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title: Best AI meeting notetakers
description: The AI notetakers that record, transcribe and summarize meetings, split by whether a bot joins the call or it runs quietly on your device. Reviewed from
canonical: "https://10xgtm.ai/job/ai-meeting-notetakers"
type: buyer-job
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# Capture every sales call without taking notes

Reps and founders lose the details of back-to-back calls, and AI notetakers exist to capture them so the conversation lands in the CRM instead of memory. The main split is visible: some send a bot that joins the meeting and records for everyone, and some run quietly on your device with no bot in the room. Pick by how your buyers feel about a recording bot, and by where the notes need to end up.

## A bot joins and records the call

Bot-based notetakers join the meeting as a participant, record, transcribe and summarize, and often sync straight to the CRM. They capture everything and make the recording visible to the room. Judge them on summary quality and CRM sync, and on whether a bot in the call fits your buyers.

- [Fathom](https://10xgtm.ai/tool/fathom) - Free AI meeting recorder and notetaker
- [Fireflies](https://10xgtm.ai/tool/fireflies) - AI meeting notetaker and recorder

## No bot in the room

On-device notetakers capture and summarize without a bot joining the call, which suits sensitive or external meetings where a visible recorder changes the tone. The trade is that capture depends on your device being in the call. Judge it on transcript accuracy and how the notes get shared.

- [Granola](https://10xgtm.ai/tool/granola) - AI notepad for back-to-back meetings, no bot joins the call.

**Should the notetaker join the call as a bot or run on my device?**

A bot makes the recording visible and captures the meeting for everyone, which is fine for internal and many sales calls. An on-device notetaker keeps the tone natural for sensitive or external meetings where a visible bot changes how people speak. Pick by how your buyers react to being recorded.

**Do AI notetakers sync to my CRM?**

Many do, pushing summaries and action items into the CRM so call notes become pipeline data instead of a lost transcript. Coverage varies by tool and CRM, so confirm your specific CRM is supported and how much the sync captures before relying on it.

**Is it legal to record meetings with an AI notetaker?**

Recording laws vary by region and some require all-party consent, so the safe practice is to disclose recording at the start of the call. A visible bot discloses itself; an on-device tool puts that on you. Follow your local rules and your company policy, and default to telling people.