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Earth.fm vs NoteOwl

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Earth.fm compared with NoteOwl
DetailEarth.fm logo Earth.fmNoteOwl logo NoteOwl
What it doesPure, immersive natural soundscapes from around the world Private AI note taker for Mac that records meetings without a bot, fully on-device
StageEstablished Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inEE Not given
Pricing modelFree Not given
PricingNot given Free: unlimited dictation, voice notes, view and export transcripts. NoteOwl Pro: $79 lifetime licence for one Mac, includes meeting capture, speaker separation, summaries, action items, searchable memory, people profiles and commitments tracking. Try Pro free for 7 days with no card required.
Key features
  • 1200+ nature soundscapes from field recordists worldwide
  • Themed playlists
  • Daily new soundscape sharing
  • Sound map for discovery
  • iOS and Android apps
  • Mac OS app available
  • Records meetings from any app without a bot joining the call
What makes it different
  • Non-profit model with all revenue supporting recordings and artists
  • Curated by experts in soundscape ecology
  • Supports underprivileged field recordists globally
  • Everything runs on your Mac with no bot joining calls and nothing uploaded to servers
  • Lifetime $79 purchase instead of monthly subscription
  • Works fully offline including transcription and AI
  • Your notes and recordings stay in a folder on your Mac and are always yours to export
  • Automatic voice recognition learns and identifies speakers after naming them once
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)61 +2 (up) since last check8 +6 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)170
Citation Flow (Majestic)4113
Referring domains (Majestic)8363

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