Turn spoken meetings into notes people can act on

What is Otter AI?

Otter is an AI meeting assistant for recording, transcription, and follow-up. Its official site describes live transcription with speaker recognition and summaries that organize decisions, action items, and other meeting information. It also offers desktop capture for conversations without adding a meeting bot to the call. The main use case is preserving the substance of a discussion so participants can focus on the conversation and later check what was actually said.

Capture with a clear purpose

Decide which conversations benefit from a record and tell participants how it will be used. In a project meeting, that purpose might be tracking decisions and owners; in an interview, it might be preserving precise wording for later review. Use a suitable microphone and reduce overlapping speech where possible. The quality of the original conversation remains important even when transcription happens automatically in the background.

Confirm the next actions

Otter's summary and action-item features provide a starting point for follow-up. Review the record promptly while the meeting is still fresh, especially where names, deadlines, or commitments matter. Separate an idea someone suggested from an action the group actually agreed to take. Share a concise, checked summary with the relevant people and retain the transcript as supporting context. A useful meeting record should make the next step easier to understand, not simply make the conversation longer to read.

Features to explore

• Live meeting transcription
• Speaker recognition
• Decision and action summaries
• Desktop conversation capture

Who is Otter AI for?

A good candidate for teams with frequent discussions, interviews, or project meetings that require documented follow-up. It is particularly helpful when participants need to revisit specific wording instead of relying only on memory.

Before you get started

Transcripts can mishear names, technical terms, and overlapping speakers. Confirm recording permission, review important commitments, and set appropriate access and retention rules before sharing sensitive meeting material.