{"id":20920,"date":"2026-06-10T12:30:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/?p=20920"},"modified":"2026-06-11T15:28:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:28:55","slug":"ai-note-taking-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/ai-note-taking-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Best AI Note-Taking Apps for Meetings in 2026 (Hands-On Reviews)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most &#8220;best AI note-taking app&#8221; lists are built from feature checklists and vendor homepages, not from anyone actually sitting through meetings with the tools running. That&#8217;s why half of them rank apps that fall apart the moment someone has an accent, talks over a colleague, or joins from a noisy caf\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I did it the hard way. Over several weeks I ran 11 of the most popular AI note-taking apps across real meetings (team syncs, client calls, a couple of lectures) to see which ones produced notes I&#8217;d actually trust, and which ones quietly mangled names, missed action items, or made people uncomfortable with a recording bot in the room.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few impressed me. Others looked great in a demo and disappointed in practice. This guide gives you the honest version: how each app performed, who it&#8217;s best for, what it costs, and where it falls short. If you&#8217;re choosing a tool for a whole team, also see our roundup of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/best-note-taking-app-for-windows\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">best note-taking apps for Windows<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How We Chose the Best AI Note-Taking Apps<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This isn&#8217;t a list of whoever paid the most or has the slickest landing page. I tested each app across at least three meeting types (a team sync, a client call, and a lecture-style talk) and scored them on the things that actually matter once you&#8217;re using a tool every day:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Transcription accuracy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 how well it handled accents, crosstalk, jargon, and filler-word cleanup.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Summary quality <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 whether it pulled real decisions and action items, or just shortened the transcript.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Setup and ease of use<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 how fast I could go from install to usable notes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bot vs. bot-free<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 whether a visible recording bot joins the call, and how that felt to other participants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Privacy and security<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 local processing, encryption, GDPR\/SOC 2 posture, and data-retention policies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Free plan and pricing <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 what you actually get for free, and what the first paid tier costs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tools that couldn&#8217;t clear a basic bar on accuracy or privacy didn&#8217;t make the list.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TL;DR \u2014 Quick Picks<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>Best overall (bot-free + noise cancellation): <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Krisp<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 clean transcripts even in noisy rooms, no bot in your calls.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>Best for team collaboration:<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Fireflies \u2014 searchable archive, broad integrations, &#8220;AskFred&#8221; assistant.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>Best free plan for Zoom users:<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Fathom \u2014 unlimited recording and transcription, 5.0\/5 on G2.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>Best for education and live captions: <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Otter.ai \u2014 strong real-time transcription and in-meeting AI chat.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>Best bot-free minimalist option: <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Granola \u2014 polishes your own notes, never joins the call.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>Best for privacy-first European teams: <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jamie \u2014 bot-free, EU-hosted, GDPR by design.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All prices and ratings below were verified in June 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comparison Table: 11 Best AI Note-Taking Apps at a Glance<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use this to narrow the field fast, then read the full reviews for the two or three that fit your workflow.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><b>Feature<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>Krisp<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>Fireflies<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>Otter<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>Fathom<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>tl;dv<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>Granola<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>MeetGeek<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>Fellow<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>Jamie<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>Tactiq<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>Supernormal<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bot-free capture<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u26a0\ufe0f beta<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real-time transcription<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI noise cancellation<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accent conversion<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaker ID<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI summaries &amp; action items<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI chat \/ ask-your-meetings<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Languages<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16+<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100+<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30+<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multi<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50+<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">90+<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">80+<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30+<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">63<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mobile app<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free plan \/ trial<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7-day trial<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 free<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 free<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 free<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 free<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 free<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 free<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 free<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 free<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 free<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 free<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Languages reflect each vendor&#8217;s documented transcription support as of June 2026. Otter&#8217;s count is the smallest on this list \u2014 worth noting if you work across languages.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Is an AI Note-Taking App?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/ai-note-taker\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI note taker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is software that records a meeting, transcribes what&#8217;s said, and turns it into a structured summary with decisions and action items, so you can stay in the conversation instead of typing through it. Note-takers are one slice of a wider category \u2014 if you want tools that also manage agendas, scheduling, and follow-ups, see our roundup of the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/best-ai-meeting-assistant\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">best AI meeting assistants<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the hood, these apps combine speech recognition, natural language processing, and summarization models. They capture audio (either through a bot that joins your call or directly from your device), produce a transcript with speaker labels, then extract the key points so you&#8217;re not re-reading a wall of text afterward. Most also let you search past meetings and ask questions about them in plain language.