Hedy

Hedy is a meeting assistant for people who want transcripts, summaries and action items alongside calendar integrations. It suits individuals who value desktop meeting capture and broad language coverage; the main trade-off is a five-hour monthly ceiling on its free plan.

Overview

Hedy combines meeting capture with transcription and post-meeting follow-up, supporting Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Webex and FaceTime. Its 36 transcription languages make it a potential fit for multilingual conversations, while calendar integrations help connect it to scheduled meetings. Capture is desktop-based, so it is less suited to people who need a mobile-first recording workflow.

Key features

• Transcription in 36 languages: Broad language coverage is useful for teams and individuals working across languages. The free plan covers 30+ languages, rather than the full stated count.
• Summaries and action items: Hedy is designed to turn meeting capture into follow-up material, not just a transcript.
• Desktop meeting capture: It works with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Webex and FaceTime. That range spans major video meeting platforms and Apple's calling service, but the capture mode is desktop-based.
• Calendar integrations: Calendar support complements meeting capture for people organizing work around scheduled calls.

Pricing

Hedy uses a freemium model, with paid plans from $12.99 a month. The free tier is useful for occasional use, but its monthly hours and per-session insight allowance may constrain regular meeting-heavy work.

Free is the sensible starting point for light users who can stay within five hours each month. Pro removes meeting-length and session-count limits, making it the better fit for frequent users; the stated benefits do not describe a separate monthly hour cap. Lifetime trades a larger one-time outlay for no recurring fees and future updates. Its price is expressed as $299 a month, while the payment term is one-time.

Platforms

Hedy supports web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. Its meeting capture is desktop-based, so the mobile apps do not change the stated capture mode.

Who it's for

Hedy is strongest for individuals who want transcripts and meeting follow-up in one workflow, use one of its supported meeting platforms, and benefit from multilingual transcription. Free can suit occasional users; Pro suits people who need unlimited sessions and meeting length. Those who require mobile capture or have recurring use beyond the free monthly allowance should consider the paid tier or another service.

Pros and cons

• Pro: 36 transcription languages, with 30+ included on Free, serve multilingual use cases.
• Pro: Summaries and action items extend the utility beyond storing a transcript.
• Pro: Support for five named meeting platforms and calendar integrations covers a broad scheduled-meeting workflow.
• Con: Free is capped at five hours per month and 30 minutes of real-time insights per session, limiting heavier use.
• Con: Meeting capture is desktop-based, which may not suit users whose meetings are primarily mobile.

Alternatives

For a wider comparison, browse Meeting Intelligence Software or AI Meeting Assistants.

• Fellow is worth considering if a free trial and a free allowance of five AI notes per user are a better starting point.
• Circleback may suit people who want AI meeting notes and action items for online and in-person meetings, with limited automations on its free plan.
• Notta is an option for users who prefer a free plan with one seat and 120 transcription minutes per month.
• Laxis may be a better fit for light transcription users comfortable with 300 minutes per month, 30 days of conversation history and a 45-minute recording maximum on Basic.
• Mem Agent is another freemium option.
• Read AI is worth comparing for a free plan capped at five meetings per month and covering 20+ languages.
• Colibri.ai offers a free tier with one user, five transcription hours per month and a 40-minute maximum recording length.
• Grain is another freemium alternative.

Verdict

Choose Hedy if you want desktop meeting capture, follow-up notes and broad transcription language coverage, and its supported meeting platforms match your routine. Its free plan is a practical way to start, but five hours per month is a real constraint; frequent users will need Pro, while anyone who needs mobile capture should look elsewhere.