Meetily is a serious alternative: its Community edition is free, open source (MIT license), transcribes and summarizes on your own machine, and has Windows and macOS versions. AirGapScribe starts from the same place, everything local, but installs from the Microsoft Store and works in English and Spanish with nothing to set up: no Ollama and no API keys. If you want a private meeting recorder for Windows, this is the real difference.
| Feature | AirGapScribe | Meetily |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | Windows 10 and 11, from the Microsoft Store | Windows and macOS; Linux on a waitlist |
| Audio processing | 100% local, no bot on the call and no cloud option at all | Local transcription and summaries (Community) |
| Open source | No | Yes, Community (MIT license) |
| AI model for the summary | Local assistant included: nothing to set up, no Ollama and no API keys | A local model by default, or your own API key (BYOK) |
| Free plan | Up to 45 minutes per recording, with 7 days of Pro on install | Community: free and open source |
| Paid plan | Pro: $5.99/mo or $49/yr | Pro: $10 per user per month, billed annually ($120 a year) |
| Pro trial | 7 days of Pro on install, no account or card | 14 days with no card, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee |
| Speaker identification | Yes | Yes, in Pro |
| Ask the meeting | Yes (Pro): every answer comes with the exact sentence that was said | "Chat with your meetings" is listed as "Soon" |
| Minutes, email and tasks | Draft minutes, follow-up email and tasks (Pro) | Local summary; summary templates in Pro |
| Automatic meeting detection | No: you start the recording | Yes, in Pro |
| Export | .txt and .json; no PDF or DOCX export | PDF, DOCX and Markdown (Pro) |
| Integrations (MCP, webhooks, CLI) | No | Yes, in Pro |
What they share. Meetily Community and AirGapScribe both transcribe and summarize on your own machine, and both have a Windows version. AirGapScribe installs from the Microsoft Store and works with nothing to set up: no Ollama and no API keys. Recording, transcription and the AI assistant all run on your PC, with no bot on the call and no cloud option at all. Verify it yourself.
What you trade off. Meetily has a macOS version and its Community edition is open source; AirGapScribe is Windows-only and not open source. Meetily Pro adds PDF, DOCX and Markdown export, automatic meeting detection and integrations (MCP, webhooks, CLI); AirGapScribe doesn't export to PDF or DOCX and doesn't detect meetings on its own. The table above shows, row by row, where each tool wins.
What it costs. AirGapScribe has a free plan (sessions up to 45 minutes) and Pro at $5.99 a month or $49 a year. Meetily Community is free; Meetily Pro costs $10 per user per month, billed annually ($120 a year), with a 14-day trial and no card, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Yes: Meetily Community transcribes and summarizes on your machine. The summary uses a local model by default or your own API key (BYOK). In AirGapScribe everything runs on your PC and there is no cloud option at all.
AirGapScribe is free (sessions up to 45 minutes) or Pro from $5.99 a month ($49 a year). Meetily Community is free and open source; Meetily Pro costs $10 per user per month, billed annually ($120 a year). Meetily's prices change: confirm on their official site.
Meetily has a macOS version and its Community edition is open source (MIT license). Meetily Pro adds PDF, DOCX and Markdown export, automatic meeting detection and integrations (MCP, webhooks, CLI). AirGapScribe doesn't export to PDF or DOCX and doesn't detect meetings on its own.
It installs from the Microsoft Store and works in English and Spanish with nothing to set up, no Ollama and no API keys. With Pro you ask the meeting and every answer comes with the exact sentence that was said, plus draft minutes, an email and tasks. On Meetily's site, "Chat with your meetings" is listed as "Soon" as of October 2026.
No. Recording, transcription and the AI assistant run on your computer. It records, transcribes and runs the AI offline; Pro revalidates online every 14 days.
Windows 10 and 11. There is no Mac, Linux or mobile version for now.
Competitor prices and features: list prices checked in October 2026. They change often; confirm on their official site before deciding.