# The best free AI meeting assistants and transcription tools

Every option in the catalog for when you need to record a call and get the summary and action items — 23 AI meeting assistants and transcription tools, 20 of them free or freemium, with the pricing tier printed on every row.

## Stats

- 23 tools listed
- 20 free or freemium
- 3 with no paid plan at all
- 1 sub-categories covered

## FAQ

### What are the best free AI meeting assistants and transcription tools?

Flocci AI Tools lists 23 of them, ordered free tiers first: Anarlog (Hyprnote), NVIDIA Broadcast, Vibe, Bluedot and Fathom. 20 of the 23 are free or have a free tier. Each entry states what it uniquely does rather than a score.

### Which of these are completely free?

3 on this page are marked fully free with no paid plan at all: Anarlog (Hyprnote), NVIDIA Broadcast and Vibe. The remaining 20 are freemium, trial or paid, and each is labelled with its exact tier so nothing surprises you at sign-up.

### How is this list ordered?

Free tools first, then freemium, then trial, then paid, and alphabetically inside each tier. Nobody pays to appear higher: Flocci AI Tools carries no ads, no sponsored slots and no paid listings, so the order reflects price and nothing else.

## Quick picks

### Which AI meeting assistants and transcription tools work in a browser with no install?

Bluedot, Fathom, Fireflies.ai, Grain and Jamie all work in a browser tab with no install needed — just open the site and go. 15 of the 20 free AI meeting assistants and transcription tools listed here are browser-based.

### Which AI meeting assistants and transcription tools let you sign in with Google?

Bluedot, Fathom, Fireflies.ai, Grain and Jamie support Google sign-in, so you can start without creating a new account. That's 14 of the 20 free AI meeting assistants and transcription tools on this page.

### Which AI meeting assistants and transcription tools have a mobile app?

Bluedot, Fireflies.ai, Jamie, Notta and Otter.ai have an iOS or Android app. 8 of the 20 free AI meeting assistants and transcription tools here can run on your phone.

### Which AI meeting assistants and transcription tools can you self-host or run offline?

Anarlog (Hyprnote), NVIDIA Broadcast, Vibe, Granola and Meetily can be self-hosted or run locally without a browser — useful for privacy, air-gapped networks, or avoiding API rate limits. 5 of the 20 free AI meeting assistants and transcription tools here run offline.

## Tools

- [Anarlog (Hyprnote)](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/anarlog-hyprnote) — Free — On-device meeting transcription and AI summaries without a bot joining the call
- [NVIDIA Broadcast](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/nvidia-broadcast) — Free — Free AI noise and echo removal for mics and speakers
- [Vibe](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/vibe) — Free — Desktop app that transcribes audio and video offline using Whisper
- [Bluedot](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/bluedot) — Freemium — Bot-free recording (no visible meeting participant) for privacy
- [Fathom](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/fathom) — Freemium — Unlimited recording & summaries on the free plan
- [Fireflies.ai](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/fireflies-ai) — Freemium — Notetaker across Zoom, Meet and Teams
- [Grain](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/grain) — Freemium — Free viewer seats can access shared meetings and try AI notes at no cost
- [Jamie](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/jamie) — Freemium — Bot-free meeting capture (does not join as a visible participant)
- [Laxis](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/laxis) — Freemium — Free tier with 300 transcription minutes/month
- [MeetGeek](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/meetgeek) — Freemium — Free-forever plan with 3 hrs/mo transcription and unlimited AI summaries
- [Notta](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/notta) — Freemium — Transcription and summaries in many languages
- [Otter.ai](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/otter-ai) — Freemium — Pioneer of live meeting transcription
- [Read AI](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/read-ai) — Freemium — Free tier gives 5 meeting transcripts/month with summaries and search
- [Spinach](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/spinach) — Freemium — Purpose-built for agile/engineering standups and sprint rituals
- [Supernormal](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/supernormal) — Freemium — Free Starter plan: unlimited meetings, 1,000 min storage/member, no card required
- [Tactiq](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/tactiq) — Freemium — Chrome extension that transcribes Google Meet, Zoom and Teams without a bot
- [tl;dv](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/tl-dv) — Freemium — Record, transcribe and clip meetings
- [TurboScribe](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/turboscribe) — Freemium — Transcribes audio and video files in 98+ languages
- [Granola](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/granola) — Freemium — Captures audio locally — no bot joins the call
- [Meetily](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/meetily) — Freemium — Fully local real-time transcription with Whisper or Parakeet
- [Circleback](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/circleback) — Trial — AI-generated custom insight templates per meeting type
- [Sembly AI](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/sembly-ai) — Trial — Multi-meeting AI chat across an entire workspace history
- [Avoma](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/avoma) — Paid — Combines meeting assistant + conversation intelligence + revenue intelligence in one suite
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Source: Flocci AI Tools — https://aitools.flocci.in/best/best-meeting-assistants-transcription

Facts last verified: October 2026