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Otter.ai

Meeting transcription and summaries with a generous free tier

Otter joins your Zoom, Meet and Teams calls, transcribes live, and produces summaries and action items. The free plan is enough for occasional meetings; Pro adds more minutes, imports and the Otter chat that answers questions about past calls.

Best for: individuals transcribing meetings

What works

  • Reliable live transcription
  • Cheap Pro plan
  • Chat with your meeting history

What to know

  • Auto-joining bot annoys some hosts
  • Accuracy drops with crosstalk

Tags: meeting notes transcription Zoom summaries

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