Otter.ai

What is Otter AI ?

Otter.AI is a tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to convert speech to text. It can be used to transcribe meetings, lectures, interviews, and casual talks.

Features

• Real-Time Meeting Notes

Otter AI offers real-time meeting notes that are searchable, shareable, and safe.

• Automated Meeting Notes

Otter may be linked to your Google or Microsoft calendar and can automatically join and record meetings on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet.

• Live Summary

During the meeting, Otter creates a real-time summary, allowing you to quickly catch up on anything missed.

• Custom Vocabulary

You can increase transcribing accuracy by adding custom vocabulary.

• Pre-recorded files

You can use pre-recorded audio or video files for transcription.

• Live captioning

Otter enables live captioning for Zoom and Google Meet calls.

How to Use Otter AI?

• Download the App or Sign Up Online
• Record your audio.
• Launch the app and tap the large blue Record icon.
• Click the record button in the Otter.AI interface.
• For the best results, strive to talk clearly while avoiding background noise.
• On the interface, click the “stop recording” button.
• Otter.AI will process the audio and produce a text transcript within a few minutes.

Who is Using Otter AI?

• People who attend a lot of meetings can use Otter.AI to record essential points and decisions made.
• AI will record interviews and then easily search the transcript for relevant quotations or information.
• Lawyers can utilize Otter.AI to transcribe client consultations, depositions, and court proceedings for future reference.

What Makes Otter AI Unique?

• Otter.AI works smoothly with popular video conferencing services such as Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. This means you can automatically take notes during meetings on these platforms, removing the need to switch between apps or take handwritten notes.
• Otter.AI allows you to add custom words to its lexicon (premium plans only). This is especially useful for users who work with technical phrases, jargon, or acronyms unique to their area.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Real-time transcription
• Speaker identification distinguishes between speakers in a conversation, making transcripts easier to understand.
• Share transcripts with others for editing and commenting—ideal for team meetings.

Cons

• Background noise and accents might cause accuracy difficulties.
• The free plan has limits on minutes and services.
• Uploads audio to servers for processing, which may cause privacy concerns for some users.

Pricing and Plan

Free Plan

This plan lets you record, transcribe, and summarize sessions in real time. You can also utilize Otter AI Chat to schedule meetings with peers and add them to your workplace.

Pro Plan

It costs $16.99/month. This plan is best suited for small teams. It includes everything in the Basic plan, as well as features like unlimited meeting history, the ability to transcribe up to 1200 minutes per month per user, audio/video file import and transcription, and OtterPilot meeting help. This plan also allows for a maximum of five users. Students receive a discount on this plan.

FAQs

1. Does Otter.AI have a time limit?

Additional features, usage limitations, and pricing: Monthly transcription time is 1,200 minutes. 90-minute limit duration per chat (recordings and imports). Ten imports each month.

2. Can Otter.AI be used without the internet?

The hitch is that the transcription requires a cellular or Wi-Fi connection because the data used to understand the audio comes from the cloud. Without that, you can just record.

3. Can Otter record phone calls?

Once Otter is installed on your devices, you may begin recording calls.