About

OpenScribe is a project by 12 Hobbies Studio, a maker studio that builds open, self-hostable tools.

12 Hobbies Studio makes small, open-source projects across hardware and software. The through-line is simple: build in the open, keep the data with the person who made it, and let anyone reproduce the whole thing from the repository alone. Firmware and software are copyleft, hardware is open-hardware licensed, and documentation is share-alike.

OpenScribe is the studio flagship: an AI voice recorder that gives you the convenience people expect from a commercial device, without giving up ownership of your hardware, your recordings, or your choice of AI. The hosted plans exist so the studio can sustainably maintain and grow the open project while offering a managed option to anyone who wants it.

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Questions, ideas, or interest in a hosted plan or early access to the code? We would love to hear from you.

OpenScribe is an independent open-source project inspired by the Plaud class of device. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or derived from Plaud.