🖥️ What apps are available on Mac?
Whether you want to use Beside for calls and messaging or just to capture meeting notes on your computer, there are two ways to use Beside on macOS. Here’s a quick breakdown of what’s available:
App | Description | How to Get It |
1️⃣ Beside - AI Phone Assistant | The full Beside experience on Mac: calls, texts, voicemail, summaries, and more. | |
2️⃣ Beside - Recorder | A lightweight tool that captures meeting notes from Zoom, Google Meet, Slack, and more. | Available only after linking your calendar in the Beside iOS app. You’ll get a direct download link. |
1️⃣ Beside - AI Phone Assistant (for Mac)
You can download the Beside - AI Phone Assistant (for Mac) from the Mac App Store if your Mac has an Apple Silicon chip (M1, M2, or M3). It mirrors the iOS app experience, so you can call, text, view transcriptions, summaries, and more, right from your Mac.
Note: The Beside - AI Phone Assistant (for Mac) is only available on the Mac App Store in the US and Canada.
Compatibility:
Beside is compatible with the following Mac models featuring Apple Silicon chips:
MacBook Pro — Introduced in 2021 or later; 13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020)
MacBook Air — Introduced in 2022 or later; MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
iMac — Introduced in 2021 or later
Mac mini — Introduced in 2020 or later
Mac Studio — Introduced in 2022 or later
Mac Pro — Introduced in 2023
Note: If your Mac uses an Intel chip, the Beside app will not be available for download on the App Store.
2️⃣ Beside - Meeting Recorder
Beside - Meeting Recorder is a separate tool designed to automatically capture and summarize meetings across popular platforms like Google Meet, Zoom, Slack, and FaceTime.
Only available to users who link their calendar in the Beside iOS app
You’ll receive a link to download the app
This app runs quietly in the background and works across apps
❌ What about Windows or other PCs?
Beside is not currently available on Windows or other PC operating systems.
📆 How does Beside - Meeting Recorder know which meetings to record on my computer?
This version of Beside, used to capture and summarize Zoom, Slack, and FaceTime calls on Mac, supports full sync with Google Calendar only.
That means the app can:
Read your Google Calendar events
Notify you before scheduled events
Send notes after a meeting ends
🔒 Note: iCal is not currently supported yet.