Meetily Lets You Transcribe and Summarize Meetings Without a Subscription—Here’s How
Meetily is a free, open‑source application that records and transcribes meetings on Windows and macOS by capturing both microphone and system audio. After a session ends, the tool generates a transcript and can produce an AI‑generated summary, though the free version does not label speakers. A paid Pro tier is available for $10 per month, and several alternative tools offer similar capabilities with varying features.
- ▪Meetily can record any video‑conference platform by accessing the computer’s microphone and system sound.
- ▪The application provides near‑real‑time transcription and allows users to request an AI summary after the meeting ends.
- ▪The free version lacks speaker identification, which may limit its usefulness for some users.
- ▪A Pro subscription costs $10 per month and adds additional features, while other free tools such as noScribe, Anarlog, and Quill offer different trade‑offs.
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Justin PotGearAug 9, 2026 6:30 AMMeetily Lets You Transcribe and Summarize Meetings Without a Subscription—Here’s HowThere are endless ways to record and transcribe your virtual meetings with AI. Here’s an option that’s free and open source.Photo-Illustration: Wired Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyIt's perhaps the least hyped, and most useful, feature of the AI age: transcription. As a young journalist, I dreamed of a computer that could turn recordings into text. Now we have that, and it's amazing.This tech isn't just great for interviews—it's perfect for meetings. A variety of services, called meeting assistants, promise to transcribe and summarize your meetings for you.
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