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Otter
A.I. notetaker that transcribes meetings, writes summaries and tracks action items
Otter is an A.I. meeting assistant from Otter.ai Inc. It transcribes your meetings and turns them into searchable notes, summaries, and action items. The company calls it a "Conversational Knowledge Engine."
You can record from a Mac or Windows desktop, a mobile device, or a browser. Otter can also join Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet calls. After a meeting, you can ask Otter AI Chat questions about what was said. It can also send notes and next steps to tools like Slack, Salesforce, HubSpot, and Asana. There is a free Basic plan, and paid plans add more minutes and features. You can start for free from the website.
What it does
- Record on desktop without a bot joining the callsource: otter.ai
- Live transcription in several languages with speaker recognitionsource: otter.ai
- Summaries with decisions and action itemssource: otter.ai
- Briefing documents delivered before a meetingsource: otter.ai
- Ask questions across your meetings with AI Chatsource: otter.ai
- Sends sales details and next steps to your CRMsource: otter.ai
- Group meetings by team, project, or topicsource: otter.ai
Our take (opinion)
Best for
- 🎓 Students and teachers who want searchable notes from lectures and study sessions
- 💼 Sales and work teams that want follow-ups and action items handled after calls
- 🎙️ Interviewers and media folks who need transcripts of conversations
Watch out for
- The free Basic plan has limits, like 300 monthly transcription minutes and 30 minutes per conversation.
- Prices vary by plan and billing choice, so check the pricing page before you buy.
- Enterprise pricing isn't listed; you need to contact sales.
Pricing
Free plan + paid plans. From the tool's site: “Get started with Otter for free” source: otter.ai
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