Shadow vs Steno.ai

Shadow is a macOS app that captures what you say, hear, and see on your screen, then runs custom Skills to turn that context into meeting notes, emails, code, or other outputs. It works in the background during calls and on a keyboard shortcut anywhere else, so you stay focused on the conversation instead of juggling notes and follow-ups.

Unlike bot-based meeting recorders, Shadow never joins your call. It detects meetings automatically, transcribes locally on your Mac, labels speakers in real time, and captures meeting screenshots on its own. When a call ends, you pick a Meeting Skill or write your own prompt to generate notes, BANT breakdowns, action items, or follow-up emails.

Outside meetings, Action Skills let you press a shortcut on any screen. Shadow listens to your voice, reads selected text, and screenshots the active window to run prompts that paste results into your app or show them where you are working. Teams at companies like Vercel, Rippling, and Intercom already use it for faster meeting follow-through and hands-free writing.

Steno.ai builds hyper-realistic AI Twins for experts, coaches, and influencers who want one-on-one conversations with fans without living in their inbox. Each Twin is trained on an interview about how you think and speak, then deployed to answer questions, guide chats, and support your audience around the clock. Think of it as a personal meeting assistant that carries your voice into every DM, comment thread, and private chat you cannot staff yourself.

Where generic chatbots hand out canned tips, Steno.ai focuses on relationship depth. Twins remember past conversations, send PDFs and links inside chat, and can speak through cloned voice and video avatars. Creators set their own monthly, annual, or trial subscription tiers, host Twins on custom domains, and even ship branded iOS and Android apps. Press coverage highlights Tony Robbins using Steno.ai with ElevenLabs voice tech for real-time coaching at scale.

Steno.ai is built for public experts, business coaches, and creators who already have an audience but cannot reply to every message personally. The about page cites 3.5 million messages sent and 5.8 million voice call minutes across deployed Twins. If your brand depends on trust and repeat conversations, Steno.ai is aimed at turning broadcast reach into private, ongoing dialogue.