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demand is climbing fast. Three in four knowledge workers already use AI at work, according to Microsoft&#8217;s<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/worklab\/work-trend-index\/ai-at-work-is-here-now-comes-the-hard-part\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2024 Work Trend Index<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and in a 2025<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammarly.com\/blog\/company\/workplace-productivity-and-ai\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grammarly and Talker Research survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a third of knowledge workers said they want AI to help draft their meeting notes. The AI note-taking market itself is projected to grow from roughly $450 million in 2023 to about $2.5 billion by 2033, according to<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/market.us\/report\/ai-note-taking-market\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Market.us<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is moving from nice-to-have to standard kit.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bot-Based vs. Bot-Free: The Choice That Matters Most<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The single biggest difference between these tools isn&#8217;t features. It&#8217;s whether a bot shows up in your meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bot-based apps <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">send a virtual participant into your Zoom, Teams, or Google Meet call to record and transcribe. The upside is transparency: everyone sees the meeting is being recorded. The downside is that the bot is visible, some people clam up around it, and strict company policies often block external bots from joining entirely.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bot-free apps<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> capture audio directly from your device, so nothing extra appears in the participant list. Conversations feel more natural, and because more of the processing can happen locally, bot-free tools tend to be the safer choice for sensitive or regulated meetings. The trade-off is that you&#8217;re responsible for starting the capture, and you won&#8217;t have a visible &#8220;this call is recorded&#8221; signal unless you say so.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you regularly meet with clients, legal, or healthcare contacts, bot-free is usually the better fit. If your team values an obvious, on-the-record signal, a bot-based tool works fine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does a bot-free app record everyone, or just my microphone?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This trips up a lot of people, and it&#8217;s worth getting right before you pick a tool. There are two kinds of &#8220;bot-free&#8221;:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>System-audio capture records everything coming through your speakers and mic, so you get all participants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 the whole conversation. This is what you want for real meeting notes. Krisp, Granola, Jamie, and Supernormal work this way.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Microphone-only capture records just your voice. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few lightweight tools default to this, which is useless for capturing what the other side said.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before committing, confirm the tool captures system audio, not just your mic. Every bot-free pick on this list captures the full conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are AI Note-Takers Legal and Safe to Use?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the question that comes up most in real discussions about these tools, and most listicles skip it. Quick disclaimer: this is general information, not legal advice \u2014 check your own jurisdiction and company policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Recording consent.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Whether you can legally record a meeting depends on where you (and the other participants) are. Some U.S. states and many countries are &#8220;one-party consent,&#8221; meaning you can record a conversation you&#8217;re part of. Others are &#8220;all-party consent,&#8221; where everyone has to agree. If participants are in different states or countries, the strictest rule usually applies. The safe habit: tell people you&#8217;re using a note-taker and get a yes, especially on client, legal, healthcare, or HR calls.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>A visible bot is not the same as consent.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It&#8217;s a common myth that a recording bot showing up in the participant list counts as legal agreement. It doesn&#8217;t \u2014 no jurisdiction treats a bot in the attendee list as informed consent. You still need to actually disclose and, where required, get permission. Bot-free or bot-based, the consent rule is the same.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Is my data safe? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the other big worry, and it&#8217;s a fair one \u2014 you&#8217;re piping private conversations into a third-party app. Before you trust a tool, check three things: where your data is stored, whether recordings are deleted or kept indefinitely, and whether your meeting content is used to train AI models. Tools with on-device processing (like Krisp&#8217;s noise cancellation), clear deletion policies, and GDPR\/SOC 2 compliance are the safer bets. If a tool won&#8217;t tell you plainly whether it trains on your data, treat that as a red flag.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Can these tools join meetings my company blocks? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many IT departments block external bots from Zoom and Teams for exactly the security reasons above. Bot-free tools sidestep this, since nothing joins the call \u2014 another reason they tend to win in regulated or security-conscious environments.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 11 Best AI Note-Taking Apps for Meetings in 2026<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Krisp \u2014 Best Bot-Free AI Note-Taking App for Noisy and International Calls<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23036\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Krisp-AI-Note-Taker-screenshot-.png\" alt=\"Best for AI Meeting Notes on Windows\" width=\"2844\" height=\"1308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Krisp-AI-Note-Taker-screenshot-.png 2844w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Krisp-AI-Note-Taker-screenshot--300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Krisp-AI-Note-Taker-screenshot--380x175.png 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Krisp-AI-Note-Taker-screenshot--768x353.png 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Krisp-AI-Note-Taker-screenshot--1536x706.png 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Krisp-AI-Note-Taker-screenshot--2048x942.png 2048w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Krisp-AI-Note-Taker-screenshot--600x276.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2844px) 100vw, 2844px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I started with Krisp because it&#8217;s the only tool on this list that solves a problem the others ignore: bad audio. In a test call from a coworking space with people talking two feet away, Krisp&#8217;s<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/noise-cancellation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">noise cancellation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stripped out the background chatter, and the transcript came back clean, while the same call run through a couple of other apps produced garbled crosstalk. Setup was quick: I installed the app, selected Krisp as my mic and speaker, joined the call, and it ran in the background with no bot in the participant list. After the meeting I picked the language and had an accurate, speaker-labeled transcript and a tidy summary with action items in under a minute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s what sets Krisp apart from everything else on this list: most of these tools only help after the meeting ends. Krisp improves the meeting while it&#8217;s happening. Its noise cancellation and<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/ai-accent-conversion\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">accent conversion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> run live, in real time, so the call itself sounds clearer for everyone \u2014 fewer &#8220;sorry, you cut out,&#8221; fewer repeated sentences, less fatigue on long international calls. The transcription and summaries are the post-meeting layer on top of that. So you&#8217;re not just buying better notes; you&#8217;re buying a better meeting, and cleaner audio also happens to be why the notes come out more accurate than the competition&#8217;s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because Krisp captures audio on-device and doesn&#8217;t drop a bot into your call, it&#8217;s