Otter.ai

Otter.ai

Otter.ai transcribes meetings; extracts action items and summaries; and integrates with conferencing tools for searchable meeting records.

What is Otter.ai?

Otter.ai is an AI-powered meeting assistant that records, transcribes, and summarizes conversations across meetings, interviews, lectures, and team discussions. It enhances collaboration and documentation with accurate, real-time transcription.

Key Features & Capabilities

  • Real-time transcription across Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, and in-person meetings.
  • Action item extraction and automated summaries.
  • Team collaboration tools for commenting, highlighting, and sharing notes.
  • Speaker identification for cleaner transcription.
  • Searchable meeting history and knowledge repository.
  • Integration with calendars and productivity tools.

Otter.ai is ideal for teams, educators, students, executives, and organizations that rely on meetings and need structured, automated documentation.

How to use

  1. Sign up and connect Otter to your meeting platform (Zoom, Google Meet, Teams).
  2. Start or record a meeting; Otter will transcribe in real time if connected.
  3. After the meeting, open the transcript to review, highlight, and correct speaker labels.
  4. Use Otter’s summary and action-item extraction to create tasks and share notes.
  5. Export transcripts or integrate them into knowledge bases or CMS.
  6. Organize transcripts into folders and search across meetings for keywords.

Note: Otter offers live captioning and team features—check Otter docs for admin settings.

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Use Cases
Meeting Transcription

Automatically transcribe meetings; calls; and workshops for accurate documentation.

Action Item Extraction

AI identifies tasks; decisions; and responsibilities directly from conversations.

Training Documentation

Convert recorded training sessions into structured documentation and SOP drafts.

Collaboration Support

Provide real-time captions; summaries; and notes during team collaboration.

Highlights
  • Accurate transcripts
  • Action item extraction
  • Searchable meeting records
  • Things to know
  • Privacy concerns for recordings
  • Advanced features require subscription
  • AiGanak Analysis

    This tool is specifically for professionals who attend high-volume meetings and need automated, searchable transcripts and action item summaries. It provides a more streamlined, "meeting-focused" interface and better real-time transcription than general recording tools.

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    Pros
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  • Action item extraction
  • Searchable meeting records
  • Optimized for marketing
  • Brand voice controls
  • Good automation features
  • Things to Know
  • Privacy concerns for recordings
  • Advanced features require subscription
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