NoteOwl vs Jamie

A Jamie alternative that keeps your meetings on your Mac

NoteOwl is a Jamie alternative for Mac that keeps your meetings on your computer: like Jamie, no bot joins the call, but NoteOwl transcribes, summarizes and answers questions on the Mac itself, not on servers in the cloud.

Nothing is uploaded, it works the same with or without internet, your voice profiles stay on your Mac, and you pay once instead of subscribing — with free dictation into every app on top.

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What did you promise in your last meeting? NoteOwl remembers (0:51).
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Quick question. What did you actually promise in your last meeting? …Yeah. Me neither.

This is NoteOwl. It’s a Mac app that takes notes on your calls. And no, there’s no bot joining your meeting.

The second the call ends, it’s written everything up. What got decided. Who’s doing what. And by when.

All those promises end up in one list. What you owe people… and what they owe you.

And here’s the part that got me. You can just ask it. “What changed on the Ferncastle pilot?” And it shows you exactly where that came from.

The whole thing runs on your Mac. Nothing gets uploaded. It even works with the Wi-Fi off.

NoteOwl. It’s free to download. Try it on your next call.

Why choose NoteOwl over Jamie?

Because your meetings and voice profiles never leave your Mac, everything works the same with or without internet, and you pay once. On top of that you get free dictation in every app, every promise tracked, and a memory you can ask — offline.

  • Your meetings stay on your Mac

    Recording, transcription, summaries and chat all run on your Mac with on-device AI models, and nothing is uploaded. Jamie records on your computer, then sends the audio to its servers in Frankfurt to be transcribed, and cloud language models write the notes.[5,6]

  • The same online or offline

    Every feature works with Wi-Fi off, Chat included, after the one-time model download.

  • Pay once. No subscription.

    NoteOwl Pro is $79 once for your Mac. Jamie Plus is €21 a month, billed annually.[1]

  • Voice profiles stay on your Mac

    Speakers are separated in any call app. Name a voice once and it’s recognised in every meeting after, with the voice profile kept on your Mac. Jamie’s optional Speaker Memory stores voice profiles on its servers.[5]

  • No limits on meetings

    NoteOwl Pro records meetings of any length, as many as you like, and keeps the audio on your Mac so you can replay any line. Jamie Plus allows 20 AI notes a month, up to 2 hours each.[1,2]

  • Free dictation in every app

    Tap fn and talk in Mail, Slack, Notion or your code editor. Your words type at the cursor as you talk, and one tap polishes them in the right tone for each app — free and unlimited.

  • Ask every meeting, even offline

    Chat answers from your own meetings and notes and cites the passage it used — or tells you when nothing matches. ⌘K searches every meeting, note and person.

  • Every promise, and everyone you meet

    A board of what you owe and what you’re owed, a profile for everyone you meet, and prep pages from your Mac’s Calendar — Apple Calendar included.

An AI meeting summary in NoteOwl on a Mac: key decisions and action items by owner, with Summarize as above them
The summary of a four-minute client call, written on the Mac when the call ended.
NoteOwl's commitments board: I owe (13) and Owed to me (12), each promise with a due label, the person, and the meeting it came from
Commitments: what you owe and what you’re owed, sorted by what’s due.

How is NoteOwl different from Jamie?

Both take meeting notes without a bot. The difference is where the work happens: Jamie records on your computer and processes meetings on its servers in the EU[5,6]; NoteOwl does all of it on your Mac, with nothing uploaded.

