Char

Your todos, on autopilot. The AI notepad that knows you and works for you. YC S25.

[Char @getcharnotes]

@jacoblo Currently supporting this by adding explicit additional spoken languages, but not auto-detecting languages. May i ask why it's needed for you - to better understand your use case?

[Char @getcharnotes]

I got your back.

[Char @getcharnotes]

Certified.

[Char @getcharnotes]

Still under review by both Google and Outlook but it's now official!

[Char @getcharnotes]

@jacoblo yes — mic/system audio separation is by default! and yes noted!

[Char @getcharnotes]

Too good to be true.

See: cli [dot] char [dot] com

[Char @getcharnotes]

our designer cooks

[Artem @s_II_a]

sometimes I just need to draw things to get it out of my head

[Char @getcharnotes]

Char can be used in coffee shops or boring meeting rooms.

[Char @getcharnotes]

Char is the open source AI notetaker that actually has class. We care about ownership. We care about privacy. Think of us like Granola + Obsidian.

Char is getting better and better every day — you won't believe how good it is. Give it a try for free at char[dot]com.

[Char @getcharnotes]

Congrats to the Granola team!
- from your alter ego

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

Granola raises $125M, hits $1.5B valuation as it expands from meeting notetaker to enterprise AI app https://t.co/i5aigoeiyC

[Char @getcharnotes]

this is what it feels like when you're using char — so damn peaceful

[Char @getcharnotes]

very pleasing

[Char @getcharnotes]

Why trust compliance “certificates” when you can see the source code and documentation yourself?

[Ryan @ohryansbelt]

Delve, a YC-backed compliance startup that raised $32 million, has been accused of systematically faking SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and GDPR compliance reports for hundreds of clients. According to a detailed Substack investigation by DeepDelver, a leaked Google spreadsheet containing links to hundreds of confidential draft audit reports revealed that Delve generates auditor conclusions before any auditor reviews evidence, uses the same template across 99.8% of reports, and relies on Indian certification mills operating through empty US shells instead of the "US-based CPA firms" they advertise. Here's the breakdown:

> 493 out of 494 leaked SOC 2 reports allegedly contain identical boilerplate text, including the same grammatical errors and nonsensical sentences, with only a company name, logo, org chart, and signature swapped in
> Auditor conclusions and test procedures are reportedly pre-written in draft reports before clients even provide their company description, which would violate AICPA independence rules requiring auditors to independently design tests and form conclusions
> All 259 Type II reports claim zero security incidents, zero personnel changes, zero customer terminations, and zero cyber incidents during the observation period, with identical "unable to test" conclusions across every client
> Delve's "US-based auditors" are actually Accorp and Gradient, described as Indian certification mills operating through US shell entities. 99%+ of clients reportedly went through one of these two firms over the past 6 months
> The platform allegedly publishes fully populated trust pages claiming vulnerability scanning, pentesting, and data recovery simulations before any compliance work has been done
> Delve pre-fabricates board meeting minutes, risk assessments, security incident simulations, and employee evidence that clients can adopt with a single click, according to the author
> Most "integrations" are just containers for manual screenshots with no actual API connections. The author describes the platform as a "SOC 2 template pack with a thin SaaS wrapper"
> When the leak was exposed, CEO Karun Kaushik emailed clients calling the allegations "falsified claims" from an "AI-generated email" and stated no sensitive data was accessed, while the reports themselves contained private signatures and confidential architecture diagrams
> Companies relying on these reports could face criminal liability under HIPAA and fines up to 4% of global revenue under GDPR for compliance violations they believed were resolved
> When clients threaten to leave, Delve reportedly pairs them with an external vCISO for manual off-platform work, which the author argues proves their own platform can't deliver real compliance
> Delve's sales price dropped from $15,000 to $6,000 with ISO 27001 and a penetration test thrown in when a client mentioned considering a competitor

[John Jeong (JJ) 🇰🇷 @computeless]

I paid $150k for char[dot]com. But I think it was totally worth it — best name for a notepad for meetings!

[Char @getcharnotes]

what’s stopping you from taking meeting notes on airplanes?

[Char @getcharnotes]

guess what — we got a new look and a kickass domain char[dot]com

[Char @getcharnotes]

@yazins cool project :)

[John Jeong (JJ) 🇰🇷 @computeless]

@getcharnotes is the best alternative for granola. everything is local-first, plus we're completely open source as well.

[Charlie 🌶️ @madebycharlie_]

It’s funny that AI is going to kill all the AI companies.

Please, I implore you: stop using closed source and non-private apps like @firefliesai that own your data and make you pay to download it.

I recently discovered @getcharnotes and it’s everything an AI company should be.

Open source, private, can run locally, lets you choose the LLM of your choice, doesn’t store your data on their servers, etc.

Honestly, ditch all the apps collecting your data and charging you $10 to record your meeting and give you subpar ai summaries that should be free.

Use open source private tech or use Claude Code to create your own AI note taker.

Fuck these companies.

[Char @getcharnotes]

new onboarding coming soon