Lesskeys
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IndustriesMac and WindowsMacWindows

Offline transcription for lawyers, on your computer

Short answer

Turn a recorded deposition or a client call into a transcript with speaker labels, on your own computer. The audio is not uploaded; you check names, terms and who said what against the recording.

macOS 13+ on Apple Silicon · No subscriptionWindows 10 and 11 · No subscription

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Illustration of a recorded deposition. An attorney and a witness sit across a table with a recorder between them. Under them the transcript fills line by line with a label on each speaker: Speaker 1 and Speaker 2 are renamed Attorney and Witness, and a play button replays the recording from one highlighted line. The words are an invented sample.
Sample exchange, invented for this illustration. You check every name and word against the recording.

Three jobs

What a lawyer does with it

  1. Transcribe a deposition.

    Rename Speaker 2 to the witness's name once.

    99 languages
  2. Record a client call.

    No bot joins. A voice you have named is recognised in later recordings.

  3. Dictate a note or a memo.

    Add a replacement for a party name that keeps coming out wrong.

Works with MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF, MP4, MOV and M4V files. Convert other formats first.

Check the line

Check the line against the recording

Play the recording from any line and hear what was said.

In the Library the transcript follows the audio and video, so you can compare the text before you rely on it.

Your recording

The recording stays on your computer

Speech becomes text on your computer. The audio is not uploaded.

Lesskeys makes no claim about the confidentiality or privacy rules that apply to your practice: you, or your firm, are responsible for them.

  • Nothinguploaded
  • Offlineworks with the internet off
  • No accountneeded

Check it

Names and terms can come out wrong

A general speech model, not a legal product.

Case citations, names and numbers can come out wrong, and a label can be wrong when people talk over each other.

  • Not a certified transcript
  • No summaries
  • No drafting

On a Mac

A lawyer on a Mac

  • macOS 13 or later, Apple Silicon
  • No bot joins the call

Tell the people you record; some places require everyone's consent.

On Windows

A lawyer on Windows

  • Windows 10 and 11
  • Record Call needs only your microphone
  • No bot joins the call

Tell the people you record; some places require everyone's consent.

Questions

Questions about Lesskeys for lawyers

Can lawyers transcribe recordings without uploading them?

Yes. Lesskeys transcribes on your computer, so a deposition, a client call or an interview is not uploaded. Check names, terms and speakers against the recording.

Does it label who is speaking?

Yes. You set how many people spoke (2 by default), and you can rename the speakers. Labels can be wrong when voices overlap.

Can it transcribe testimony in another language?

Yes, it detects the language among 99. Accuracy differs between languages, and a transcript of testimony in another language needs a careful check by someone who speaks it.

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