS ARM when using Homebrew LLVM Clang instead of Apple Clang #64)

• Streamlined backend architecture

• Removed unnecessary dependencies

• Enhanced transcript handling

4. Meeting History and Management (Could you please share a video how to deploy the solution through VS #43)

• Implemented meeting history tracking

• Added management interface

• Enhanced user experience

Planned Improvements

1. Audio and Recording (Suggestions: Whisper GPU Acceleration, File Upload, Summary Customization, App-specific Audio Capture, UI Tweaks #81, Request failed: error sending request for url (http://127.0.0.1:8178/stream): error trying to connect: tcp connect error: (os error 10061) #68)

• Fix audio transmission issues

• Consider CosyVoice integration

• Improve app-specific audio capture

2. Platform Support (When I press the recording button, the background displays an audio transmission issue. May I ask what the reason is? #78, what if support CosyVoice that will better #66)

• Add macOS Intel support

• Fix ARM build issues

• Improve cross-platform compatibility

3. Installation and Deployment (Introduce OpenAIProvider, Backend Cleanup, and CLI Testing Script #74, Add experiment folder #48)

• Fix Teams dependency issues

• Improve Homebrew Cask support

• Enhance installation process

4. UI/UX Enhancements (Backend Cleanup Log and Refactoring Summary - v0.0.3 #62)

• Fix settings screen errors

• Improve user interface

• Add meeting history management

5. Backend Improvements (Errors in the settings screen #59, Identify Attendees Based on Voice #56)

• Docker containerization

• Local Ollama integration

• API interface improvements

Future Roadmap

• Linux support (Local LLM endpoints other than Ollama Integration Support #33)

• Local LLM endpoints integration (Improve Small Model Compatibility #34)

• Small model compatibility improvements (Meeting History and Management Implementation #37)

• Voice-based attendee identification (error sending request for url #57)

• Windows ARM support (Run with local Ollama #55)

For more details and to track progress, please visit our GitHub Issues.

What's Changed

• Fix Microphone Permission Dialog on macOS by @sujithatzackriya in Fix Microphone Permission Dialog on macOS #38

• Fix/audioplayer by @sujithatzackriya in Fix/audioplayer #39

• Enhance/windows support by @sujithatzackriya in Enhance/windows support #44

• Introduce OpenAIProvider, Backend Cleanup, and CLI Testing Script by @ebinzack15 in Introduce OpenAIProvider, Backend Cleanup, and CLI Testing Script #75

• feat: Add model configuration management and OpenAI support by @athulchandroth in feat: Add model configuration management and OpenAI support #79

• Cleanup/backend unused+save meetings db UI change (Cleanup/backend unused+save meetings db UI change #83) by @sujithatzackriya in Cleanup/backend unused+save meetings db UI change (#83) #84

New Contributors

• @ebinzack15 made their first contribution in Introduce OpenAIProvider, Backend Cleanup, and CLI Testing Script #75

• @athulchandroth made their first contribution in feat: Add model configuration management and OpenAI support #79

Full Changelog: v0.0.3...v0.0.4

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