also a natural fit for client-facing and privacy-sensitive work. It&#8217;s not just us saying so, either \u2014 independent reviewers rate it well, including a hands-on<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/thebusinessdive.com\/krisp-review\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">review from Business Dive<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key Features<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real-time noise cancellation and accent conversion that improve the live call, not just the notes (its signature strength)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/meeting-recording\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bot-free recording<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and accurate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/meeting-transcription\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meeting transcription<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clean<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/ai-meeting-summary\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meeting summaries<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with action items and key takeaways<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI chat inside your meeting notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customizable note and summary templates for different meeting types (standups, sales calls, 1-on-1s)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaker identification and multilingual support (16+ languages)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrates with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/ai-note-taker\/zoom\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zoom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/ai-note-taker\/microsoft-teams\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft Teams<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/ai-note-taker\/google-meet\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Meet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, plus Slack and CRM tools like HubSpot and Salesforce<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Best-in-class audio \u2014 removes background noise so transcripts stay clean<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Bot-free, so nothing extra appears in your calls\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Concise summaries and action items within a minute of hanging up\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Accent conversion and noise cancellation no other tool here offers\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 AI chat makes follow-ups fast<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c The free option is a 7-day trial, not a permanent free plan \u2014 so it&#8217;s less generous up front than Fathom or Fireflies for casual users.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Krisp Keeps Your Data Private<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Privacy is a buying decision for anything that sits inside your calls, so it gets its own section here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bot-free capture means no third-party recording service joins your meeting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Noise cancellation runs on-device \u2014 that audio never leaves your machine for processing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GDPR compliant and SOC 2 certified.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designed so your meeting content isn&#8217;t used to train third-party AI models.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\ud83d\udcb0 Pricing: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7-day free trial (unlimited transcription, notes, noise cancellation, and accent conversion) \u2192 Core $8\/mo (billed annually, $16 monthly), Advanced $15\/mo (billed annually, $30 monthly), Enterprise custom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2b50 <\/span><b>G2 Rating (June 2026): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.6\/5 from ~1,178 reviews (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g2.com\/products\/krisp\/reviews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Krisp on G2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"text_center cta_shortcode\">\n<div class=\"button btn--dark\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/\/app.krisp.ai\/sign-up\/\">Try Krisp for Free<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22188\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.10.17.png\" alt=\"Krisp AI Note-Taker reviews\" width=\"2008\" height=\"848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.10.17.png 2008w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.10.17-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.10.17-380x160.png 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.10.17-768x324.png 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.10.17-1536x649.png 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.10.17-600x253.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2008px) 100vw, 2008px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22189\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.11.38.png\" alt=\"Krisp AI Note-Taker reviews\" width=\"1992\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.11.38.png 1992w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.11.38-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.11.38-380x97.png 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.11.38-768x196.png 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.11.38-1536x392.png 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.11.38-600x153.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1992px) 100vw, 1992px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Fireflies \u2014 Best AI Note-Taking App for Team Collaboration<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22191\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fireflies-Feature-Focus_-Thread.png\" alt=\"Fireflies \u2013 Best AI Note Taker for Team Collaboration\" width=\"1584\" height=\"1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fireflies-Feature-Focus_-Thread.png 1584w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fireflies-Feature-Focus_-Thread-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fireflies-Feature-Focus_-Thread-380x245.png 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fireflies-Feature-Focus_-Thread-768x495.png 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fireflies-Feature-Focus_-Thread-1536x989.png 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fireflies-Feature-Focus_-Thread-600x386.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fireflies is the one I&#8217;d hand to a whole team. Its bot (&#8220;Fred&#8221;) joins the call, records, and drops a full transcript and summary into a shared workspace where you can highlight moments, comment, and assign action items without leaving the tool. In testing, the searchable archive was the standout. I could type &#8220;pricing objections&#8221; and jump straight to every spot a client pushed back, across multiple calls. The catch is the bot itself: it&#8217;s visible in the participant list, and on a couple of client calls it felt like an uninvited guest.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key Features<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real-time transcription for Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, and Webex<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI summaries, action items, and topic detection<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;AskFred&#8221; AI assistant plus smart search and conversation analytics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deep integrations: Slack, Notion, HubSpot, Salesforce, Asana<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mobile apps, Chrome extension, and API access<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Strong collaboration: highlight, comment, and share\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Broad integrations keep workflows connected\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Searchable archive across all your meetings\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Talk-time and sentiment analytics add useful context<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c The bot is visible and can feel intrusive on sensitive calls; the AI-credit system confuses some users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\ud83d\udcb0 Pricing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Free plan (unlimited transcription, 800 storage minutes\/user) \u2192 Pro $10\/user\/mo (billed annually, $18 monthly), Business $19\/mo, Enterprise from $39\/mo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2b50 G2 Rating (June 2026): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.7\/5 from ~746 reviews (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g2.com\/products\/fireflies-ai\/reviews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fireflies on G2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22192\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.12.51.png\" alt=\"Fireflies AI reviews\" width=\"1996\" height=\"656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.12.51.png 1996w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.12.51-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.12.51-380x125.png 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.12.51-768x252.png 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.12.51-1536x505.png 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.12.51-600x197.