A Google Meet AI note taker that stays out of the call.
QuietNote records Meet from your own Mac, on any Google account, whether you organised the meeting or not.
- No bot joins the meeting
- AI runs locally, works offline
- No account, no cloud by default
Coming soon for macOS 14.2+, with Windows to follow.
Works next to Meet in any browser. No extension, no bot, no Workspace plan.
Your notes don’t need a seat in the meeting.
QuietNote records your microphone and your Mac’s audio while Meet runs in the browser, so no notetaker joins and nobody has to let it in.
Your options
Three ways to get AI notes from Google Meet.
What each one needs, who sees the notes and where they’re kept. Google details come from Google’s own Meet help pages.
Gemini “Take notes for me”
Google’s own notes: a document with a short summary, decisions and action items, saved to the organiser’s Drive.
- Needs an eligible Workspace edition or Google AI plan on the organiser’s side
- Meet tells everyone notes are being taken and shows a pencil icon
- Sent to the guests the organiser picks; follows your organisation’s retention rules
A notetaker bot or extension
Otter, Read AI and Fireflies send a notetaker into the call. Fireflies’ Chrome extension can record Meet without its bot.
- A bot appears in the participant list and may need to be admitted
- Either way, the meeting is transcribed and stored in the vendor’s cloud
- Read AI keeps joining? Remove it from Google Meet
QuietNote on your Mac
Records your microphone and the Mac’s audio beside Meet, then transcribes and summarises on the Mac.
- Any Google account, free or Workspace, organiser or guest
- Works offline; each meeting is a Markdown file in a folder you choose
- Meet shows nothing, so tell people you’re taking notes
More detail, with sources: Google Meet transcription and Gemini notes, how to record a Google Meet and whether you may record it.
How it works
From call to notes in three steps.
- 01
Press start
Start recording when the meeting begins. Nothing records before that.
- 02
Meet as usual
Zoom, Google Meet, Teams or any call on your computer.
- 03
Read your notes
A short summary, the decisions made, and action items with owners.
The notes
One short note per call.
What was decided, who does what, and by when.
Acme onboarding call
Summary
Acme is ready to move into implementation. Onboarding moves to 14 October so engineering can finish the analytics integration first.
Decisions
- Move onboarding to 14 October
- Ship analytics in the first release; SSO follows in phase two
Action items
- Send Acme the updated onboarding planMaya Chen2 Oct
- Finish the analytics integrationTom Wilson9 Oct
- Book the SSO scoping call with AcmeAlex Morgan16 Oct
Who it’s for
Built for people who talk to clients all day.
Consultants and advisors
Every client call ends with a clear summary and next steps, and no bot to explain at the start.
Client-facing founders
Customer and investor calls, with decisions and owners written down.
Agencies
What the client decided, and what happens next.
Sales
Listen to the buyer. QuietNote takes the notes.
In your control
Nothing records until you press start.
Tell people you’re recording. Recording rules differ by country and organization.
Start
Recording begins only when you start it.
Stop
Only what you recorded becomes notes.
Compared
How QuietNote compares
QuietNote next to the AI note takers people use most, based on each vendor’s own pricing, security and privacy pages.
| QuietNote |  Fireflies |  Otter |  Granola | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No bot joins the call | Yes | Partly: Chrome extension only | No | Yes |
| Transcribed on your computer | Yes | No | No | No |
| Works offline | Yes | No | No | No |
| No account needed | Yes | No | No | No |
| Keeps the recording | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Phone apps | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Checked in October 2026. Plans change, so see each guide for current prices and sources: Fireflies, Otter, Granola.
Guides
Compare QuietNote
What the well-known AI note takers cost, why people switch, and how to get their bots out of your meetings. Every price is dated and sourced.
Alternatives
Pricing
One plan. Everything included.
One price with every feature in it, and no tiers to compare.
QuietNote
Every feature, on your own computer.
€4/month€8/month after launch
No payment today. We’ll email you before launch.
- No bot joins the call
- Transcribed on your computer
- Works offline
- No account needed
- Summaries, decisions, action items
- Notes as Markdown files
- Zoom, Meet, Teams and more
- Mac, Windows coming
Waitlist offer
50% off
for lifeEveryone who joins the waitlist before launch keeps half price for as long as they stay subscribed.
Questions
Common questions
Does QuietNote join my Google Meet?
No. It records your Mac’s microphone and system audio while Meet runs in your browser, so nothing is added to the participant list and there is no bot to admit.
Do I need Gemini or a Workspace plan?
No. Gemini’s notes and Meet’s Transcripts depend on the organiser’s Google plan. QuietNote doesn’t use either, so it works on a free Google account and in meetings someone else organised.
Is it a Chrome extension?
No. It’s a Mac app that records the audio your Mac plays, so it works with Meet in Chrome, Safari, Arc or any other browser, and with Zoom and Teams too.
Will other people know I’m taking notes?
Not from Meet: unlike Gemini notes or Transcripts, nothing appears on their screens. Tell them yourself. Our guide on whether it’s legal to record a meeting covers the consent rules.
What’s the difference from Gemini’s notes?
Gemini writes a summary document into the organiser’s Drive and Google processes the meeting. QuietNote gives you the full transcript and a summary as Markdown files on your own Mac, and processes everything there unless you choose a cloud model with your own key.
Does QuietNote work offline?
Yes. Recording and transcription always run offline. Summaries are optional: with a local model in Ollama, nothing leaves your computer. If you choose Claude instead, only the transcript text is sent, with your own Anthropic key, and only when you ask.
How much will QuietNote cost?
€8 a month or €79 a year. Everyone who joins the waitlist before launch gets 50% off for life: €4 a month or €39.50 a year.
Be first to try QuietNote.
Private by default, with no bot in the call. Coming soon for Mac, with Windows to follow.