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Card 373 of 9842026-09-28 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-09-28

I Was Listening, a local caption-notes tool

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Editorial interest 73/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A browser-based tool that uses local OCR to capture visible meeting captions as notes, without a meeting bot, microphone, or audio recording.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-28 issue.
For
People taking meetings with visible captions
Worth noticing
Notes remain only in the current browser page and disappear when it is refreshed or closed.

Field notes

The workflow begins by choosing a meeting window, with a focus-area option for cases where the app needs guidance. The page says it reads displayed pixels rather than using meeting-platform APIs, and that notes are neither stored in the cloud nor retained after the browser page is refreshed or closed. Defining a selected word is optional and requires confirmation before opening Wiktionary.

Observed signals

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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.

○OpenPublic substance visible
◎NicheUnusually specific use

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Landing page observed 2026-09-28. The live site may have changed.