Shadow and Slipbox are both AI meeting assistants for recording, transcription, and summaries, compared here on pricing, features, and workflow fit. Shadow: A bot-free, Mac-based AI meeting assistant that transcribes and summarizes calls locally without joining as a participant. Slipbox: Privacy-first, bot-free AI meeting companion that captures system audio locally on Mac and Windows and turns it into transcripts, notes, and summaries. They overlap on ai-meeting-assistants, so the right pick depends on team size, budget, and which meeting workflows you automate.
How Hosiqo compares and tests toolsFinal recommendation
For ai-meeting-assistants workflows, shortlist Shadow when capturing notes and summaries across multiple conferencing platforms without a bot joining matters most, and Slipbox when consultants and researchers keeping private records of client and interview calls matters most. Both record across Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams; trial each on real meetings before committing.
A bot-free, Mac-based AI meeting assistant that transcribes and summarizes calls locally without joining as a participant.
Privacy-first, bot-free AI meeting companion that captures system audio locally on Mac and Windows and turns it into transcripts, notes, and summaries.
Shadow is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium); Slipbox is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium). Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before buying.
| Feature | Shadow | Slipbox |
|---|---|---|
| Core capability | Bot-free capture that records system audio without joining the meeting as a participant | Bot-free capture of system audio plus microphone directly on the device |
| Standout feature | On-device (local) transcription on macOS | On-device, real-time transcription with optional hybrid cloud features |
| Team usage | Speaker identification during transcription | AI summaries from customizable templates, tagged notes, and searchable records |
| Integrations | Captures on-screen content in addition to spoken audio | Automatic meeting detection across Zoom, Teams, Meet, Slack, FaceTime and more |
| Languages & capture | Customizable prompts/Skills to generate notes, summaries, and emails | Bring-your-own LLM API key or local model support (e.g. Ollama) |
| Best-fit workflow | Webhook integration to connect outputs to other tools | Speaker identification, semantic search, and Obsidian integration |
Shadow
Choose Shadow if you need capturing notes and summaries across multiple conferencing platforms without a bot joining — strengths include does not add a visible bot to meetings.
Slipbox
Choose Slipbox if you need consultants and researchers keeping private records of client and interview calls — strengths include no bot joins the call, so capture is discreet across many platforms.
Shadow
Slipbox
It depends on your workflow. Shadow is strong for capturing notes and summaries across multiple conferencing platforms without a bot joining, while Slipbox is strong for consultants and researchers keeping private records of client and interview calls. Both transcribe and summarize meetings.
Shadow is a free tier with paid upgrades and Slipbox is a free tier with paid upgrades. Check each vendor's pricing page for the latest plans and free-tier limits.
Yes. Many teams run more than one meeting assistant when the workflows are complementary and the budget is justified.