Typort vs Fireflies, side by side
| Fireflies | Typort | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan transcription | Unlimited with the bot set to join your meetings, otherwise 3 transcriptions | No limit, and nothing joins your call |
| Recording length on the free plan | 2 hours per recording | No limit |
| Storage on the free plan | 400 minutes per team | Every meeting, kept on your computer by default |
| Where your call is transcribed | In the cloud, with transcription providers | On your own computer, by default |
| Works offline | The phone app records offline and transcribes later | Yes |
| Languages | More than 100 | English, on your computer |
| Screen recording | Not included | Included, in the same app |
See it in Typort
A meeting in Typort: the call starts, Typort offers to take notes, and the transcript appears on your computer.
Where Fireflies does more
Integrations. Fireflies sends notes and deal details to more than 100 apps, including CRMs.
Conversation analytics. Talk time per speaker, sentiment and topic trackers.
Phone dialers and file uploads. It transcribes calls from dialers such as Aircall and RingCentral, and audio or video files you upload.
More languages. Fireflies transcribes in more than 100 languages. Typort's on-computer transcription is English only.
Dictation too. Fireflies Talk is its own hold-a-key dictation, free on every plan. Typort has voice typing as well, and its local dictation is free forever.
FAQ
Is there a free alternative to Fireflies?
Yes. Typort records your meetings on your computer and, by default, turns them into a transcript there, for free, with no limit on length. No bot joins the call. AI notes are optional: they run on Typort's servers and are free for a limited time and will move to Typort Pro later.
Is Fireflies' free transcription really unlimited?
Only with Auto-join on, so the Fireflies bot joins your meetings. Fireflies' help center says that with it off you are limited to 3 meeting transcriptions, for accounts that signed up on or after 1 September 2026. Each free recording is capped at 2 hours.
Does Fireflies work without a bot?
Yes, on its desktop app, which records your computer's sound. Fireflies says that mode saves no audio or video file, and names speakers Speaker 1 and Speaker 2. The transcript is made in the cloud after the meeting ends.
Does Typort send a bot into my meeting?
No. Typort records on your computer. On Windows it records your microphone and your computer's sound, so you get both sides of the call. When a call starts, Typort asks if you want notes.
Does Typort work on a Mac?
Yes. Apple silicon Macs (M1 or later) with macOS 14.4 or later. On a Mac, meetings record your microphone for now, so the transcript is your side of the call.
Meeting notes, with no bot in the call.
Sources
Every Fireflies fact on this page comes from Fireflies' own website and documentation, checked on 2 November 2026. Typort facts come from the product itself.
| Free: "Unlimited transcription*" ("For shared bot meetings, chrome extension, and mobile app."), "400 mins of storage/team", "Recording limit" "2 Hours"; "Transcription in 100+ languages" | fireflies.ai/pricing |
| "Toggle OFF → You're limited to the Free plan's default of 3 meeting transcriptions."; "These limits apply to users who sign up on or after September 1, 2026." | Fireflies help: unlimited transcriptions on Free |
| "Recording without a Fireflies.ai Notetaker (bot) does not save audio or video files. Fireflies captures system audio and generates a transcript and summary once the meeting ends."; "Speakers appear as Speaker 1 / Speaker 2" | Fireflies help: recording without a bot |
| "including transcription providers and services like OpenAI and Anthropic" | Fireflies help: keeping information safe |
| "When you record audio offline with the Fireflies app, it saves locally as an "unprocessed file" until you're back online" | Fireflies help: unprocessed files |
| "Fireflies Talk turns what you say into clean text anywhere you work. Free and unlimited on every plan." | fireflies.ai/talk |
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