Thanks for testing Gorp.

1. Install

1. Download Gorp 0.1.18 (38). This is the current beta release on our main update channel. You need an Apple silicon Mac with macOS 15 or later. The disk image is 23 MB; SHA-256 f04b7414e419a94e46828ab0f9e95229f0cf44cb5779ba53787ed6e70b66195d.
2. Open Gorp.dmg and drag Gorp to Applications. Then open Gorp from Applications. It’s Developer ID signed and notarized by Apple, so it should open without warnings.
3. Run the recording setup (also under Help → Recording Setup…). Allow Microphone and Screen & System Audio Recording, choose where the call is playing, then run the eight-second audio check. For This Mac, talk and play sound from another app, then listen to both saved samples. For Another device, check that the Mac microphone hears the call. Leave Remember my choice enabled to reuse this setup; Gorp revisits it after audio-environment changes or a capture failure.

Stuck on permissions? The troubleshooting guide covers the common cases.

2. Stay up to date

Our current beta releases use the main update channel, so you do not need to turn on Get beta updates. Gorp checks once a day, and never installs an update while you record or while a meeting is processing. To check right away, choose Gorp → Check for Updates….

We will use the separate beta channel for experimental builds after our first solid, tested release.

3. What to test this round

• A rewrite preview. Open Enhanced → Rewrite…, select a passage or rewrite the whole note, compare the proposal, then explicitly accept. Try Undo acceptance while the preview is open. Follow the rewrite guide.
• A saved action. Open Ask Your Meetings… → Actions, try a starter across several meetings, review its sources, then customize a copy with a rolling date range. Follow the actions guide.
• A real call, 30 to 60 minutes, with sound on both tracks: you on the microphone, others through the call app.
• A call on another device. Choose Another device under Transcript & audio. Check that the mic captures everyone, system silence is described as expected, and speaker labels remain unassigned until reviewed.
• Optional live speakers, macOS 26+. Turn on Live speaker guesses in the live transcript for a small meeting (up to four voices), accept the model prompt, and compare its provisional labels with what you hear. Try similar voices, short turns and overlapping speech. Watch live text and capture health, then turn guesses off and compare responsiveness. This is off by default; do not rely on guesses to identify people.
• Speaker corrections. After stopping, use Find speakers and Review speakers… to listen, name groups and move exceptions. Check that Undo restores your last change and that existing notes stay intact.
• The capture receipt. When you stop, a line at the top of the meeting says whether both tracks recorded. Does it match what happened?
• Sources. Click lines in the generated note and play the linked passage. Is it the right moment?
• Ask. Press ⌘K (Ask Your Meetings…) and ask about a decision or a follow-up.
• AI choices. Try a local model for notes. If you have one, also try your own API key (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini or Groq) or your Claude or ChatGPT subscription. Setup should feel easy; tell us where it didn’t.
• Conversation continuity. Try Home’s New Meeting button, then add a person in People, explicitly link a conversation and named speaker, and open a reviewed source. Tell us whether preparation and navigation feel clear.
• A starter workflow. Choose one of the use-case guides, add its editable starter template in Settings → Templates, and tell us where you needed help.
• A reviewed chapter. Select passages and photos in Add → Story chapters…, review the preview, then export. Check the HTML folder in Safari or Chrome and confirm it includes only what you selected.
• A planned follow-up. Confirm an action against its audio, choose Plan…, and try an explicit Add to Reminders…. Check the chosen due day and that repeating Add/Check does not create another copy.
• Export. Use File → Export as Markdown… or Export All as Markdown… and open the result where you keep notes.
• Recovery, with a disposable test recording. Quit once while it records or processes, then reopen. Tell us whether Gorp recovered the recording and what its receipt said. Do this with material you can afford to lose.

4. How to report

Use Help → Send Feedback… in Gorp. Describe what happened, optionally add an email address for a reply, review the selected details, then click Send feedback. Gorp sends the report directly to our support inbox; no mail app is required. A failed attempt keeps the draft available to retry. Open Email is also available if you prefer your mail app.

Include system details adds versions, hardware and permission status without meeting content. Attach diagnostic log includes a small ZIP with event and error information. You can review these options before sending. Audio is never attached automatically; passage words are included only if you explicitly select that option when reporting a passage.

A great report says:

• what you did, step by step;
• what you expected, and what happened instead;
• roughly when it happened, and how long the meeting was;
• whether it happens again if you try the same thing;
• a screenshot, if it helps (check it doesn’t show anything private).

Small annoyances count. “I didn’t know what to click next” is useful feedback.

Known issues

• The iPhone recorder remains a development build and is not included in the Mac download. Physical camera recording, Watch and iCloud handoff, real Reminders account behavior, and local chapter browser playback are still being qualified.
• After you allow Screen & System Audio Recording, you may need to quit and reopen Gorp before the system track works.
• Microsoft has verified our publisher, Interplex Ventures. Work or school accounts may still require an administrator to approve Gorp under their organization’s consent policy. Calendar connection is optional; you can create meetings without it.
• Local AI models have only been tested on a Mac with 64 GB of memory. Larger local models on 8 or 16 GB Macs are untested and may be slow, especially during a call.
• Some writing features need macOS 26 and Apple Intelligence.
• A new install waits about 30 minutes before its first automatic update check. Use Check for Updates… if you don’t want to wait.

Optional usage counts

Settings → Privacy → Share anonymous usage counts is off until you turn it on. If you choose to help, Gorp sends only a one-time opt-in count and broad feature results; no meeting content or account address. You can see a sample in Settings and turn it off at any time. The privacy policy has the exact list.

Keep your data safe

This is early software. Please keep your own backups of anything that matters, and keep important recordings somewhere else too. Gorp’s library is in ~/Library/Application Support/Gorp, and Time Machine backs it up like any other folder. File → Back Up Library… makes a checked copy in one step, and File → Restore from Backup… keeps your current library as a safety copy before restoring.

Recording consent

Recording laws vary. Some places need everyone’s consent; others only one person’s. Tell people you’re recording and follow the rules where you and they are. Gorp can copy a disclosure message for the call chat, and it can stop and delete a recording if someone asks.