DeepTalk

AI-powered conversation analysis and insight discovery platform with local processing and privacy-first design.

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Features

Audio/Video Support

🎬 : Process MP3, WAV, MP4, AVI, MOV, and more

Privacy-First

🔒 : All data stored locally on your machine

AI-Powered

🎯 : Transcription via Speaches, analysis via Ollama

No Dependencies

📦 : FFmpeg bundled - works out of the box

Cross-Platform

🖥️ : Windows, macOS, and Linux support

Installation

Download the latest release for your platform from the Releases page.

Development

Prerequisites

  • Node.js 20+
  • npm or yarn
  • (Optional) Speaches service running on http://localhost:8000
  • (Optional) Ollama service running on http://localhost:11434

Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/michael-borck/deep-talk.git
cd deep-talk

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development server
npm start

# Build for production
npm run dist

Release Process

GitHub Secrets Required

To enable automatic builds when you create a release tag, set up these GitHub secrets:

  1. For macOS Code Signing (Optional):

    • MAC_CERTS: Base64 encoded .p12 certificate
    • MAC_CERTS_PASSWORD: Certificate password
    • APPLE_ID: Your Apple ID
    • APPLE_ID_PASS: App-specific password
    • APPLE_TEAM_ID: Your Apple Developer Team ID

  2. Automatic (Already exists):

    • GITHUB_TOKEN: Automatically provided by GitHub Actions

Creating a Release

  1. Update version in package.json
  2. Commit changes: git commit -am "Bump version to v1.0.0"
  3. Create tag: git tag v1.0.0
  4. Push tag: git push origin v1.0.0
  5. GitHub Actions will automatically build for all platforms
  6. Edit the draft release on GitHub and publish

Build Outputs

  • Windows: .exe installer
  • macOS: .dmg installer and .pkg for Mac App Store
  • Linux: .AppImage and .deb packages

Architecture

DeepTalk/
├── src/               # React TypeScript source
├── public/            # Electron main process
├── database/          # SQLite schema
└── ffmpeg-binaries/   # Platform-specific FFmpeg

Technologies

  • Frontend: React + TypeScript
  • Desktop: Electron
  • Database: SQLite (better-sqlite3)
  • Styling: Tailwind CSS
  • Transcription: Speaches API
  • AI Analysis: Ollama API
  • Media Processing: FFmpeg (bundled)

License

MIT