What is DeLive?

DeLive is a desktop transcription workspace that captures system audio, routes it through the ASR backend that fits the job, keeps everything on your machine, and turns completed transcripts into a searchable AI-powered review workspace.

Key Capabilities

Multi-Provider ASR

DeLive supports six ASR backends behind a single unified interface:

Provider	Type	Mode	Highlights
Soniox V4	Cloud	Real-time streaming	Token-level transcription, real-time translation, bilingual captions, speaker diarization
Volcengine	Cloud	Real-time streaming	Chinese-oriented; embedded proxy handles required headers
Groq	Cloud	Windowed batch	Whisper large-v3-turbo with quasi-realtime updates
SiliconFlow	Cloud	Windowed batch	SenseVoice, TeleSpeech, and Qwen Omni models
Local OpenAI-compatible	Local	Windowed batch	Works with Ollama or any /v1/audio/transcriptions endpoint
Local whisper.cpp	Local	Electron-managed runtime	Fully offline; DeLive manages the binary and model lifecycle

AI Review Desk

After recording, sessions open in a full-page review workspace with four tabs:

• Overview — AI briefing with summary, action items, keywords, chapters, title/tag suggestions
• Transcript — Timestamped segments with speaker badges, export to TXT/Markdown/SRT/VTT
• Chat — Multi-thread AI conversation with GFM Markdown rendering and code highlighting
• Mind Map — Generate and edit Markmap-compatible Markdown, export SVG/PNG

Open Ecosystem

DeLive exposes its data through a local API:

• REST API — 8 endpoints for sessions, topics, tags, and recording status
• WebSocket — Real-time transcript streaming at /ws/live
• MCP Server — Standalone stdio server for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other AI agents
• Agent Skill — Structured guidance for AI agents to use DeLive's capabilities

Local-First Architecture

• Sessions stored in IndexedDB with an in-memory cache
• API keys encrypted via Electron safeStorage
• Context isolation, trusted IPC verification, CSP injection
• Open API disabled by default with optional Bearer token authentication

Platforms

DeLive runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Platform	Formats
Windows	.exe installer, portable .exe
macOS	.dmg (Intel x64 and Apple Silicon arm64)
Linux	.AppImage, .deb