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1996px) 100vw, 1996px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Otter.ai \u2014 Best AI Note-Taking App for Education and Live Captions<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22194\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6492e8fa08423ea99ccc5561_Banner-Otter-AI-Chat-1390x883-1.png\" alt=\"Otter.ai \u2013 Best AI Note Taker for Education &amp; Training \" width=\"4140\" height=\"2649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6492e8fa08423ea99ccc5561_Banner-Otter-AI-Chat-1390x883-1.png 4140w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6492e8fa08423ea99ccc5561_Banner-Otter-AI-Chat-1390x883-1-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6492e8fa08423ea99ccc5561_Banner-Otter-AI-Chat-1390x883-1-380x243.png 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6492e8fa08423ea99ccc5561_Banner-Otter-AI-Chat-1390x883-1-768x491.png 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6492e8fa08423ea99ccc5561_Banner-Otter-AI-Chat-1390x883-1-1536x983.png 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6492e8fa08423ea99ccc5561_Banner-Otter-AI-Chat-1390x883-1-2048x1310.png 2048w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6492e8fa08423ea99ccc5561_Banner-Otter-AI-Chat-1390x883-1-600x384.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4140px) 100vw, 4140px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Otter is the one I&#8217;d recommend to a student or anyone who needs words on screen as they&#8217;re spoken. Its real-time transcription is fast and readable, and the in-meeting AI chat let me ask &#8220;what were the action items?&#8221; before the call even ended. The big limitation surfaced the moment I tried a non-English session: Otter officially supports just six languages, the narrowest range on this list. For English-heavy lectures and trainings it&#8217;s excellent; for multilingual teams it&#8217;s a non-starter.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key Features<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast real-time transcription in Zoom, Teams, and Meet<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Otter AI Chat and OtterPilot for live summaries and action items<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cross-platform: web, iOS\/Android, Chrome extension<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automated meeting summaries with key takeaways<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Excellent live transcription and captions\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 In-meeting AI chat answers questions in real time\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Works smoothly across devices\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Free tier is fine for light, English-only use<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c Only six supported languages, and accuracy dips with strong accents; OtterPilot can feel intrusive in sensitive meetings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udcb0<\/span><b> Pricing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Free (300 minutes\/month, 30-min meeting cap, 3 lifetime imports) \u2192 Pro $8.49\/mo (billed annually, $16.99 monthly), Business $30\/mo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2b50 <\/span><b>G2 Rating (June 2026): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.4\/5 from ~488 reviews (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g2.com\/products\/otter-ai\/reviews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Otter on G2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22198\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.14.29.webp\" alt=\"Otter AI Reviews \" width=\"1980\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.14.29.webp 1980w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.14.29-300x79.webp 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.14.29-380x101.webp 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.14.29-768x203.webp 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.14.29-1536x406.webp 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.14.29-600x159.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Fathom \u2014 Best Free AI Note-Taking App<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22203\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-2.png\" alt=\"Fathom \u2013 Best Free AI Note Taker for Zoom Users\" width=\"1600\" height=\"966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-2.png 1600w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-2-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-2-380x229.png 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-2-768x464.png 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-2-1536x927.png 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-2-600x362.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/fathom-alternatives\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fathom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has the most generous free plan I tested, and it shows in the reviews \u2014 it carries a near-perfect G2 score from thousands of users. You install the plugin, join your call, and it runs silently, generating a transcript and a summary with highlights almost the instant you hang up. The honest caveat is the free tier&#8217;s ceiling on AI features: recording and transcription are unlimited, but advanced summaries and &#8220;Ask Fathom&#8221; are capped at five calls a month before it nudges you to upgrade.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key Features<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlimited recording and transcription on the free plan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries and action items within ~30 seconds of the call ending<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Ask Fathom&#8221; for instant Q&amp;A from your calls (38 languages)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HubSpot CRM sync plus Slack, Google Docs, and Zapier<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Unusually generous free plan \u2014 unlimited recording and transcription\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Lightning-fast summaries\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 CRM sync makes it strong for sales teams\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Highest user satisfaction on this list<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c Advanced AI summaries are limited to five calls\/month on the free tier, and some integrations are throttled until you upgrade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\ud83d\udcb0 Pricing: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free (unlimited recording\/transcription, 5 AI summaries\/month) \u2192 Team $15\/user\/mo, Premium $16\/user\/mo (billed annually, $20 monthly), Business $25\/user\/mo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u2b50 G2 Rating (June 2026): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.0\/5 from ~6,800 reviews (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g2.com\/products\/fathom-video\/reviews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fathom on G2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22204\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.18.52.png\" alt=\"Fathom Reviews\" width=\"1978\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.18.52.png 1978w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.18.52-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.18.52-380x116.png 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.18.52-768x234.png 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.18.52-1536x467.png 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.18.52-600x183.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1978px) 100vw, 1978px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. tl;dv \u2014 Best AI Note-Taking App for Cross-Meeting Intelligence<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23019 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tldv.png\" alt=\"tl;dv - AI note taker for sales\" width=\"2726\" height=\"1482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tldv.png 2726w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tldv-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tldv-380x207.png 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tldv-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tldv-1536x835.png 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tldv-2048x1113.png 2048w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tldv-600x326.