AI-first screen recorder

Recordings,
finally indexed.

Record any screen. Cernio transcribes it, pulls out the decisions and action items, and lets you chat with every meeting you've ever had. Stop re-watching a 40-minute recording to find one sentence.

v0.3.1 14-day free trial then $12/mo or cloud credits
Smart Start — describe what you're about to record
Local-first — your recordings & transcripts stay on your device
Powered by Gemini — accurate, multimodal analysis
Your API key — stored locally, never synced
What it does

The recording is just the start.

Everything you record becomes structured, searchable knowledge — automatically. Here's the work Cernio does so you don't have to.

Before you record

Smart Start sets everything up before you hit record.

Type what you're about to record in plain language. Gemini names the file, tags it, picks the right template, and detects the language — in about a second, before you ever hit record.

8 templates: meeting, demo, bug, tutorial, standup, code-review, interview, brainstorm.
Each template tunes how the AI analyzes the recording afterward.
Smart Start
Bug repro — login redirect loops on Safari after SSO
Filename2026-06-07-bug-sso-redirect-loop.mp4 TemplateBug report Tagsbugssosafarip1
Capture

A recorder that gets out of your way.

Pick a screen, window, or drag a region. Add webcam picture-in-picture and your mic. Drop markers on the fly. It's hardware-encoded, so it stays light while you work.

Source / window picker, region select, live preview.
Markers (⌘M) become jump points on the timeline.
Recording
00:14:32 NVENC · 60fps
Stop mic webcam · on ⌘M mark
After you stop

A multi-pass analysis runs in seconds.

Transcript & diarization

Accurate transcript with speaker labels and timestamps you can edit inline.

Chapters & topics

The recording is split into titled chapters with topic transitions on the timeline.

Action items

Extracted with assignee and due date — tracked open or done across recordings.

Decisions

Every decision captured with its rationale — and any dissent that was voiced.

Entities

People, companies, files, dates and links — linked across your whole library.

Suggestions

Next steps, who to send the minutes to, what docs to update — drafted for you.

Cross-recording memory

Chat with every recording you've ever made.

"What did we decide about pricing?" "What's still open with Stendeck?" Cernio searches across all your recordings and answers with clickable citations that jump to the exact moment.

Per-person 1-on-1 history and recurring-topic tracking.
Weekly insights surface patterns, overdue items and sentiment trends.
Memory
What did we decide about pricing for Stendeck?
Three decisions are locked in, two are still open.
Mar 14 Per-seat, $29/seat/mo Kickoff @12:34
SAML add-on pricing — still open
While you record

Live AI that catches what you'd miss.

A real-time transcript builds as you talk, and the AI nudges you: a topic raised three meetings in a row, an action item still unclosed, a decision that contradicts something you decided last month.

Ask mid-recording: "What did Sarah say about the budget?"
Insights refresh every 30 seconds without interrupting you.
Live AI
Recording00:14:32 live
Pattern nudge
"Performance" has come up in 7 recordings in a row — worth a dedicated session?
Action items detected
Ryan — send wireframes by Fri 02:14
Three steps

Record. AI organizes. Ask anything.

No tagging, no folder wrangling, no re-watching. The workflow is the same whether it's a 5-minute standup or a 90-minute interview.

01

Record

Describe it in a sentence, pick a source, hit record. Markers, webcam and mic are one click each.

02

AI organizes

On stop, you get a transcript, chapters, action items, decisions and entities — indexed into your memory.

03

Ask anything

Chat across every recording. Get answers with citations that jump straight to the moment it was said.

Privacy & data

Private by design.

Your recordings, transcripts and memory index live in a local database on your machine. The only thing that ever leaves is the audio for an analysis you run — sent straight to Gemini with your own key or managed cloud credits.

