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NoteOwl vs Quillo

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NoteOwl compared with Quillo
DetailNoteOwl logo NoteOwlQuillo logo Quillo
What it doesPrivate AI note taker for Mac that records meetings without a bot, fully on-device Listen to any text, understand it with AI
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PricingFree: 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. Free: all on-device features. Starter Monthly $4.99, Starter Yearly $34.99, Pro Monthly $9.99, Pro Yearly $69.99 (US prices; local pricing in other regions). Starter gives 30 minutes of cloud voice and 15 Ai pages per month; Pro gives 90 minutes and 40 pages.
Key features
  • Records meetings from any app without a bot joining the call
  • Read PDF, Word, EPUB and text files aloud in natural voice
  • Quillo Ai assistant for document questions and summaries
  • Exam and quiz maker from notes and documents
  • Document scanner with text recognition and edge detection
  • PDF tools: merge, split, compress, edit, convert, password protect
  • E-signature, letterhead and stamp features
  • Translation in 13 languages with listen capability
  • Google Drive sync across devices
  • Voice chat with AI
What makes it different
  • 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
  • One unified app with reading, AI, scanning, PDF tools and signatures
  • Designed for accessibility: voice-first for blind and low-vision users
  • AI quality levels: Fast, Balanced, and Most careful for different needs
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DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)10 −1 (down) since last check5 +5 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)00
Citation Flow (Majestic)134
Referring domains (Majestic)31

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