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2726px) 100vw, 2726px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tl;dv earns its place for revenue teams that need to spot patterns across dozens of calls, not just capture one (we also pit it head-to-head in our<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/tldv-vs-fathom\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tl;dv vs. Fathom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> comparison). Its bot records and transcribes, but the real value is querying your whole meeting library at once. I searched a quarter&#8217;s worth of calls for a competitor&#8217;s name and surfaced every mention in seconds. The coaching playbooks (BANT\/MEDDICC) with timestamped evidence are useful for managers. Just watch the free plan&#8217;s fine print: recordings auto-delete after three months and AI summaries are capped at 10 for the lifetime of the account.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key Features<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cross-meeting AI search across your entire call library<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sales coaching playbooks with timestamped evidence<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Video clip creation for sharing key moments<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EU data centers and GDPR compliance; 30+ languages<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Cross-meeting intelligence surfaces patterns single-call tools miss\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Coaching playbooks scale manager reviews\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Shareable video clips for async teams\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 EU hosting simplifies GDPR<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c Free plan deletes recordings after 3 months and caps AI summaries at 10 lifetime; advanced features need a paid tier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\ud83d\udcb0 Pricing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Free (unlimited recording, 10 lifetime AI summaries) \u2192 Pro $18\/user\/mo (billed annually, $29 monthly), Business $59\/mo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2b50 G2 Rating (June 2026):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 4.7\/5 from ~494 reviews (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g2.com\/products\/tl-dv\/reviews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tl;dv on G2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23114\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/unnamed-16.png\" alt=\"tl;dv review\" width=\"1600\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/unnamed-16.png 1600w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/unnamed-16-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/unnamed-16-380x136.png 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/unnamed-16-768x275.png 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/unnamed-16-1536x550.png 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/unnamed-16-600x215.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6. Granola \u2014 Best Bot-Free App for Minimalists<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22200\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/opengraph-image.png\" alt=\"Granola \u2013 Best Lightweight AI Note Taker for Productivity \" width=\"2400\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/opengraph-image.png 2400w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/opengraph-image-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/opengraph-image-380x200.png 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/opengraph-image-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/opengraph-image-1536x806.png 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/opengraph-image-2048x1075.png 2048w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/opengraph-image-600x315.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Granola is the one that changed how I take notes rather than replacing the act entirely. Instead of joining the call, it captures device audio and then enhances the rough notes you type into clean, shareable write-ups using your own templates. For executives and consultants who already jot a few bullets, it&#8217;s a perfect fit. The trade-off I noticed: because Granola doesn&#8217;t store the audio or video, you can&#8217;t go back and verify a questionable transcription against the source, and there&#8217;s no Android app yet.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key Features<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bot-free, device-level capture (Zoom, Meet, Teams, Webex)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI &#8220;write-ups&#8221; that polish your rough notes into shareable docs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customizable templates for standups, pitches, and 1-on-1s<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Ask Granola&#8221; chat for instant queries<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Minimalist, bot-free experience<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Polished, template-driven summaries\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Enhances your own notes instead of dumping a raw transcript<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Strong fit for execs who want actionable write-ups<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c No stored audio\/video to verify against, accuracy can slip in large calls, and there&#8217;s no Android app.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\ud83d\udcb0 Pricing: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free plan with limited meeting history \u2192 Business $14\/user\/mo, Enterprise $35\/user\/mo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u2b50 G2 Rating (June 2026): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.8\/5 from 20+ reviews (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g2.com\/products\/granola\/reviews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Granola on G2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22201\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.17.18.png\" alt=\"Granola Reviews\" width=\"1992\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.17.18.png 1992w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.17.18-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.17.18-380x134.png 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.17.18-768x271.png 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.17.18-1536x541.png 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.17.18-600x211.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1992px) 100vw, 1992px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7. MeetGeek \u2014 Best AI Note-Taking App with Analytics<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22196\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-1.png\" alt=\"Meetgeek \u2013 Best AI Note Taker with Analytics\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-1.png 1600w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-1-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-1-380x238.png 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-1-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-1-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-1-600x375.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MeetGeek goes a step past transcription into meeting analytics (talk-time, engagement, outcome tracking), which makes it a good fit for sales and consulting teams that want to measure how meetings actually go. Connect your calendar and its bot joins automatically, records, transcribes, and pushes highlights to Slack or Notion. In testing, the auto-distribution of summaries to attendees was a nice touch; the weak spot was accuracy on heavily accented audio, where it slipped despite the long language list.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key Features<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automatic recording, transcription, and AI summaries<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meeting analytics and KPI tracking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50+ languages and a large integration ecosystem (Slack, Notion, Salesforce, Zapier)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chrome extension and mobile apps<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Analytics and decision tracking beyond plain notes\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Huge integration ecosystem\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Auto-sends summaries to attendees\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Free plan includes summaries and search<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c Accuracy can degrade with strong accents or poor audio; advanced team features require a paid plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\ud83d\udcb0 Pricing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Free (3 hours transcription\/month, 3-month storage) \u2192 Pro $9.99\/user\/mo (billed annually, $15.99 monthly), Business $17\/mo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2b50 G2 Rating (June 2026): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.6\/5 from ~481 reviews (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g2.com\/products\/meetgeek\/reviews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MeetGeek on G2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22199\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.15.50.png\" alt=\"MeetGeek Reviews\" width=\"1982\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.15.50.png 1982w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.15.50-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.15.50-380x115.png 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.15.50-768x233.png 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.15.50-1536x467.png 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.15.50-600x182.