The Meetily Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Meetily in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Meetily
The Insider’s Guide
Open-source meeting recorder that transcribes on your device
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI meeting note takers, read from Meetily’s own pages.
Made by Zackriya Solutions · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Meetily’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Meetily’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 1 of the 48 other AI meeting note takers we grade
Meetily is an open-source desktop app for Windows and Apple Silicon Macs that records meetings by capturing system audio, so no bot joins the call. Transcription runs on the device, and summaries come from a local model or from your own API key. The MIT-licensed Community Edition is free, and a paid Pro edition adds speaker identification, custom summary templates, more export formats and an MCP server.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Meetily, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for meeting notes transcribed on your own computer
The free Community Edition has no caps, but you supply the AI for summaries.
- 2
Paid plans start at $10 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $10 per user / month, billed yearly ($120).
- 3
There is a free plan
Community Edition: free and MIT-licensed, with real-time local transcription, AI summaries from a local model or your own API key, locally saved recordings and copy-based sharing. No account needed.
- 4
It runs on 2 platforms
macOS and Windows.
- 5
Bot-free recording
Captures system audio on the computer instead of sending a bot into the call, so it works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Slack Huddles and Webex.
- 6
On-device transcription
Whisper and Parakeet models transcribe in real time on your machine, and audio is not uploaded. Pro adds GPU acceleration on Windows with an NVIDIA card.
- 7
Summaries from the AI you choose
Summaries run on a local Ollama model or on your own key for Claude, OpenAI, Groq, OpenRouter or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. With your own key, only transcript text is sent.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 1 of 48
That is against the other AI meeting note takers we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Meetily you would be making a bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Meetily at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $10 per user / month, billed yearly ($120)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial of Pro, no credit card required
- Runs on
- macOS, Windows
- Made by
- Zackriya Solutions
- Category
- AI Meeting Notes
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for meeting notes transcribed on your own computer
Meetily is an open-source desktop app for Windows and Apple Silicon Macs that records your computer's audio, so no bot joins, and transcribes on your own machine. The free Community Edition has no caps, but you supply the AI for summaries. There's no phone or web app, no Intel Mac support, no connectors to apps like Notion, speaker names are paid, and chat with your meetings is still marked coming soon.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Pro is $10 a user a month, billed as $120 a year, which is this category's middle exactly — an early-bird figure with $25 crossed out beside it. Each licence covers one device, and what you get for it is speaker names, templates, PDF and DOCX export and the MCP server. |
| Free plan and trial | B | The Community Edition is free, MIT-licensed and uncapped, with live on-device transcription, saved recordings and no account to make, so one person can live on it. You bring the AI for summaries, through a local Ollama model or your own API key. |
| Features | C | The basics with the gaps written down: system audio captured from Zoom, Meet, Teams, Discord, Slack huddles and Webex with no bot, transcribed on your machine, summarised by whichever model you point it at. Speaker names are paid, and calendar integration and chat with your meetings are marked coming soon. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record, and summaries don't work until you've chosen a local model or pasted in your own API key, which is a step more than most rivals ask. Recording itself needs no account. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Windows 10 or later and Apple Silicon Macs, and that's it: no Intel Macs, Linux only if you build it yourself, no phone or web app. Pro adds an MCP server, CLI, local API and webhooks, but there are no built-in connectors to apps like Notion or Jira. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Meetily is for
- Fits if your meetings can't be sent to a cloud notetaker
- Works for developers who want MIT-licensed code and local models
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want notes on your phone or in a browser, as it's a desktop app only
- Not for you if you have an Intel Mac, which isn't supported, or Linux, where you must build it from source
- Too light for teams that want notes pushed to Notion or Jira, since there are no built-in connectors
- Watch out: speaker names, custom templates, PDF and DOCX export and the MCP server need Pro, $120 a year per device, yearly only
- Watch out: Pro's $10 a month is an early-bird price next to a crossed-out $25, and calendar sync and chat are still coming soon
Good to know
Good for
- People whose meetings cannot be sent to a cloud notetaker
- Developers who want MIT-licensed code and local models
- Teams that do not allow recording bots in their calls
Worth knowing
- Desktop only: Windows 10 or later and Apple Silicon Macs on macOS 11 or later. Intel Macs are not supported, and on Linux it must be built from source.
- Speaker identification, custom templates, PDF and DOCX export, Windows GPU acceleration and the MCP server, CLI and webhooks all need Pro.
- Each Pro license covers one device for one year, and the pricing page lists Pro with yearly billing only.
- There are no built-in connectors for apps such as Notion or Jira, and chat with your meetings and calendar integration are marked as coming soon.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$10
A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too
Meetily has a free plan. Paid plans start at $10 per user / month, billed yearly ($120).
Each licence covers one device, and what you get for it is speaker names, templates, PDF and DOCX export and the MCP server.
Community
$0
Open-source edition: real-time local transcription, AI summaries with the default template, locally saved recordings and community support.
Pro
$10
per user / month, billed yearly ($120 per user)
Speaker identification, custom AI model connector and summary templates, meeting auto-detection, more export formats, MCP, CLI and webhooks. Early-bird price; $25 is crossed out.
Enterprise
Custom
From 10 user licenses: volume discounts, dedicated support and help with custom deployment.
