Alternatives to Bluedot
Bot-free AI note taker that records online and in-person meetings and writes transcripts and summaries. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Bluedot
Bot-free AI note taker that records online and in-person meetings and writes transcripts and summaries.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Bluedot.
Granola
An AI notepad that transcribes meetings from computer audio and expands your own notes.
Granola also skips the meeting bot and adds Windows and macOS apps, building on notes you type yourself rather than only writing summaries automatically.
Otter.ai
An AI meeting notetaker that transcribes conversations live and produces summaries and action items.
Otter.ai adds Windows and macOS apps with live transcription and speaker recognition, and records without a bot only through its desktop app.
Fireflies.ai
An AI meeting assistant that records, transcribes and summarizes calls and conversations.
Fireflies.ai offers more capture options including desktop apps and CRM and dialer integrations, but its meeting bot is visible to other participants.
Fathom
An AI notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls.
Fathom is web-only and offers a free plan for individuals, records with or without a bot, and states SOC 2, GDPR and HIPAA compliance.
Jamie
A desktop AI note taker that summarizes in-person and online meetings without a bot joining the call.
Jamie moves note taking to Windows and macOS desktop apps without a bot, keeps data hosted in the EU and claims ISO 27001 and GDPR compliance.
Laxis
AI note taker and voice keyboard that records meetings, writes summaries and turns speech into typed text.
Laxis also records without a bot and adds Windows and macOS apps, with notes in over 100 languages and a chat that answers questions across past meetings.
Noota
An AI meeting assistant that records, transcribes and summarizes calls, with tools for recruiting teams.
Noota covers Zoom, Meet, Teams and phone calls without an intrusive bot, with Android and iOS apps and recruiting features in Noota Talent.
Tactiq
A browser extension that transcribes Google Meet, Zoom and Teams calls live and summarizes them.
Tactiq is limited to a Chrome or Edge extension without a bot, giving live transcripts in over 60 languages but no mobile apps for in-person meetings.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Bluedot as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Fellow
AI meeting assistant that records, transcribes and summarizes meetings, aimed at security-conscious organizations.
Bluedot records without a bot, including in-person meetings, states that data is not used for model training, and adds mobile apps and a browser extension.
Leexi
AI notetaker suite that transcribes, summarizes and tracks meetings, with data hosted in Europe.
Bluedot records online and in-person meetings without a bot on web and mobile, syncing notes to CRM, ATS and Notion.
MeetGeek
An AI meeting platform that records, transcribes and summarizes meetings and automates the follow-up.
Bluedot records online and in-person meetings without a bot, adds mobile apps and a browser extension, and syncs notes to CRM, ATS and Notion.
Scribbl
A Chrome extension that records and summarizes Meet, Zoom and Teams calls without a bot.
Bluedot records without a bot through a browser extension plus web and mobile apps, and also covers in-person meetings.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
ScreenApp
A screen and audio recorder with AI transcription, summaries and meeting notes across desktop, mobile and browser.
HappyScribe
An AI transcription, subtitle and meeting notes service supporting more than 150 languages.
Trint
A web platform that transcribes audio and video to editable, searchable text with AI summaries.
Rev
An AI and human transcription service with captioning, a transcript editor and a mobile voice recorder app.
Motion
An AI work app that combines tasks, projects, calendar scheduling, meeting notes and docs.
Lindy
A hosted AI agent that connects to work tools and handles email, meetings, reports and scheduled tasks.