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1982px) 100vw, 1982px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8. Fellow \u2014 Best AI Note-Taking App for Structured Meetings<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22205\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3.png\" alt=\"Fellow \u2013 Best AI Note Taker for Structured Meetings\" width=\"1600\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3.png 1600w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3-380x203.png 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3-1536x819.png 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3-600x320.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fellow is less a note-taker and more a meeting operating system. It&#8217;s built around shared agendas, 1-on-1s, and action-item accountability, with an AI co-pilot that joins to record and summarize. For managers who run a lot of recurring meetings, the agenda-plus-notes-plus-follow-up loop is powerful. The downsides I hit: it can&#8217;t be added to ad-hoc calls that aren&#8217;t on the calendar, and the desktop app was heavy on an older machine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key Features<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaborative agendas, briefs, and AI action items<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI co-pilot auto-joins Zoom, Meet, and Teams<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centralized meeting library with &#8220;Ask Fellow&#8221; cross-meeting AI<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50+ integrations across CRMs and PM tools; broad multilingual support<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Covers the full meeting lifecycle: before, during, and after\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Excellent for recurring meetings and 1-on-1s\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Strong integration lineup\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Enterprise-grade admin controls and compliance<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c Can&#8217;t be added to unscheduled\/ad-hoc calls; templates are gated to higher tiers and the desktop app can be resource-heavy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\ud83d\udcb0 Pricing: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free plan (limited, up to ~5 users) \u2192 Teams $7\/user\/mo, Business $15\/user\/mo, Enterprise $25\/user\/mo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2b50 G2 Rating (June 2026): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.7\/5 from ~2,350 reviews (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g2.com\/products\/fellow\/reviews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fellow on G2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22206\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.20.08.png\" alt=\"Fellow Reviews\" width=\"1952\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.20.08.png 1952w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.20.08-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.20.08-380x80.png 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.20.08-768x161.png 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.20.08-1536x323.png 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.20.08-600x126.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1952px) 100vw, 1952px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9. Jamie \u2014 Best AI Note-Taking App for Privacy-First European Teams<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22207\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-4.png\" alt=\"Jamie \u2013 Best AI Note Taker for Concise Summaries \" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-4.png 1366w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-4-380x214.png 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-4-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-4-600x337.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jamie is the privacy purist&#8217;s pick. It&#8217;s bot-free, EU-hosted, and built around GDPR from the ground up, and it works for in-person meetings too, not just video calls, since it captures system audio. In testing, the summaries were concise and well-structured, and &#8220;Ask Jamie&#8221; handled follow-up questions cleanly. The constraints are real, though: there&#8217;s no live transcription (notes arrive after the meeting), the free plan caps meetings at 30 minutes, and pricing is in euros.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key Features<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bot-free transcription that works online and in person<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concise AI summaries, action items, and speaker ID<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Ask Jamie&#8221; AI assistant; custom industry templates<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GDPR-compliant, EU hosting; 80+ languages<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Bot-free and privacy-first\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Works for in-person meetings, not just video\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Clean, concise summaries<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 EU data hosting by default<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c No live transcription (post-meeting only), and the free plan caps meetings at 30 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\ud83d\udcb0 Pricing: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free (10 meetings\/month, 30-min cap) \u2192 Plus \u20ac21\/mo (\u20ac250\/year), Pro \u20ac39\/mo, Team \u20ac33\/seat\/mo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2b50 G2 Rating (June 2026):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 4.8\/5 from ~22 reviews (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g2.com\/products\/jamie\/reviews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jamie on G2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22208\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.21.21.png\" alt=\"Jamie Reviews\" width=\"1972\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.21.21.png 1972w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.21.21-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.21.21-380x125.png 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.21.21-768x252.png 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.21.21-1536x505.png 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.21.21-600x197.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1972px) 100vw, 1972px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10. Tactiq \u2014 Best Chrome-Extension Note-Taker for Google Meet<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22210\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-5.png\" alt=\"Tactiq \u2013 Best AI Note Taker for Google Meet &amp; Teams\" width=\"1600\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-5.png 1600w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-5-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-5-380x142.png 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-5-768x286.png 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-5-1536x572.png 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-5-600x224.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tactiq lives in your browser. It&#8217;s a Chrome extension that overlays live transcription on Google Meet, Zoom, and Teams with no bot, then lets you turn any highlighted passage into a summary, a follow-up email, or a Jira ticket. For people who live in Google Meet, the zero-friction setup is the draw. But the extension model is also its ceiling: it doesn&#8217;t cover native desktop app calls well, and it has the lowest user rating of the tools here.