AI Legal Tech

Good Minutes review for Australian law firms

Desktop time tracking and invoicing for independent legal professionals

Pricing and product features can change. This profile is general information, not a vendor quote or professional recommendation.

Founded2025

HeadquartersSydney, NSW

Pricing modelFree tier + Pro subscription

Firm sizesSolo, Small

Good Minutes overview

Good Minutes is a free desktop practice management instrument for independent lawyers, consultants, and freelancers. It combines passive AI time tracking, contact management, invoicing, and AI classification — all running locally on your machine with no cloud dependency. Connect it to Claude, Cursor, or any AI assistant via the Model Context Protocol and your AI can suggest time entries, answer questions about your clients, and manage your practice data in plain language. Currently in pre-launch with a waitlist; Founding Member lifetime seats available at $65 USD.

Key capabilities

Good Minutes passively monitors your active window every 5 seconds and uses a three-layer AI classifier (keyword rules + 23MB on-device semantic model + optional LLM) to categorise time entries without any manual start/stop. Its AI Station exposes 22 Model Context Protocol tools, letting Claude or any MCP client read your practice data, suggest time entries, and answer questions about clients and budgets in plain language. All data stays on your machine — no cloud upload, no account required for the free tier.

Passive activity monitoring — polls active window every 5 seconds
Three-layer AI classifier (keyword rules + 23MB semantic model + optional LLM)
Living Chronogram — real-time 60-frame canvas of your working day
6-minute billing increments (industry standard 1/10th hour)
Contact & CRM management with default billing rates
Invoice engine — PDF and LEDES 1998BI export
AI Station — 22 MCP tools for Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client
On-device AI — all data stays local, never uploaded
No account, no credit card, no cloud required (Free tier)
Cloud Connect add-on for Xero, MatterX, and Microsoft 365 sync (Coming Soon)

Pricing information

Free forever (3 projects, passive tracking, CSV export). Pro: $6.58 USD/month (billed annually at $79 USD) — adds invoicing, CRM, unlimited projects, AI narratives, and MCP agent access. Founding Member lifetime seat: $65 USD (waitlist only).

Best suited to

Solo lawyers, barristers, consultants, and independent legal professionals who want AI-assisted time tracking without cloud lock-in. Particularly suited to practitioners already using Claude or Cursor.

Potential advantages

Genuinely free — no trial expiry, no credit card
Passive time capture means no manual start/stop timers
MCP integration turns Claude into a practice management assistant
LEDES billing format for corporate and insurance clients
Fully offline — data never leaves your machine
Cross-platform: Windows, macOS, Linux
Founding Member lifetime Pro seat at $65 USD

Questions to ask

Which Pro features are available during pre-launch, and when will they be publicly available?
Is Good Minutes still desktop-only, with no mobile app or web interface?
When will Cloud Connect sync for Xero, MatterX, and Microsoft 365 be released?
Does the Free tier still limit users to three projects and 90 days of retention?
Is Good Minutes still intended mainly for solo and independent practitioners rather than multi-user firms?

Integrations

Claude Desktop, Cursor, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Xero (Coming Soon), MatterX (Coming Soon), Microsoft 365 (Coming Soon)

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