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Otter.ai

Meeting assistant that records, transcribes and summarises meetings and uploaded recordings. A closed product from Otter.ai.

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VibePartial7.7kMITOpen sourceYesTypeScriptv3.2.22026-10-06
ScriberrPartial3.1kMITOpen sourceYesGov1.2.02026-09-20
WhishperPartial3.1kAGPL-3.0Open sourceYesSveltev3.1.42026-07-31

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Records meetings on your machine and transcribes and summarises them locally, without a bot joining the call.

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Transcribe on your own!

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Self-hosted AI audio transcription

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WhishperPartial

Transcribe any audio to text, translate and edit subtitles 100% locally with a web UI. Powered by whisper models!

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