Thunder Kitty for Executives
Board-level conversations that never leave your Mac
Thunder Kitty gives executives a private, permanent record of the meetings that matter most.
Executive conversations carry a different weight. Board discussions, M&A deliberations, compensation reviews, leadership assessments — these are the meetings where what was said, who said it, and exactly how it was framed can matter months or years later. You need an accurate record. You need it to be private. And you need it to be yours — not sitting in a transcription vendor's database under their retention policy and their security posture. Thunder Kitty keeps everything on your Mac. No cloud, no vendor, no exposure.
Why standard meeting tools aren't built for your most sensitive conversations
Most transcription tools — like Granola or Otter — were designed for team standups and sales calls — meetings where the content is operational, the participants are colleagues, and the stakes are manageable. Board discussions, M&A deliberations, and executive strategy sessions are a different category entirely. The content is sensitive. The participants include people who didn't choose your vendor. And the consequences of exposure — a breach, a government request, an acquisition of your transcription provider — could be significant. Thunder Kitty was built for exactly these meetings. Audio is processed on your Mac and never transmitted. There's nothing to breach because there's nothing to reach.
What a board meeting looks like with Thunder Kitty
Before the meeting
Create a note linked to the calendar event. Add agenda items — topics to cover, decisions to reach, issues that need resolution. Your prep is structured and ready. The agenda panel stays visible during the meeting so nothing gets skipped.
During the meeting
Hit record. Transcription runs on your Mac using Apple's SpeechAnalyzer — accurate, real-time, entirely on-device. Thunder Kitty tracks which agenda items have been covered as the conversation progresses. You stay focused on the room.
After the meeting
Each agenda item gets its own AI summary generated on your Mac. Notes and transcript save as plain Markdown files in your Documents folder — searchable, portable, and entirely under your control. No vendor cooperation required to find, produce, or preserve them.
Why executives use Thunder Kitty
Nothing reaches a vendor's infrastructure
Audio is processed on your Mac using Apple's on-device speech engine. Board discussions, M&A conversations, compensation reviews — none of it touches an external server. Your exposure is zero because the data never leaves.
Built for records that need to last
For public companies, executive communications may be subject to SEC record-keeping requirements and litigation holds. Plain Markdown files stored locally are straightforward to preserve, search, and produce — no vendor cooperation, no export workflow, no waiting on a third party. The record exists on your terms from the moment the meeting ends.
Real-time agenda tracking for high-stakes meetings
Thunder Kitty tracks agenda coverage in real time as the meeting progresses. See at a glance what's been discussed and what hasn't. Post-meeting, each item gets its own AI summary on your Mac — so you have a structured record of every decision, not just a transcript.
No bot. No notification. No explanation required.
Thunder Kitty captures audio directly from your Mac with nothing joining the meeting. Board members, investors, and counterparties don't see a bot. The meeting proceeds as it should.
Verify it yourself
Turn on Airplane Mode. Record a meeting. Read the transcript. The app works. That's not a marketing claim — it's a test you can run before your next board call.
How executives use it
- Transcribing board meetings and committee sessions
- Capturing M&A discussions, due diligence calls, and deal negotiations
- Recording executive team strategy sessions and offsites
- Documenting 1:1s with direct reports on sensitive personnel matters
- Preserving a searchable record of decisions across every significant meeting
Common questions
Does Thunder Kitty require a bot to join my calls?
No. Thunder Kitty captures audio directly from your Mac — your microphone and system audio — the same way QuickTime would. Nothing joins the meeting. The person on the other end gets no notification, no “Thunder Kitty has joined” prompt, nothing.
Does it work with Zoom, Teams, FaceTime, Meet, and other platforms?
Yes. Thunder Kitty isn’t platform-specific — it captures whatever audio is playing on your Mac, regardless of the app. Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Discord, FaceTime, phone calls via your iPhone’s Handoff, or no video app at all. If audio is happening on your Mac, Thunder Kitty can record it.
How accurate is the transcription?
Very. Thunder Kitty uses Apple’s SpeechAnalyzer — the same on-device engine powering Apple Intelligence — which delivers professional-grade accuracy for English, running entirely on your Mac. It handles natural speech, crosstalk, and varying audio quality well. Non-English language support depends on what Apple’s engine supports on your system.
What happens to my notes if I cancel my subscription?
Nothing changes. Your notes and transcripts are plain Markdown files sitting in a folder on your Mac. They were yours before you subscribed and they’re yours after you cancel. There’s nothing to export because there’s nothing locked in. You lose the recording and transcription functionality. You keep everything you’ve written and recorded.
Can I search across my entire meeting history?
Yes — in a few different ways. Your notes are plain Markdown files, so macOS Spotlight searches across all of them. You can also open the folder in Obsidian, iA Writer, or any notes app. For more powerful querying, Thunder Kitty runs as a local MCP server for Claude Desktop: ask questions across months of transcripts directly from Claude’s interface, with no data leaving your Mac.
If I use Thunder Kitty for a board meeting, can other board members or my IT team access the transcripts?
No. Everything stays on your Mac. There’s no shared dashboard, no automatic distribution, no admin access for IT. If you want to share a transcript, you share the file — exactly as you would any document. Your IT team can’t pull recordings from Thunder Kitty’s infrastructure because there is no Thunder Kitty infrastructure.
Could a data breach at Thunder Kitty expose my board discussions or executive conversations?
No. We don’t store your audio, transcripts, or notes on our servers. A breach of our infrastructure would expose nothing about your meetings — because we have nothing. Your exposure is architectural zero: the data never left your Mac.
Does Thunder Kitty work in environments without reliable internet — conference rooms with restricted wifi, or on a plane?
Yes. Transcription runs on your Mac using Apple’s SpeechAnalyzer. On-device AI summaries run on local models. The core app works entirely offline. If you’ve connected an external AI API key for more powerful summaries, those calls require internet — but everything else, including transcription, works on Airplane Mode.
Are my Thunder Kitty transcripts subject to SEC record-keeping requirements or litigation holds?
We can’t give legal advice, but: your transcripts are plain files on your Mac, governed by the same rules as any document you control. They’re straightforward to preserve under a litigation hold — copy the files, back them up, hand them to counsel or IT — without calling a vendor or waiting on an export tool. For public company obligations, the file-based architecture makes compliance more tractable, not less.
I work across multiple offices and travel frequently. Does Thunder Kitty handle that?
Yes. Your notes are files in a folder you choose. Point that folder at Dropbox, iCloud Drive, or Google Drive and every Mac you use stays in sync automatically — no Thunder Kitty account, no login, no extra cost. Voice enrollments and AI model downloads are device-specific; everything else follows the files.
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Download for macOSTry it for one board call. Airplane Mode on. If the transcript is accurate and nothing left your Mac, you'll know whether it fits.