An AI note taker with no bot in your meeting
Capture your microphone, a browser tab's system audio, or both. OmniCanvas transcribes the conversation and turns it into editable decisions, action items, and follow-ups on the same infinite canvas as the rest of your notes.
The interactive sample needs no account. Live recording asks for a free account so transcription can run securely.
Choose the source
Record your microphone, system audio from a shared browser tab, or both together. Tell participants before recording; consent rules vary by location.
Keep the call bot-free
There is no extra attendee to admit or explain. Capture happens in your browser without a meeting-platform integration. System and tab audio support varies by browser and device.
Work from the result
Review the transcript, move the useful outputs around, connect them to project notes, and keep the meeting inside its real context.
One capture package
The outputs people actually return to
Bot-based capture vs. browser capture
AI meeting tools use different capture models: some join as a visible participant, while others record from a desktop app. OmniCanvas captures through your browser without adding a participant and lets you choose how transcription is processed. For sensitive calls, encrypted notes require on-device transcription and never fall back to cloud processing.
| Bot-based workflow | OmniCanvas | |
|---|---|---|
| Who shows up in the participant list | A named bot every attendee can see, and often has to admit | Nobody — capture happens on your machine |
| Transcription processing | Audio is sent to the provider for transcription | Choose on-device, cloud, or Auto; encrypted notes require on-device |
| External and client calls | Guests may refuse the bot, or IT may block it | Nothing to admit, so nothing to refuse |
| What you get afterwards | Typically a transcript and summary in a meeting library | Notes on the same canvas as the project they belong to |
Weighing up the alternatives? We keep a running comparison of the best AI meeting note takers, plus dedicated breakdowns of Otter.ai, Granola and Plaud.
Already have a transcript? Turn it into notes free
If your meeting tool already exported a transcript, you don't need an account to get something useful out of it. Paste it into the free AI meeting notes generator and get a summary, the decisions, action items and open questions — extracted in your browser, with nothing uploaded.
Open the free meeting notes generatorFrequently asked questions
- How do AI meeting notes work without a bot joining the call?
- OmniCanvas captures audio directly on your computer — your microphone, the system audio from a meeting tab, or both — instead of dialling a participant into the call. Because the capture is local, there is no extra attendee for anyone to admit, and the meeting tool you already use doesn't need to change.
- Does my meeting audio get uploaded?
- Transcription and recording sync are separate. On-device mode does not send audio to a transcription service; Cloud mode does, and Auto can use cloud processing when a local model is unavailable or fails. If a signed-in recording syncs, its audio can be uploaded for cross-device storage. For encrypted notes, the browser encrypts the recording before upload, transcription is forced to run on-device, and there is no cloud fallback.
- Is it legal to record a meeting this way?
- Recording laws vary by jurisdiction, and several US states plus many countries require every party to consent. OmniCanvas shows a consent reminder before recording, but the obligation is yours: tell participants you are recording, and get agreement before you start.
- How is this different from other AI meeting notetakers?
- Meeting tools use different capture models: some join as a visible bot, while others offer desktop capture. OmniCanvas does not require a bot, lets you choose on-device or cloud transcription, forces encrypted notes to use on-device transcription, and puts the output on an infinite canvas next to your project notes.
- Which meeting tools does it work with?
- OmniCanvas is not tied to a meeting-platform integration. It can record your microphone on supported devices, and supported desktop browsers can capture audio from a shared browser tab or screen. That covers browser-based calls in tools such as Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack, and Webex when the browser exposes their audio; exact system-audio support varies by browser, operating system, and what you share.
- Can I try it without recording a real meeting?
- Yes. The interactive sample walks a pre-recorded conversation through transcript, decisions and action items without an account. There is also a free browser tool that turns a transcript you already have into structured notes.
- What does it produce besides a transcript?
- A short recap, the decisions that were settled, action items with owners, open questions and dates — each as an editable canvas block you can move, link and connect to existing notes.