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Otter.ai

Records and transcribes your meetings automatically.

A meeting assistant that joins your calls (Zoom, Teams, Google Meet), transcribes them live, and lets you search and ask questions about what was said.

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Best for

  • Recording and transcribing meetings and calls automatically
  • Searchable notes afterward

Not the best fit for

  • Long single meetings on the free plan — it caps any one conversation at 30 minutes

What it costs

Freemium. Free plan available; Pro is about $17/month (or $8.33/month billed annually).

Free — 300 transcription minutes a month, capped at 30 minutes per conversation.

Prices checked AUG 2026.

How hard is it?

Easy. Connect it to your calendar/meeting app once — after that it just runs.

Works on

Web, iOS, Android, Zoom/Teams/Meet

Who it's for

  • Anyone who sits in a lot of meetings or job-site walkthroughs and hates typing notes

It may not fit if

If you just need to dictate a quick voice memo, your phone's built-in dictation is simpler.

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