Speaker Identification
Cadeo automatically identifies different speakers in your recordings, labeling transcript segments so you know who said what.
Automatic Identification
Speaker identification works differently by platform:
| Platform | Method | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop (sherpa-onnx) | Native diarization | Best — identifies speakers automatically |
| Web (AssemblyAI cloud) | Cloud diarization | Excellent — included with cloud transcription |
| Web (local Whisper) | Basic separation | Limited — depends on audio quality |
Matching Speakers to Attendees
For meetings linked to calendar events with attendees, a Match Speakers to Attendees card appears above the transcript.
- Each speaker label (e.g., "Speaker 0", "Speaker 1") has a dropdown
- Select the matching attendee name from the event's attendee list
- Click Apply Matches to update the transcript with real names
The card can be dismissed and won't reappear for that recording.
Voice Fingerprinting
Cadeo learns each person's voice the first time you match them, so the next meeting you record with the same people picks the right names automatically — no card, no dropdowns.
How it works:
- The first time you confirm "this speaker is Alex", Cadeo saves a private fingerprint of Alex's voice alongside their name.
- On every future recording, each speaker's voice is compared to your saved fingerprints. Confident matches are applied automatically.
- If Cadeo's not sure, the Match Speakers to Attendees card still appears so you can confirm.
- Every confirmation makes the fingerprint a little stronger, so matches keep improving.
Voice fingerprints are stored privately in your workspace. They're never shared between workspaces and never sent to any third party for matching — comparison happens directly against your own data.
If a fingerprint goes wrong (e.g. a recording was mislabelled), the next correct confirmation overwrites it.
Transcript Display
Each transcript segment shows:
- Speaker name (or label if not yet matched)
- Timestamp
- Text content
The transcript is fully searchable — find who said what and when.
Downloading Transcripts
Export your transcript as:
- TXT — plain text format
- CSV — spreadsheet-compatible with speaker, timestamp, and text columns