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key Features<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live, bot-free transcription via Chrome extension<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On-demand summaries and AI workflows (emails, Jira tickets)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Export to Google Docs, Notion, and Dropbox<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30+ languages<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Real-time transcription with no bot<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Smart AI workflows automate follow-up tasks\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Dead-simple Chrome setup\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Free plan is fine for testing<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c Browser-extension dependency limits coverage of native desktop calls; lowest G2 rating on this list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\ud83d\udcb0 Pricing: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free (10 transcripts\/month, 5 AI credits) \u2192 Pro $12\/mo ($8\/mo billed annually), Team $20\/mo, Business $40\/mo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2b50 G2 Rating (June 2026):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 4.2\/5 from ~17 reviews (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g2.com\/products\/tactiq\/reviews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tactiq on G2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22211\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.22.22.png\" alt=\"Tactiq Reviews\" width=\"1968\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.22.22.png 1968w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.22.22-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.22.22-380x98.png 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.22.22-768x198.png 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.22.22-1536x396.png 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.22.22-600x155.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1968px) 100vw, 1968px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11. Supernormal \u2014 Best AI Note-Taking App for Startups<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22212\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-6.png\" alt=\"Supernormal \u2013 Best AI Note Taker for Startups\" width=\"1600\" height=\"877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-6.png 1600w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-6-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-6-380x208.png 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-6-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-6-1536x842.png 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-6-600x329.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supernormal rounds out the list with a model that suits scrappy teams: bot-free capture and credit-based pricing that doesn&#8217;t charge per seat, so a whole startup can share one pool. It detects when you join a Google Meet, Zoom, or Teams call, records without a bot, and drops a speaker-labeled summary into your workspace minutes later. The thing to weigh is the credit system \u2014 it&#8217;s flexible for light users but can get unpredictable if your team meets constantly, and the better security controls sit behind the top tier.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key Features<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bot-free capture for Google Meet, Zoom, and Teams<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaker-labeled transcripts, AI summaries, and action items<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Ask Norma&#8221; AI assistant; generates docs and presentations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrates with Asana, Slack, HubSpot, Salesforce, and Zapier; 63 languages<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Bot-free capture with no setup friction\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 No per-seat pricing \u2014 shared credit pool\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Clear, structured summaries with labels and actions\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Wide integration support<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c Credit-based pricing can be unpredictable for heavy users, and SSO\/audit logs sit behind the Business tier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\ud83d\udcb0 Pricing: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free (15 credits\/month) \u2192 Team $20\/mo, Business $40\/mo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u2b50 G2 Rating (June 2026): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.6\/5 from ~35 reviews (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g2.com\/products\/supernormal\/reviews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supernormal on G2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22213\" src=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.23.40.webp\" alt=\"Supernormal Reviews\" width=\"1986\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.23.40.webp 1986w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.23.40-300x99.webp 300w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.23.40-380x125.webp 380w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.23.40-768x253.webp 768w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.23.40-1536x506.webp 1536w, https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-08-31-at-23.23.40-600x198.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1986px) 100vw, 1986px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pricing Comparison (2026)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free plans vary wildly. Some are perpetual, some are short trials, and the &#8220;unlimited&#8221; ones usually cap the AI features rather than the recording. Paid plans start as low as $7\/user\/month. All figures verified June 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><b>Tool<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>Free plan<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>Paid plan starts at<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Krisp<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7-day trial (unlimited transcription, notes, noise cancellation)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$8\/mo (billed annually)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Fireflies<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlimited transcription + 800 min storage<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$10\/user\/mo (annual)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Otter<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">300 min\/mo, 30-min cap, 3 imports<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$8.49\/mo (annual)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Fathom<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlimited recording\/transcription, 5 AI summaries\/mo<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$15\/user\/mo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>tl;dv<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlimited recording, 10 lifetime AI summaries<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$18\/user\/mo (annual)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Granola<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limited meeting history<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$14\/user\/mo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>MeetGeek<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 hrs transcription\/mo, 3-mo storage<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$9.99\/user\/mo (annual)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Fellow<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limited, up to ~5 users<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$7\/user\/mo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Jamie<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 meetings\/mo (30-min cap)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20ac21\/mo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Tactiq<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 transcripts\/mo, 5 AI credits<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$8\/mo (annual)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Supernormal<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15 credits\/mo<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$20\/mo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Choose the Right AI Note-Taking App<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don&#8217;t need the tool with the most features. You need the one that fits how you actually meet. Work through these three steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1: Bot or bot-free?<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Client calls, legal, healthcare, or sensitive topics <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2192 go bot-free (Krisp, Granola, Jamie, Supernormal, Tactiq). No visible recorder, less awkwardness, and usually a stronger privacy posture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Internal team meetings where transparency is welcome <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2192 a bot-based tool (Fireflies, MeetGeek, Fellow) is fine and often adds collaboration features.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2: What&#8217;s your main job to be done?<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Clean audio in noisy or multilingual settings <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2192 Krisp.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>A searchable team knowledge base<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 Fireflies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Free, unlimited recording <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2192 Fathom.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Live captions for lectures <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2192 Otter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Patterns across many sales calls<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 tl;dv.