I like that Otter.ai automatically joins my Google Meet meetings through my calendar, summarizes the key points and action items, and saves me from handwriting notes or making a transcript manually. It saves me time. The pricing is about 30% cheaper than other meeting note takers, and I was offered a discount that brings a year to less than $100. I switched from tl;dv because Otter.ai gives us the same quality for a much cheaper price. The transcripts come out perfectly all right, and setup was very simple—I had it connected to my calendar and ready to go in about two minutes.

I like that Otter.ai joins my meetings, records them, turns them into text, and summarizes what was discussed. It gives me action items that I can track, work on, and edit as meeting minutes. I don’t have to take notes myself, so I can focus on the meeting and talking to people instead of writing. If I’m late, I can check what was discussed and not fall behind. It separates different speakers into paragraphs, so I can tell who said what, and everything is timestamped. I can search by keyword, speaker, or date and read the transcript. I can also ask follow-up questions about what was said and get the information quickly. I use it with Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams, and I like that it joins meetings directly. I also use it on my phone, with Notion and Google Docs, and to raise Jira tickets. Setup was very easy: I logged in with my company email, connected the meeting platforms, and turned on the setting for it to join automatically. It’s better than taking handwritten notes, and I find it fast and convenient.

When I am in long-form meetings, using Otter.ai to transcribe minutes means I can concentrate on being present with the meeting contents, rather than trying to participate and make notes at the same time - which in the past has proven difficult for me to feel as if I am participating to the level I would like.