JotMe

JotMe is a multilingual meeting and event tool built around live translation, transcripts, and meeting notes. It is best suited to groups that need to include participants who speak different languages, especially when guests should not need to install an app. Its breadth of language support and caption-sharing options stands out, but frequent users will likely need a paid plan.

Overview

JotMe brings together real-time translation, transcription, notes, and chatbot features for multilingual conversations. Its live translation is designed to interpret speech intent and meaning as a discussion evolves, rather than treating each spoken phrase in isolation. That makes it a stronger fit for following a live exchange than for users who only need a record of what was said.

Key features

Translation, transcripts, and notes

The service supports more than 200 languages. It can create speaker-labeled transcripts live or from uploaded audio and video, and users can search transcripts later. Meeting notes and summaries can be generated in participants’ languages, with memos available to add context. These features make JotMe useful both during a multilingual meeting and when participants need a written record afterward.

Live captions and voice translation can be shared by link, QR code, or subtitles on camera without requiring recipients to install an app. That is a practical advantage for events and meetings with guests who may not want to download another tool. JotMe describes use with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, and in-person meetings. Its homepage says no bot joins calls; for Zoom, it says audio is captured on the user’s computer.

Security and data

JotMe says it is GDPR compliant, encrypts data in transit and at rest, and does not use recordings or transcripts to train its AI models or sell them to third parties. It says customers retain ownership of their data. Its SOC 2 Type II audit is in progress, so teams that require a completed audit may prefer to wait.

Pricing

JotMe has a free plan and paid plans starting at $10/user/mo with annual billing. A free trial is available. The free tier is suitable for occasional use, but its monthly translation and transcription allowances are limited.

• Free: free, billed per user/month annually. Includes 20 monthly live-translation or real-time-summary minutes, 5 AI credits, 50 monthly transcription minutes, the last 5 recordings, and 5 custom terms. This is a way to try the core workflow, but the minute limits are likely to constrain recurring meetings.
• Pro: $10 a year per user/month, billed at $120 annually and marked as saving 50%. Includes 200 monthly live-translation or summary minutes, 20 AI credits, unlimited Google Meet Chrome-extension transcription, 500 desktop/file transcription minutes, 300k AI text-translation tokens, and the last 20 recordings. It suits individual users who need a meaningful increase over Free, though the monthly live-translation allowance still has a ceiling.
• Premium: $15 a year per user/month, billed at $180 annually and marked as saving 50%. Includes 500 monthly live-translation or summary minutes, 50 AI credits, 2,000 desktop/file transcription minutes, 700k AI text-translation tokens, 50 custom vocabulary terms, unlimited recordings, and priority support. This is the better fit for heavier individual use, with more generous minutes and no recording-count cap.
• Teams: Starting at $30 monthly with annual billing, or $60 monthly. It includes flexible scaling, centralized billing, and an admin dashboard, making it the option for organizations that need shared administration rather than individual subscriptions.
• Enterprise: Custom pricing for fast-growing global businesses and large enterprises.

Plan allowances differ substantially: Free keeps only five recordings and offers 20 monthly live-translation or summary minutes, while Pro raises those limits but retains a 20-recording cap. Premium removes the recording cap and increases the monthly allowance. Users choosing a paid tier should weigh those caps against how often they need live translation and how much audio or file transcription they process.

Platforms

JotMe offers Android and iPhone apps, Mac and Windows desktop apps, a web version, and a Chrome extension for Google Meet. Its stated meeting coverage across Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, and in-person use gives it several ways to fit different meeting settings.

Who it's for

JotMe is a good choice for multilingual teams, event organizers, and individuals who want participants to follow captions without installing software. It also suits users who need translated notes alongside searchable, speaker-labeled transcripts. It is less compelling for people whose main requirement is high-volume transcription at no cost, since the free plan allows 50 transcription minutes monthly.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Support for more than 200 languages and translation that aims to account for conversational intent make it suited to cross-language discussions.
• Pros: Link, QR code, and on-camera subtitle sharing let guests follow along without installing an app.
• Pros: Live or uploaded-file transcription, searchable transcripts, and multilingual notes cover both the meeting and its follow-up.
• Cons: Free users get only 20 monthly live-translation or summary minutes and 50 transcription minutes, limiting sustained use.
• Cons: Pro still caps retained recordings at 20; unlimited recordings require Premium.
• Cons: The SOC 2 Type II audit is in progress, which may not meet organizations that require a completed audit.

Alternatives

For a broader set of meeting-recording options, browse Meeting Recording Software.

• Bluedot is worth considering if a free meeting-recording option with a Chrome extension and desktop and mobile apps is the priority; its free plan allows 5 meetings for a lifetime.
• Notta may suit users who want a free plan with 120 transcription minutes per month and one seat.
• Grain is an alternative for those who want a free notetaker seat with 45-minute meetings and 20 bot-recorded meetings for personal email users.
• OpenWhispr may fit users who want an always-free option with 2,000 words per week of transcription and five hours of meeting recordings per month.
• Read AI is an alternative with a free plan capped at five meetings per month and support for more than 20 languages.
• Avoma is another option for teams comparing meeting software.
• Fathom may suit users who prioritize unlimited recordings and transcriptions on a free plan, with bot or bot-free capture.
• MeetGeek is another option for people comparing meeting transcription software.

Verdict

Choose JotMe if multilingual meetings are central to your work and you want translation, transcripts, translated notes, and guest-friendly caption sharing in one service. Its main advantage is that participants can follow along without installing an app; its main drawback is that the free allowances are narrow and heavier use requires a paid tier. Look elsewhere if your priority is generous free transcription rather than live multilingual support.