Join the waitlist APPLE WATCH → OBSIDIAN
Turn conversations into meeting notes.
Locus runs the AI on your Mac.
Your notes are saved as Markdown files.
Your devices. Your notes. Local AI.
Apple Watch captures the words.
Your Mac makes sense of them.
Obsidian is where you keep them.
Open Locus. Tap the microphone to start. Finish when you’re done. Your Watch sends the recording to your paired iPhone.
Your iPhone transfers the recording to Locus on your Mac. Local AI creates a transcript, a summary and next steps.
In Obsidian, choose Open folder as vault and select your Locus library folder. Your meeting notes are already Markdown files. For meetings you did not record, use the free Obsidian meeting notes template.
See an example noteYou’ll need Apple Watch, its paired iPhone, and a Mac for local AI. Let everyone know before you record.
A clear summary. The decisions you made. What to do next. Saved on your Mac, ready to read in Obsidian.
No Obsidian plugin needed.
Recorded on Apple Watch · 24 min
We’ll keep the launch small and focus on one clear story: record on Apple Watch, get notes in Obsidian.
Alex — prepare the first page draft.
Jamie — review the wording on Friday.
Your Mac runs transcription and note generation. Locus saves your notes as Markdown files.
Remote access is enabled by default. Transfers between your iPhone and Mac can use a direct connection or a relay. If you use iCloud Drive, Obsidian Sync or another sync service, that service can sync copies of your files.
Internet is needed to download the apps and AI models.
A FEW GOOD QUESTIONS
Yes. Your paired iPhone receives the Watch recording and transfers it to your Mac. The Mac runs the AI that creates your transcript and notes. The current preview requires Apple Silicon M3 or later, at least 24 GB of memory, and macOS 27 or later.
The recording goes through your iPhone to Locus on your Mac. Locus saves the notes as Markdown. Obsidian opens those same local files.
No plugin or Obsidian Sync subscription is needed for this local workflow. Open your Locus library with Obsidian’s “Open folder as vault” option.
Yes. Record on your Watch while you’re out. Your paired iPhone transfers the recording to your Mac when a connection is available. Transfer can use a direct connection or a relay.
You can open the Locus library as a separate vault, or copy the Markdown notes into an existing vault. Check your cloud-folder and Obsidian Sync settings to understand whether those files are also synced.
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