Otter.ai

Updated October 17, 2026

About Otter.ai

Otter.ai is an AI meeting notetaker that transcribes conversations and turns them into searchable notes, summaries, and action items.

Otter suits sales teams, educators, media professionals, and recruiters who need meetings and conversations captured automatically. It handles sales call notes with CRM sync, lecture transcripts and summaries for students, interview transcription for content creators, and candidate insights for recruiting teams. It can record meetings directly from a desktop without a bot joining the call.

Live transcription in multiple languages
Speaker recognition during conversations
Automatic summaries with decisions and action items
Syncs sales details and notes to CRM
Organizes meetings into shared Channels

Good to know: Offers a free plan to start, plus desktop app, iOS app, Android app, and Chrome extension.

Key features

Ask Otter anything: AI Chat searches across your meetings and connected apps to answer questions and draft follow-ups.
Bot-free desktop recording: Records conversations directly from your Mac or Windows desktop without a bot joining the call.
Automated action items: Captures and assigns clear next steps automatically from every meeting.