Fieldy: Wearable AI note taker that records in-person conversations and meetings, then transcribes and summarizes them automatically. OpenOats: Open-source macOS meeting note-taker that transcribes calls locally and surfaces relevant talking points from your own notes in real time. This comparison weighs them on pricing, features, and everyday workflow fit.
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Shortlist Fieldy when capturing notes from in-person client or sales meetings matters most, and OpenOats when privately transcribing meetings on a mac without sending audio to the cloud matters most. Run both through a week of actual calls to see which suits your workflow.
Wearable AI note taker that records in-person conversations and meetings, then transcribes and summarizes them automatically.
Open-source macOS meeting note-taker that transcribes calls locally and surfaces relevant talking points from your own notes in real time.
Fieldy is a wearable AI note taker built for capturing real-world, in-person conversations and meetings rather than only online calls. The device is a small clip-on or pendant-style wearable that can be worn around the neck or on the wrist, capturing audio hands-free or via a button press. Once a conversation is captured, Fieldy's companion app transcribes the speech, automatically splits longer recordings into segments, and generates concise summaries. It can extract action items and reminders from what was said, and it offers an AI chat interface so users can search and ask questions about their past conversation history. Because it does not depend on a meeting bot joining a video call, Fieldy is aimed at people whose important discussions happen face to face, such as professionals in field roles, sales and client-facing workers, students, and anyone who wants a record of hallway chats, errands, and one-on-one meetings. It pairs the convenience of an always-available recorder with AI summarization so users can stay present in a conversation instead of taking manual notes. Pricing varies by plan. Check the official website for current pricing.
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OpenOats is an open-source macOS meeting note-taker, created by Yazin Akkawi (the project was previously named OpenGranola before being renamed), that sits alongside your calls and both transcribes the conversation and helps you contribute to it. It captures both sides of a meeting and transcribes audio locally on Apple Silicon so audio never leaves the device, while in real time it searches your own markdown or plain-text knowledge base to surface relevant talking points and things worth saying during the discussion. The application window is hidden from screen sharing by default, which lets it stay private during video calls, and transcripts and session logs are auto-saved locally. OpenOats supports both fully local operation through Ollama and cloud providers such as OpenRouter and Voyage AI, so users can choose between complete offline privacy and hosted models. It is written primarily in Swift, distributed under the MIT license, and actively maintained with very frequent releases. The project documents itself at openoats.com and targets users who want a privacy-respecting, self-hostable alternative to cloud meeting copilots, combining live transcription with a retrieval layer over personal notes rather than only producing an after-the-fact summary. Pricing varies by plan. Check the official website for current pricing.
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Fieldy is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium); OpenOats is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium). Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before buying.
| Feature | Fieldy | OpenOats |
|---|---|---|
| Core capability | Wearable hardware device (clip, pendant, or wrist) for hands-free capture | Real-time local transcription of both sides of a conversation on Apple Silicon |
| Standout feature | Real-time transcription of in-person conversations | Live retrieval of relevant talking points from your own notes during meetings |
| Team usage | Automatic AI-generated summaries of captured audio | Window hidden from screen sharing by default for privacy on calls |
| Integrations | Action items and reminders extracted from conversations | Auto-saved transcripts and session logs to local files |
| Languages & capture | AI chat interface to search and query past conversations | Works fully local via Ollama or with cloud models (OpenRouter, Voyage AI) |
| Best-fit workflow | USB-C charging with multi-day battery and privacy indicator light | MIT-licensed, self-hostable Swift application |
Fieldy
Choose Fieldy if you need capturing notes from in-person client or sales meetings — strengths include designed specifically for in-person meetings and conversations, not just video calls.
OpenOats
Choose OpenOats if you need getting live, context-aware prompts from your own notes during sales or customer calls — strengths include local on-device transcription keeps meeting audio private.
Fieldy
OpenOats
It depends on your workflow. Fieldy is strong for capturing notes from in-person client or sales meetings, while OpenOats is strong for getting live, context-aware prompts from your own notes during sales or customer calls. Both transcribe and summarize meetings.
Fieldy is a free tier with paid upgrades and OpenOats is a free tier with paid upgrades. Check each vendor's pricing page for the latest plans and free-tier limits.
Often yes: teams combine tools when one handles capture and another handles analysis.
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