The free plan
Community Edition: free and MIT-licensed, with real-time local transcription, AI summaries from a local model or your own API key, locally saved recordings and copy-based sharing. No account needed.
Trying it first
14-day free trial of Pro, no credit card required
Read from meetily.ai on Oct 5, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: macOS and Windows
Open-source meeting recorder that transcribes on your device. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: open source, works offline, local-first, AI features, meeting notes, transcription, templates.
Speaker names are paid, and calendar integration and chat with your meetings are marked coming soon.
- Bot-free recording
- Captures system audio on the computer instead of sending a bot into the call, so it works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Slack Huddles and Webex.
- On-device transcription
- Whisper and Parakeet models transcribe in real time on your machine, and audio is not uploaded. Pro adds GPU acceleration on Windows with an NVIDIA card.
- Summaries from the AI you choose
- Summaries run on a local Ollama model or on your own key for Claude, OpenAI, Groq, OpenRouter or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. With your own key, only transcript text is sent.
- Speaker identification
- A Pro feature that labels who said what, live and on imported audio. Renaming a speaker once updates the whole transcript, and duplicate speakers can be merged.
- Templates and exports
- Pro includes 6 built-in summary templates plus your own, and exports transcripts and summaries to PDF, DOCX and Markdown. Community uses the default template.
- MCP server, CLI and webhooks
- Pro ships an MCP server, a command-line tool, a local API and signed webhooks, so assistants such as Claude or Cursor and your own scripts can search and export meetings. Off by default.
Where it runs
- macOS
- Windows
What it works with
- Ollama
- Claude
- OpenAI
- Groq
- OpenRouter
- Cursor
- Windsurf
- Codex
Meetily is made by Zackriya Solutions.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
1/48
Other AI meeting note takers it is graded above
Meetily's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 1 of the 48 other AI meeting note takers we grade, and level with 11.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 41 of 48) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $10 a month for each person, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 23 of the 47 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 22 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 49 AI meeting note takers we grade, cut by the letter each got. Meetily’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 13 of 48
- BFree plan and trialAbove 41 of 48
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 48
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 48
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 48
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 48 AI meeting note takers. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Meetily is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Meetily you would be making a bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 36 of the 48 other AI meeting note takers grade higher. It costs $120 a year. Meetily is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could make
- Templates: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes.
- Speech turned into text you can trust.
- A real app for macOS and Windows. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, Ollama, Claude and OpenAI among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Meetily’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Anarlog, Granola, Quill Meetings, Jamie and Otter.ai
The 5 tools Meetily is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Anarlog
Free plan · from $14/mo
Open-source, local-first AI meeting notepad with no bot.
- Only Anarlog lists a Linux app.
- Meetily also covers templates.
- Anarlog also covers chat assistant.
- 3.0GPA
Granola
Free plan · from $14/mo
AI notepad that transcribes meetings from device audio, no bot.
- Only Granola lists iOS and Android apps.
- Meetily is open source, according to its own site.
- Granola also covers chat assistant.
- 3.0GPA
Quill Meetings
Free plan · from $6.99/mo
Local-first AI meeting notes recorded without a bot.
- Only Quill Meetings lists iOS and Android apps.
- Meetily is open source, according to its own site.
- Quill Meetings is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- 2.4GPA
Jamie
Free plan · from €21/mo
Bot-free AI note taker with EU data hosting.
- Only Jamie lists iOS and Android apps.
- Meetily is open source, according to its own site.
- Jamie also covers chat assistant.
- 3.0GPA
Otter.ai
Free plan · from $8.33/mo
Live meeting transcription with summaries and AI chat.
- Only Otter.ai lists a web app.
- Only Otter.ai lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Otter.ai lists a browser extension.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Meetily free?
Meetily has a free plan. Community Edition: free and MIT-licensed, with real-time local transcription, AI summaries from a local model or your own API key, locally saved recordings and copy-based sharing.
How much does Meetily cost?
Meetily lists 3 plans. Community: $0.
What platforms does Meetily work on?
Meetily is available on macOS and Windows.
Does Meetily have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Meetily is listed for macOS and Windows.
Does Meetily have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Meetily is listed for macOS and Windows.
Is Meetily open source?
Yes. Meetily is open source, according to its own site.
Does Meetily work offline?
Yes, according to its own site. What works without a connection differs by plan and platform, so check the vendor's page for the detail.
What does Meetily integrate with?
Meetily's listing names Ollama, Claude, OpenAI, Groq, OpenRouter, Cursor, Windsurf and Codex.
Does Meetily have a free trial?
Yes. 14-day free trial of Pro, no credit card required.
Who makes Meetily?
Meetily is made by Zackriya Solutions.
What are the alternatives to Meetily?
The closest alternatives to Meetily in our directory are Anarlog, Granola, Quill Meetings, Jamie and Otter.ai.
How does Meetily compare with other AI meeting note takers?
Meetily's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 1 of the 48 other AI meeting note takers we grade, and level with 11.
Is Meetily good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Meetily C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $10 a month for each person, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 23 of the 47 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Meetily?
To replace Meetily you would be making a bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Meetily’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Meetily's own pages on 5 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-07-16.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Zackriya Solutions. Prices change, so check meetily.ai before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Meetily, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/meetily
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Meetily’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Meetily is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Zackriya Solutions. Prices and plans change: check meetily.ai before you buy.