tl;dv is a capable recorder with a generous free tier and good clipping tools. It also works the way most of this category works: a bot joins your meeting and records it from the inside.
Short answer: tl;dv and Jotted both keep the video, which already puts them ahead of the transcript-only tools. The difference is the bot. tl;dv joins your call as a participant; Jotted records your screen from your own computer, so nothing joins and nothing can be blocked.
tl;dv has better clipping and highlight tools. Jotted has no bot, no length caps, and keeps every file on your own disk.
It is in the list, your client can see it, and on a first call it is one more thing to explain.
When a company blocks outside meeting bots, a bot-based recorder produces nothing at all. There is no fallback.
Cloud-first tools mean your meetings live somewhere else by default, even when you would rather they did not.
| Jotted | tl;dv | |
|---|---|---|
| Bot joins the call | Never | Yes |
| Keeps the full video | Yes, on every plan | Yes |
| Works when bots are blocked | Yes | No |
| Files kept on your own computer | Always, on every plan | Cloud based |
| Free plan | Unlimited recordings, unlimited length, full local transcript | Generous free tier |
| Transcription runs on your machine | Yes | No |
| Clipping and highlights | No | Yes |
| Price, billed monthly | Free, or $14 | From $29 per seat |
Prices checked July 2026 and quoted on monthly billing, not the cheaper annual rate. Tools change their plans often, so check tl;dv's own pricing page before you decide.
tl;dv's clipping and highlight features are better than anything Jotted has, and if your workflow is about pulling short moments out of calls to send to a team, that is a real reason to choose it.
It also has team features and integrations that Jotted deliberately does not offer.
Credit where it is due: tl;dv keeps the actual recording, which a lot of notetakers do not, and its free tier is unusually generous. Its feature set is genuinely good.
The price is the sticking point. Paid plans start around $29 per seat a month, which is roughly double Jotted's $14, and you are still getting a bot in the call.
The bot is the structural difference. Because tl;dv records from inside the meeting, it depends on being allowed in. That is fine until a client's IT department blocks outside bots, or a prospect asks what the extra participant is, or the bot joins a call you had not planned to record.
Jotted never touches the meeting platform. It records the display you choose plus your microphone and the system audio, which means it works identically in Zoom, Meet, Teams, Webex, or a phone call played through your speakers. There is nothing to allow and nothing to block.
The other difference is where things live. Every Jotted recording is written to your own disk first, on every plan, and stays there. On the free plan nothing is uploaded anywhere at all.
Yes, it uses a bot that appears in the call. Jotted records from your own desktop, so nothing joins and the other participants see no extra attendee.
Yes, and that puts both ahead of transcript-only notetakers. The difference between them is the bot and where the files live.
A bot-based tool cannot record at all. Jotted is unaffected, because it is recording your own screen rather than joining the meeting.
On your own computer first, always, on every plan. Pro additionally backs them up to the cloud after the call, and the two copies are independent.
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