Otter.ai
Free planMeeting transcription with live notes, summaries and action items
Otter.ai joins your Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls to transcribe them live. It creates summaries and action items and lets you ask questions about past meetings. The free Basic plan has limits on minutes.
What freelancers use it for
- →Getting a transcript of every client call without taking notes
- →Sending a summary and next steps right after a meeting
- →Searching what a client said weeks ago
- →Transcribing interviews for content writing
Key features
- •Live transcription
- •Auto-join for Zoom, Meet and Teams
- •AI summaries and action items
- •Chat with your meeting history
- •Shared notes and comments
Pros
- +Inexpensive on annual billing
- +Real-time transcript during the call
- +Free plan to start
Cons
- −Meeting bots can feel intrusive to some clients
- −Free plan limits minutes and imports