Fieldy: Wearable AI note taker that records in-person conversations and meetings, then transcribes and summarizes them automatically. oTranscribe: A free, open-source web app that eases manual transcription of recorded interviews by integrating media playback controls beside a text editor. Below, they line up on price, capture method, and how each fits a real meeting stack.
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Shortlist Fieldy when capturing notes from in-person client or sales meetings matters most, and oTranscribe when academic and qualitative researchers transcribing fieldwork or oral-history recordings matters most. Try them side by side on real calls before deciding — needs vary by team.
Wearable AI note taker that records in-person conversations and meetings, then transcribes and summarizes them automatically.
A free, open-source web app that eases manual transcription of recorded interviews by integrating media playback controls beside a text editor.
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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oTranscribe is a free, open-source (MIT license) web app, created by Elliot Bentley and maintained by the MuckRock Foundation, that takes the pain out of transcribing recorded interviews. It runs in the browser on desktop computers and places an integrated audio or video player alongside a text editor, so you can pause, rewind, and fast-forward your recording using keyboard shortcuts without taking your hands off the keys or switching between apps. It is built for journalists, researchers, oral historians, and students who type up interviews and recordings themselves. Rather than using automatic speech recognition, oTranscribe assists manual transcription: you listen and type, inserting interactive timestamps (Ctrl+J) that you can click to jump back to that moment in the media. Your transcript autosaves to the browser's local storage, and audio files never leave your computer, keeping work private. Finished transcripts can be exported to Markdown, plain text, or oTranscribe's own .otr format, or sent to Google Drive. Rich-text formatting and adjustable playback speed are supported.
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Fieldy is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium); oTranscribe is open source (open source). Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before buying.
| Feature | Fieldy | oTranscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Core capability | Wearable hardware device (clip, pendant, or wrist) for hands-free capture | Integrated audio/video player next to the transcript editor |
| Standout feature | Real-time transcription of in-person conversations | Keyboard shortcuts to pause, rewind, fast-forward, and adjust playback speed without leaving the keyboard |
| Team usage | Automatic AI-generated summaries of captured audio | Clickable interactive timestamps that jump to the matching point in the media |
| Integrations | Action items and reminders extracted from conversations | Automatic saving to browser local storage with transcript history backups |
| Languages & capture | AI chat interface to search and query past conversations | Export to Markdown, plain text, .otr format, or send to Google Drive |
| Best-fit workflow | USB-C charging with multi-day battery and privacy indicator light | Local, private processing - audio and transcript never leave the user's computer |
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.
oTranscribe
Choose oTranscribe if you need journalists typing up recorded interviews for articles — strengths include completely free and open source under the mit license.
Fieldy
oTranscribe
It depends on your workflow. Fieldy is strong for capturing notes from in-person client or sales meetings, while oTranscribe is strong for journalists typing up recorded interviews for articles. Both transcribe and summarize meetings.
Fieldy is a free tier with paid upgrades and oTranscribe is open source. Check each vendor's pricing page for the latest plans and free-tier limits.
You can — some teams pair them when each covers a different part of the meeting workflow.
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