tl;dv alternatives

What tl;dv is and who it is for

tl;dv is aimed at teams that want to record and summarise their meetings. It has a free plan plus Pro and Business.

It can record with a bot in the meeting or with its desktop app, with no bot. Its MCP connector is read-only, like PolarParrot's.

tl;dv and PolarParrot side by side

When tl;dv is the better choice

• You use the web or your phone. PolarParrot only runs on a Mac.
• You want to record a lot without paying. Its blog says unlimited recording and transcription on the free plan, with 10 meetings with AI notes a month. PolarParrot gives you 3 meetings per Mac.
• You are a team. tl;dv sells by seat, with Business. PolarParrot has no team plan.

When PolarParrot fits

• You want to connect your AI without paying. On tl;dv the connector starts at Pro. On PolarParrot it is on every plan.
• You are on your own and watching the price. tl;dv Pro costs €29 a month paid monthly. PolarParrot Pro costs €15 a month, with 20 hours.
• You never want a bot. PolarParrot has no bot mode.

Other tl;dv alternatives

Prices as they appeared on each website on 2 November 2026. Some websites change the currency by country. Only PolarParrot says here whether tax is included.

Other tl;dv alternatives, according to each website as of 2 November 2026

Tool	Who it is for	Published price	What it does
PolarParrotpricing	Anyone who has video meetings on a Mac and wants the notes done without taking any. Mac only.	Free for 3 meetings per Mac, up to 1 hour each, no card. Pro: €15 a month or €150 a year, with 20 hours of meetings a month, VAT included and no minimum term.	Records your Mac's audio and your microphone, with no bot on the call and with the macOS permissions. Keeps your voice apart from everyone else's and leaves notes with a summary, decisions, actions and questions. Your AI reads them over MCP on every plan, read-only.
Fathomsource, 2 November 2026	People who want free notes from Zoom, Meet and Teams, and teams that want the CRM kept up to date.	Free forever, with unlimited recordings and transcripts. Premium: $20 per user a month, or $16 paid yearly. Team: $19, or $15 paid yearly, 2 users minimum. Business: $34, or $25 paid yearly, 2 users minimum.	Both: a bot by default, and bot-free device recording, in beta and only on Mac. Mac and Windows. Without the bot, Mac only.
Ottersource, 2 November 2026	Teams that want live transcription, a summary and actions from each meeting.	Basic is free: 300 minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation. Pro: $16.99 per user a month, or $8.33 paid yearly. Business: $30, or $19.99 paid yearly. Enterprise by demo.	Both: an assistant that joins the meeting and a desktop app that records without a bot. Mac, Windows, web, iOS, Android and a Chrome extension.
Jamiesource, 2 November 2026	Venture capital, banking, M&A, law and consulting firms with sensitive conversations.	Free: 10 AI notes a month, 30 minutes per meeting. Plus: €21, with 20 notes a month and 2 hours per meeting. Pro: €39 a month paid yearly, with unlimited notes and 5 hours per meeting. Team: €33 per seat a month paid yearly. Enterprise is custom.	From the device, with no bot. Mac, Windows, web and iOS.

What PolarParrot does not do

• It only runs on a Mac. There is no version for Windows, iPhone or Android.
• It needs two macOS permissions: the microphone and system audio recording. Without them it cannot record.
• FaceTime. PolarParrot cannot record the other people on FaceTime: macOS only lets it record your voice.
• Download. The App Store version is not available yet. You download PolarParrot from this website.
• The audio leaves your Mac. It is uploaded to our server to write the notes and deleted when they are done. You can change that in Settings. Transcription does not run on your Mac.
• The free part is short: 3 meetings per Mac. Pro includes 20 hours a month, and extra hours are sold separately.
• The price is per person. There is no team plan.

What we could not check

Some details about tl;dv we could not settle:

• Windows on the desktop app is not confirmed.
• Free plan limits, Mac, iOS and MCP come from its blog, not its pricing page.