Sway runs quietly in the background, listening to your live audio. It picks up questions, objections, or key moments and surfaces relevant notes, suggested responses, and follow-up ideas — without interrupting your flow. You stay in the conversation; Sway handles the context layer.

No. Sway does not join your call as a participant and adds no bot to the meeting. It runs as a local app on your Mac alongside whatever conferencing tool you use, so there's nothing in the participant list.

No. Sway processes your microphone audio locally on your Mac. Raw audio is not uploaded to our servers. Only the transcript or context text you choose is sent to your configured AI provider (such as Google Gemini) to generate a response — you control what is shared.

Yes. You are responsible for following your workplace policies, the rules of any platform you use, and applicable consent and recording laws. Sway is built for responsible, disclosed use — not covert surveillance or bypassing consent.

Otter.ai and Fireflies are meeting recording and transcription services — they create a written record of your call that's stored on their servers and join as a bot. Sway is a real-time AI assistant that processes audio locally, does not store recordings, and requires no meeting bot. It helps during the call instead of summarizing after it.

Yes. Sway works alongside any video conferencing application on macOS — Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, and any browser-based tool. No integration or plugin is required. Sway captures your system audio independently.

No. Sway processes audio locally in real time to generate suggestions. It does not record, store, or transmit full meeting recordings. Only the text context of a specific prompt is sent to an AI provider to generate a response. See our Privacy Policy for details.

That depends on your workplace policies and the applicable laws in your jurisdiction. Some settings require consent from all parties before any listening tool is active. You are responsible for ensuring your use complies with those rules. Sway is a tool — use it thoughtfully.

Sway currently runs on macOS 13 Ventura and later, on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. Windows and other platforms are not yet available.

Nope. Download it, drag it to Applications, and you're in a call within two minutes. No account, no card, no hoops.

Yes — free for 7 days, no card. After the trial, Sway Plus is $30/mo (or $216/yr) for unlimited use. That's the whole pricing page.