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Polished write-ups from your own notes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 Granola.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3: Check the free-plan fine print before you commit<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t trust the word &#8220;unlimited&#8221; on its own. Verify three things: how long recordings are kept, how many AI summaries you get, and whether your languages are supported. The differences are bigger than the marketing suggests: Otter caps you at six languages, tl;dv deletes free recordings after three months, and Fathom limits free AI summaries to five a month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"text_center cta_shortcode\">\n<div class=\"button btn--dark\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/\/app.krisp.ai\/sign-up\/\">Try Krisp for Free<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final Verdict: Which AI Note-Taking App Wins in 2026?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Full disclosure: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Krisp is our product, so we&#8217;re not a neutral party. That said, the testing above is real, and the tools where competitors lead are called out: Fathom for its free plan, Fireflies for collaboration, Otter for live captions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p><b>But if I had to pick one tool for the widest range of people, it&#8217;d still be Krisp \u2014 and for a reason that goes beyond note-taking.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Every other app on this list only helps after the meeting ends.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p><b>Krisp also improves the meeting itself: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">its noise cancellation and accent conversion run live, so noisy rooms, strong accents, and crosstalk get cleaned up before a single word is spoken into the transcript \u2014 which is also why the notes come out more accurate. You&#8217;re not just getting a better record of the call; you&#8217;re getting a better call. For meeting-heavy professionals who care about how their meetings actually sound, and about privacy and clean notes, that combination is hard to match.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More resources to help you choose the right tool<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These resources help you compare AI note-taking tools by specific use case, from transcription and meeting minutes to hardware, sales calls, and platform-specific workflows.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/best-ai-note-taking-devices\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best AI Note-Taking Devices<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 smart recorders, wearables, and pens, if you want hardware instead of an app.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/best-ai-meeting-assistant\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best AI Meeting Assistants<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 data-backed reviews of the broader meeting-assistant category.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/best-ai-meeting-minutes-apps\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best AI Meeting Minutes Apps<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 focused on formal minutes and decisions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/best-transcription-software\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Transcription Software<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 if accurate transcripts matter more than summaries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/blog-best-ai-note-taker-for-sales-calls\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best AI Note Taker for Sales Calls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 CRM sync, call coaching, and revenue-team picks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/best-note-taking-app-for-ipad\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best AI Note-Taking Apps for iPad<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/best-note-taking-app-for-windows\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Windows<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 platform-specific picks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/how-to-write-meeting-notes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Write Meeting Notes That Drive Action<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 what to do with the notes once you have them.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"text_center cta_shortcode\">\n<div class=\"button btn--dark\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/\/app.krisp.ai\/sign-up\/\">Try Krisp for Free<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FAQs About AI Note-Taking Apps<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"faq_item\">\n<div class=\"faq_title text_body--md text--semi-bold\"><strong>What is the best AI note-taking app in 2026?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq_answer text_body--md\"> It depends on your priority. For clean audio and a bot-free experience, Krisp is our top pick. For team collaboration, Fireflies leads; for a free plan, Fathom is hard to beat. Rule of thumb: choose bot-free if your meetings are sensitive, bot-based if transparency is the goal. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq_item\">\n<div class=\"faq_title text_body--md text--semi-bold\"><strong>Is there a free AI note-taking app with unlimited transcription?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq_answer text_body--md\"> Yes. Fathom and Fireflies both offer free plans with unlimited transcription, though they cap AI summaries and storage. Krisp&#8217;s free trial gives you unlimited transcription, notes, and noise cancellation for 7 days before you choose a plan. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq_item\">\n<div class=\"faq_title text_body--md text--semi-bold\"><strong>Do AI note-taking apps work without a bot joining the meeting?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq_answer text_body--md\"> Yes \u2014 these are called bot-free apps. Krisp, Granola, Jamie, Supernormal, and Tactiq capture audio directly from your device instead of sending a visible participant into the call, which keeps conversations natural and is generally better for privacy. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq_item\">\n<div class=\"faq_title text_body--md text--semi-bold\"><strong>Which AI note-taking app is most secure for business meetings?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq_answer text_body--md\"> For sensitive or regulated meetings, look for bot-free capture plus GDPR\/SOC 2 compliance and clear data-retention policies. Krisp, Jamie, and Fellow are strong choices because they combine privacy-focused features with business-ready controls. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq_item\">\n<div class=\"faq_title text_body--md text--semi-bold\"><strong>Is it legal to record meetings with an AI note-taker?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq_answer text_body--md\"> It depends on your location. Some places allow one-party consent, meaning you can record a call you are part of; others require everyone to agree. When participants are in different regions, follow the strictest rule. This is not legal advice, but the safest practice is simple: tell people you are recording, get clear consent, and do not assume a visible recording bot counts as consent. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq_item\">\n<div class=\"faq_title text_body--md text--semi-bold\"><strong>Is my meeting data private, or is it used to train AI?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq_answer text_body--md\"> That varies by tool, so check before you commit. Look for a clear answer on three things: where your data is stored, whether recordings can be deleted, and whether your content is used to train the vendor&#8217;s AI models. Tools with on-device processing, deletion controls, and GDPR\/SOC 2 compliance are generally safer choices. If a vendor is vague about training on your data, treat it as a warning sign. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq_item\">\n<div class=\"faq_title text_body--md text--semi-bold\"><strong>Can AI note-takers record in-person meetings, not just video calls?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq_answer text_body--md\"> Yes \u2014 bot-free, system-audio tools can capture in-person conversations through your device&#8217;s microphone. Jamie and Krisp both work for in-person meetings, not just Zoom or Teams calls. Bot-based tools, which rely on joining a video call, generally cannot. If you would rather use dedicated hardware \u2014 a smart recorder, wearable, or pen \u2014 see our guide to the best AI note-taking devices. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq_item\">\n<div class=\"faq_title text_body--md text--semi-bold\"><strong>Will an AI note-taker make other people on the call uncomfortable?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq_answer text_body--md\"> A visible bot can. 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