MeetingDebrief

Summarization and templates

Generating summaries with built-in and custom templates

How summarization works

MeetingDebrief generates summaries using a local language model. The model reads your transcript and produces a structured summary based on the selected template. All processing happens on your device.

Generating a summary

After a session has been transcribed, click the summarize button and select a template. If auto-summarize is enabled in Settings, a summary is generated automatically after transcription completes using your default template.

You can generate multiple summaries per session using different templates.

Built-in templates

MeetingDebrief includes several built-in templates:

  • General: a broad overview of the meeting covering key topics, decisions, and outcomes.
  • Minutes: formal meeting minutes with attendees, agenda items, and action items.
  • Action items: a focused list of tasks, owners, and deadlines discussed in the meeting.
  • Quick notes: a brief, high-level summary of the main points.

Custom templates

Create your own templates to match your workflow. Go to Settings and open the summary templates section. Click Add template to create a new one.

A template is a prompt that instructs the language model how to summarize the transcript. Use the {transcript} placeholder in your prompt to indicate where the transcript content should be inserted.

Example custom template:

Summarize the following meeting transcript into a list of key decisions and next steps. Focus on deadlines and assigned owners. {transcript}

Editing and deleting templates

In the summary templates section of Settings, click a template to edit its name or prompt. Click the delete button to remove a custom template. Built-in templates cannot be deleted.