Meetily Lets You Transcribe and Summarize Meetings Without a Subscription—Here’s How

The article showcases Meetily, a free and open-source meeting assistant that transcribes and summarizes meetings without a subscription, addressing the high cost and privacy concerns of existing services. Meetily uses open-source AI models, is available for Windows and macOS, and has a free community version on GitHub. It records both microphone and system audio, allowing it to work with any videoconferencing tool like Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. During a meeting, transcription appears nearly in real time, and after stopping, users can request an AI summary with custom instructions. A beta feature supports transcribing pre-recorded files. The free version lacks speaker labels, but the article notes alternatives: noScribe (free, identifies speakers, file-based only), Anarlog (formerly Hyprnote, sleek interface but fiddly setup), and Quill (free local transcriptions but requires account).