Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Kai for Chrome
Local meeting transcription with no account needed
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.
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Bluedot 1.1▲804Hello Hacker News! We've noticed that many people use Loom to record their meetings in the background, which may prompt some privacy concerns. As a solution, we've built a simple extension that notifies users about the ongoing recording of meetings (without the need for inviting a virtual participant). Additionally, this tool allows for the generation of customizable meeting notes. Let me know what you think about it!
2024 · bluedothq.com · its alternatives →
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Transcribe meetings and share transcripts in real time
2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Free unlimited transcription and AI meeting notes
2023 · krisp.ai · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! Braden here, creator of Whispering, an open-source speech-to-text app. I really like dictation. For years, I relied on transcription tools that were almost good, but they were all closed-source. Even a lot of them that claimed to be “local” or “on-device” were still black boxes that left me wondering where my audio really went. So I built Whispering. It’s open-source, local-first, and most importantly, transparent with your data. Your data is stored locally on your device, and your audio goes directly from your machine to a local provider (Whisper C++, Speaches, etc.) or your chosen…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Fathom 3.0▲800AI meeting notes: now bot-free, in ChatGPT & Claude + more
Apr 2026 · fathom.ai · its alternatives →
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PlugThis▲443Create your own Chrome Extensions by chatting with AI
Jul 2026 · plugthis.ai · its alternatives →
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HyNote for Mac▲368Free local transcription that is 100% Private
Aug 2026 · hynote.ai · its alternatives →
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VoiceLine▲265Work with voice, anywhere, no typing, no meetings
2022 · voiceline.ai · its alternatives →
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A few years ago, right after high school, I decided to try to make a simultaneous translation app for Android as a side project, it took longer than expected (about 2 years) and I had to make a lot of compromises (I had to use Google's API and therefore make users use a developer key because at the time there were no free solutions for speech recognition and translation that had good quality). At the end of university, I decided to pick it up again and finally, using OpenAi's Whisper for speech recognition and Meta's NLLB for translation (with both running locally on the phone), I managed to…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Add voice notes to your emails and your work apps
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Greetings! YakGPT is a simple, frontend-only, ChatGPT UI you can use to either chat normally, or, more excitingly, use your mic + OpenAI's Whisper API to chat hands-free. Some features: * A few fun characters pre-installed * No tracking or analytics, OpenAI is the only thing it calls out to * Optimized for mobile use via hands-free mode and cross-platform compressed audio recording * Your API key and chat history are stored in browser local storage only * Open-source, you can either use the deployed version at Vercel, or run it locally Planned features: * Integrate Eleven Labs & other TTS…
2023 · yakgpt.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Supercharge your Email, Twitter, and Web with ChatGPT
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Zen Whisper▲136On-device Mac dictation that types into any app
Aug 2026 · zenproducts.ai · its alternatives →
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MeetStream AI▲180MeetStream provides a single API to build meeting bots for Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. It lets your agents join meetings, capture per-participant audio and video, transcribe in real time, and deliver MP4 recordings and metadata via webhooks and WebSocket. Developers i
Aug 2026 · meetstream.ai · its alternatives →
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CTRL KAI▲14a small AI chatbot, resizable and draggable, that answers with the current webpage in context, free requests with Mistral small, paid for stronger models
2025 · ctrlkai.com · its alternatives →
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RecordMeeting▲157Record and transcribe any calls without announcement
Jul 2026 · recordmeeting.com · its alternatives →
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Whisper Notes▲115Offline AI Speech to Text Transcription for iOS & macOS
2025 · whispernotes.app · its alternatives →
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Record, summarize & act on any call
29d ago · meetgeek.ai · its alternatives →
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Spokefree tier, from $0.35/mo▲157Your best meeting companion on Zoom, Teams, and Meet
2022 · meetingbaas.com · its alternatives →
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Google Meet Transcription - transcribe your meetings
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Summit is a local-first macOS app for meeting recording and transcription. All audio processing, transcription, and summarization happens on your Mac - nothing is sent to the cloud (unless you chose to). Built for privacy-sensitive work such as NDAs, legal, healthcare, consulting. Features: - Works with any call app: zoom, meet, teams, etc. - Automatic call detection - On-device speaker identification - Custom summary templates (decisions, action items, notes) - Supports online and in-person meetings Would love feedback from people who care about local-first software and privacy.
May 2026 · summitnotes.app · its alternatives →
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