NoteOwl vs Vidyst

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NoteOwl compared with Vidyst
Detail	NoteOwl	Vidyst
What it does	Private AI note taker for Mac that records meetings without a bot, fully on-device	Stream, record and bring guests on from one Mac app
Stage	Not given	Not given
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Pricing model	Not given	Free trial
Pricing	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.	Basic: $10 a month or $100 a year, billed yearly. Creator (most popular): $35 a month or $350 a year, billed yearly. All plans include a 14-day free trial.
Key features	Records meetings from any app without a bot joining the call	Multistream to 2-7 destinations simultaneously depending on plan Simultaneous horizontal and vertical recording from single take Browser-based guest joining without app installation Individual audio track recording per guest 4K60 recording with hardware HEVC encoding Six customizable layout options with one-click switching Crash-safe recording that saves up to moment of interruption iPhone and iPad remote control via local network
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	Stream to YouTube, Twitch, X, Instagram and any stream key all simultaneously Automatic simultaneous horizontal and vertical streaming in one take Guests join via browser link with individual audio tracks for editing All platform chat in one unified interface Works entirely on Mac with privacy by design
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Open source	Not given	Not given
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Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	10 −1 (down) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	2
Citation Flow (Majestic)	13	17
Referring domains (Majestic)	3	5

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