Reference steps checked on 2026-09-15. Provider screens may change.
Follow these steps in BrickNote settings on your computer.
A model on this machine; installation and performance to be checked; no transcription.
Before you start
- Ollama runs a model on this machine. No account, no key, no API charge recorded — but the installation and the performance are to be checked on your machine.
01 — Install and start Ollama
Install Ollama, start it, then download a model able to write in French.
Ollama answers on 127.0.0.1:11434 and the model appears in its list.
- No API charge recorded: the computing happens on your machine.
- Quality and speed depend on the machine. Measure on the demonstration site before counting on it for a meeting.
From ollama.com, the download page for macOS or Windows.
02 — Choose the model and run the test
Enter the address « http://127.0.0.1:11434 » below, then run the test on the demonstration site.
BrickNote shows « Access verified · Local model ».
- No transcription of recordings with this provider.