Otter.ai
“Otter AI Meeting Agent supports real-time transcription, live chat, automated summaries, insights, and action items.”
by Otter.ai
Our review
Otter joins your Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls to transcribe live, then produces summaries and action items you can search and share.
Pros
- Live transcripts
- Automatic action items
Cons
- Best accuracy in English
Being used for
- Transcribing audio and video41 posts · X · HN · HN
- Meeting notes and summaries30 posts · X · HN · X
- Notes and knowledge base18 posts · X · HN · X
- Summarizing documents and videos7 posts · X · HN · HN
Based on 65 public posts on X and Hacker News that describe using it · checked Oct 23, 2026
Also does
Audio & MusicGood fit
Transcribes recordings and calls with speaker labels.
Limitations
- Audio & Music: For speech, not music or audio editing.
Use cases · Hear from users
Real posts from people using Otter.ai on X, sorted by engagement (English first).
How I use AI to 10x my time as a designer: 1. Research smarter – User interviews used to take two people, one to take notes and the other to talk. Now, AI helps plan the script and take notes (Otter AI) so I can focus on the call. Afterwards, I use prompts to pull key insights…
14 likes · 0 reposts · 4 repliesView on X ↗Before now, I relied on Otter AI to get after-meeting summaries. I tried the new inbuilt feature on Zoom for a call today and it delivered perfectly. AI keeps taking jobs from other AI startups as well😅 Anyone else tried it this zoom feature yet? https://t.co/VAcRcuThd3
9 likes · 0 reposts · 3 repliesView on X ↗Game changer! I used to transcribe interviews by hand. Now I use Otter AI transcription service. Soon my iPhone will do it for me. https://t.co/7tJCz0Ptm8
2 likes · 0 reposts · 3 repliesView on X ↗I've been using AI transcription of expert calls for years. Otter AI was ahead of its time and as of this morning I thought it was still the best service for computerized transcription. But holy crap I just tried the same file on Vook AI and it's insane how good the quality is.
8 likes · 0 reposts · 0 repliesView on X ↗Meetings shouldn’t end as forgotten notes. So I built an automation that converts Otter AI meeting notes into: • A clean Google Doc • Action items • Assigned ClickUp tasks All automatically. No manual work. #BuildInPublic #Automation #AI https://t.co/M9JtrCmoLf
2 likes · 0 reposts · 2 repliesView on X ↗I used to use otter-ai to transcribe my own audio notes and podcasts But it kept pushing meeting notes and was going to use user data for training, so I canceled it https://t.co/3U1dUzTR2z
3 likes · 0 reposts · 1 repliesView on X ↗
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Hi folks, I have a tech question. What is your go-to transcription app? I've been using Otter-AI, but I can't include statements about punctuation or paragraphs. I'd love to learn what you think is best; we can share ideas here if you have suggestions.
2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 repliesView on X ↗Here's how I've been using AI to help learn Spanish. #1 I use Otter AI to take notes on some of my podcast recordings. #2 I then put the transcription into ChatGPT and ask it to turn the conversation into a narrative story. Kind of like a children's book but with adult concept…
2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 repliesView on X ↗AI Assistants I tried using the #Otter AI Assistant and it's amazing because you can record it and even get linked to #Zoom , #GoogleMeet and other meeting platforms. #otter #ai_assistant #aice #aiced2024 #alx_ai https://t.co/EPcN1h2ivn
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