On your device

local
  • Recordings, transcripts & memory index, stored locally
  • Nothing is synced to our servers
  • Export or delete everything, anytime

Sent to Gemini

per analysis
  • Only the audio for the analysis you run
  • Via your own Gemini key, or managed cloud credits
  • A live cost dashboard tracks every call
Consent-aware by jurisdiction. Cernio surfaces the right recording-consent flow for RO, EU and US contexts before you start.
Integrations

Pushed where your work already happens.

When analysis finishes, Cernio posts the summary, opens tasks from action items, and syncs the transcript — automatically, with rules per template. No copy-paste.

When a Demo finishes analyzing # Post summary to #stendeck-demos Create Linear issues N Sync to Notion page
#

#stendeck-demos

just now
SS
Cernio APP 9:41 AM
Demo Stendeck — auth feature · 42:18
Walked Sarah through Google OAuth + magic-link fallback. SAML deferred to v1.1.
1 decision 2 action items 4 chapters
▶ View recording Open transcript

Engineering

2 issues created
AUTH-142 Send updated wireframes
TododemoTS
AUTH-143 Confirm SAML budget approval
TododemoMP
Linked to recording · auto-closes when checked off
N

Stendeck / Demos

synced
Demo Stendeck — auth feature
Summary
Decisions 1
Action items 2
Full transcript 42:18
C Synced from Cernio
Also exports to Jira Microsoft Teams Google Docs Email Webhooks Markdown JSON SRT / VTT
Pricing

Two ways to power the AI.

Cernio is a paid app with a 14-day free trial. Run it on our managed cloud with prepaid credits, or bring your own Gemini key for a flat monthly fee. Either way, it's powered by Gemini and you only pay for the AI you use.

Bring your own key

$12/mo

A flat monthly fee for the app. Connect your Gemini key — Google bills your AI usage directly.

  • Unlimited recordings & analysis
  • All integrations (Slack, Linear, Notion…)
  • Runs on Gemini 2.5 Flash
  • You keep full control of API spend
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Analysis depth — AI cost per hour of audio

credits on Cloud · your Google bill with BYO key
Eco~$0.10/hr
Transcript, action items, decisions & entities.
Balanced~$0.20/hr
5-pass analysis, chapters, memory search, diarization.
Power~$0.40/hr
Live AI, Q&A, pattern detection, weekly insights.

Every plan runs on Gemini 2.5 Flash — a live cost dashboard tracks every call.

Get Cernio

Download the app. Run it your way.

Native desktop app for macOS and Windows. Start with a 14-day free trial — then bring your own Gemini key or top up cloud credits.

macOS

Apple Silicon · .dmg / .zip Download for Mac

Windows

Windows 10+ · NSIS .exe Download for Windows
v0.3.1 · 14-day free trial · then from $12/mo · requires macOS 12+ / Windows 10+
FAQ

Questions, answered.

How does pricing work?
Cernio is a paid app with a 14-day free trial. After that, choose how the AI runs: managed Cernio Cloud with prepaid credits (no key needed, pay per use), or connect your own Gemini key and pay a flat $12/mo for the app while Google bills your usage directly. Everything runs on Gemini 2.5 Flash.
Where does my data go?
Recordings, transcripts and the memory index live entirely on your machine in a local database. Audio is sent to Gemini only when you run an analysis, and only the audio for that operation — nothing else leaves your device.
What do the per-hour rates mean?
Each analysis tier consumes roughly $0.10–$0.40 of AI per hour of audio — Eco ~$0.10, Balanced ~$0.20, Power ~$0.40. On Cernio Cloud that's drawn from your credits; with your own key it's billed by Google directly. A live cost dashboard tracks today / week / month so there are no surprises.
Which platforms are supported?
macOS 12+ (Apple Silicon) and Windows 10+. It's a native desktop app with hardware-accelerated encoding on each platform.
Can it record and transcribe other languages?
Yes. Smart Start auto-detects the language, and transcription supports 99 languages. You can also pin a language per recording if you prefer.

Stop re-watching recordings to find one decision.

Download Cernio and turn every recording into searchable, structured knowledge.