Captures your computer's audio rather than sending a bot into the meeting, then writes up the notes and action items. Built for people running back-to-back calls.
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7 best AI notetakers in 2026
Tools that sit in your meetings and write up the notes afterwards.
| Tool | Bot-free | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
Granola
| Yes | ★Best overall |
Fathom
| Beta | Best free |
Fireflies.ai
| No | Best for teams |
Otter.ai
| Yes | Best transcripts |
Circleback
| Yes | Best action items |
Read AI
| No | Best cross-source search |
tl;dv
| No | Most free recordings |
Records calls on Zoom, Google Meet and Teams, transcribes them and writes summaries with action items. Ask Fathom answers questions about what was said, and CRM field sync updates Salesforce or HubSpot.
Joins calls on Meet, Zoom, Teams and Webex, transcribes them and makes the whole archive searchable. Output pushes into a CRM or ATS, and uploaded audio works too.
Records and transcribes calls on Zoom, Teams and Google Meet, or records locally from the desktop app with no bot in the meeting. Summaries pull out decisions and action items.
Beyond notes and assigned action items, it pushes updates into Notion, Linear or HubSpot after a call, and opens the same data to your own agents over MCP and webhooks.
Meeting recaps and action items, extended to email and messaging. Ask Read searches all three at once and answers with citations.
Records and transcribes calls across Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams in 30+ languages. An Ask AI interface answers questions about a recorded meeting, and there are iOS and Android apps.
