The open-source Read.ai alternative
Read.ai A meeting assistant that scores engagement, summarises calls and tracks speaker analytics via a bot. ParleyNotes does the same core job — accurate transcripts and AI notes — but as an open-source app that runs entirely in your browser, so your meetings stay private and it’s free for individuals.
Per-seat SaaS; bot joins calls; cloud analytics and storage.
Why teams switch to ParleyNotes
- ✓No surveillance-style analytics — just clean private notes.
- ✓Local transcription; nothing sent to a third party.
- ✓No bot in the meeting.
- ✓Open source and free for individuals.
Audio is transcribed in your browser with Whisper. Nothing is uploaded to a server — your meetings never leave your machine.
MIT-licensed and self-hostable. Read the code, fork it, or run it inside your own network. No vendor lock-in.
Unlike notetaker bots, ParleyNotes captures the meeting tab's audio directly. No awkward 'ParleyNotes has joined' in the participant list.
Unlimited recordings, transcripts and notes at no cost. Pay only for team workspaces, SSO and a supported self-host bundle.
Try the Read.ai alternative free
No account, no card, no bot in your meeting. Open the app and record your next call.
Open ParleyNotes →Search demand (live Google Ads, US): ai meeting assistant 3,600/mo (comp 10). Comparison reflects each tool’s publicly described model.