# OpenScribe

> OpenScribe is a self-hosted, open-source AI medical scribe that records encounters, transcribes audio locally with Whisper, and generates clinical notes using LLMs.

- **Category:** Healthcare
- **Licence:** MIT
- **Latest version:** v0.1.1
- **Open source:** oss
- **Languages:** Typescript, JavaScript, Python
- **Platforms:** Docker Compose, Windows
- **Tags:** Electron, Privacy, Local First, LLM, Healthcare, Medical, Typescript, Next.js, Open Source, AI, Transcription, Self Hosted, Whisper, Clinical, Ehr, Healthcare Application, Clinical Informatics, Healthtech, Medtech, Scribe

## Description

OpenScribe is a free, MIT-licensed AI medical scribe built for clinicians. It records patient visits, transcribes the audio, and produces structured draft clinical notes. Three runtime modes are available: a default mixed web mode that keeps transcription local via Whisper while sending text to Anthropic Claude for note creation; a fully local desktop mode (Electron) that runs Whisper and Ollama models entirely on-device with no cloud calls; and a cloud fallback that uses OpenAI Whisper API plus hosted LLMs. The web front end is a Next.js application that keeps encounter data in the browser using AES-GCM encrypted localStorage; audio is handled in memory and never written to disk. The desktop installer includes a first-run wizard that downloads the required models. Note templates cover Default (History and Physical), SOAP, and a custom markdown option. The project is not yet HIPAA compliant but ships foundational privacy controls. You can deploy it via Docker Compose (SAM), grab packaged installers for macOS, Windows, or Linux, or run the pnpm development stack.

## Links

- [Homepage](https://github.com/sammargolis/OpenScribe)
- [Website](https://openscribe.org)
- [Demo](https://www.loom.com/share/1ccd4eec00eb4ddab700d32734f33c28)
- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/sammargolis/OpenScribe)
- [Documentation](https://openscribe.org/docs)
- [Discord Community](https://discord.gg/BcNNspcNE8)
- [Security](https://openscribe.org/security)
- [About](https://openscribe.org/about)

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