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Notta offers two ways to transcribe online meetings in real time. Here's how they compare.
| Notta Bot | Notta Desktop (Bot-Free) | |
|---|---|---|
| How it works | A Notta bot joins your meeting as a participant | Records audio locally on your device |
| Visibility | Bot appears in the participant list | Completely invisible to other participants |
| Startup time | 10–30 seconds to join | Instant |
| Meeting app support | Limited to platforms with bot API access | Any meeting software, any browser |
| System audio required | No | Yes (macOS 13+; Windows 10+ with no extra setup) |
| Audio quality | Depends on the meeting platform | Native capture with echo cancellation and noise suppression |
| Audio input source | Single audio stream | Dual-channel (Mic & System audio） |
| Video recording | Yes (Available on Business and above) | No (Audio only) |
| Available on | Web, mobile, desktop | Desktop only |
| Recommended scenarios |
Group Remote Meetings (Auto-identify participants by username) |
1-on-1 Remote Calls (Participants labeled as Local and Remote) |
When to use which
Use Notta Bot when:
- You're on macOS 11 or 12 (system audio not supported on Desktop)
- You want to record without the desktop app running
- You're joining from a device where Notta Desktop isn't installed
- Video recording is required
- You want speakers to be automatically labeled using their names from the online meeting
Use Notta Desktop (Bot-Free) when:
- You want no bot visible in the meeting
- You need to record on any platform, including unsupported conferencing tools
- You want meeting detection to auto-prompt recording
- You want higher audio quality and better speaker separation for 1-on-1 remote calls