Bot in the call
NoteOwlNone; records your microphone and your Mac’s audio
JamieNone; the desktop app records your microphone and your computer’s audio[4,9]
Where transcription and AI run
NoteOwlOn your Mac, with on-device AI models
JamieOn Jamie’s servers in the EU: the audio goes to a server in Frankfurt to be transcribed, and cloud language models write the notes[5,6,7]
Where notes are stored
NoteOwlA folder on your Mac; never uploaded
JamieAn EU-based database, until you delete them or close your account[5]
Meeting audio
NoteOwlKept on your Mac, so you can replay any line or transcribe again
JamieDeleted once it is transcribed; only the transcript and summary are kept[5,7]
Voice profiles
NoteOwlKept on your Mac; never uploaded
JamieThe optional Speaker Memory creates and stores voice profiles of speakers on Jamie’s servers[5]
Training on your data
NoteOwlNothing is uploaded; the app has no analytics or telemetry
JamieJamie says neither it nor its providers use meeting content to train AI models[4,5]
Works offline
NoteOwlEverything, after the one-time model download
JamieJamie transcribes and summarizes on its servers, so it needs a connection to produce notes[5,8]
Price
NoteOwl$79 once for one Mac; no subscription
JamiePlus €21 a month billed annually, or €25 month to month; Pro €39 a month billed annually, or €47 month to month; prices in euros[1,3]
Monthly limits
NoteOwlNone: no limit on meetings or notes
JamiePlus: 20 AI notes a month; Pro: unlimited[1,2]
Meeting length
NoteOwlNo limit; audio is saved to disk as you record
JamiePlus: up to 2 hours a meeting; Pro: up to 5 hours[1,2]
Import recordings
NoteOwlMP3, WAV, M4A, AIFF, FLAC, AAC and MP4 files, with speaker labels
JamieNo import feature found in Jamie’s Help Center, pricing table or changelog[1,15,16]
Speaker names
NoteOwlSpeakers separated in any call app; name a voice once and it’s recognised in later meetings; voice profiles stay on your Mac
JamieYou name speakers after a meeting and Jamie recognises them in later meetings; it also suggests names from your calendar and the conversation[11,15]
Chat with your meetings
NoteOwlAnswers from your own meetings and notes, citing the passage; works offline
JamieAsk AI across all your meetings, one meeting or a tag, listing the meetings it used[12]
Dictation into other apps
NoteOwlYes, free and unlimited; one tap polishes it in the right tone for each app
JamieNone found in Jamie’s Help Center or pricing[1,16]
Getting notes out
NoteOwlCopy any note into any app, export it as Markdown, PDF, text or SRT, or export everything as plain files
JamieCopy a meeting’s notes, email them, or share a link[13,14]
Devices
NoteOwlMac
JamieMac, Windows, iPhone and Android, plus a web app[5,9,10]
Mac requirements
NoteOwlmacOS 26 or later, Apple silicon, 16 GB memory
JamiemacOS 14.4 or later, according to Jamie’s Help Center[9]
Jamie’s column is taken from Jamie’s own website, Help Center, privacy policy and terms, checked on 27 September 2026; the numbers link to the sources.

Jamie pricing

Is NoteOwl cheaper than Jamie?

Yes, for one person on one Mac. NoteOwl Pro is $79 once. Jamie prices in euros: Plus is €21 a month billed annually (€252 a year) and Pro is €39 a month billed annually (€468 a year), per its pricing page on 27 September 2026.[1,3]

And you can start free: dictation and voice notes are free forever, and every Pro feature is free for 7 days in the app, with no card. After that, NoteOwl Pro has no monthly limit on meetings or notes.

What one person pays

  • NoteOwl ProOnce, for one Mac$79once
  • Jamie Plus, billed annually€21 a month€252a year
  • Jamie Pro, billed annually€39 a month€468a year
NoteOwl’s price is in US dollars. Jamie lists its prices in euros, so neither is converted. Billed month to month, Plus is €25 a month and Pro €47. Plus includes 20 AI notes a month, each meeting up to 2 hours; Pro has unlimited AI notes, each meeting up to 5 hours.[1,2,3] Jamie’s euro list prices, checked 27 September 2026; yearly totals are the monthly price × 12.

Where does Jamie process your meetings?

On its servers in the EU. Jamie records on your computer, sends the audio to a server in Frankfurt to be transcribed and then deletes it; cloud language models write the notes, which are kept in an EU database.[5,6,7]

Jamie, in its own words

“Jamie runs locally on your device and captures the conversation directly through your microphone and system audio.”[4]
“When you start a recording, the audio is captured on your device and transmitted to our servers, where it is transcribed by an AI-based speech recognition service. The transcript is then analysed by large language models to identify important points and create the summary.”[5]
“Audio is processed as a live stream for transcription and deleted immediately afterward — only the text transcript and summary are retained, in the EU.”[7]
“If you or your organisation activate the optional ‘Speaker Memory’ function, we create and store voice profiles (voice embeddings) of speakers …”[5]

NoteOwl

Recording, transcription, speaker detection, summaries, search and chat all run on the Mac. Recordings, transcripts, notes and voice profiles are never uploaded to NoteOwl or anyone else, and the app has no analytics or telemetry.

The audio stays on your Mac too, so you can replay any line of a transcript or transcribe a meeting again.

The only network use: the one-time model download, update checks and, for Pro, signing in and an occasional licence check — none of which sends what you record. How NoteOwl takes meeting notes without a bot

A person’s profile in NoteOwl with their voice marked as recognised and a Forget button beside it, above their company, title and relationship summary
A named voice on a person’s profile, from past meetings. The voice profile stays on the Mac; Forget removes it.

When is Jamie the better choice?

When you want a cloud service. Jamie transcribes and summarizes your meetings on its servers in the EU and keeps the notes there. If you want your meetings on your Mac, online or offline, choose NoteOwl.[5,6]

Can you switch from Jamie to NoteOwl?

Yes, starting with your next meeting. Download NoteOwl, and the next call you take is transcribed and summarized on your Mac. Recordings you already have as audio or video files can be imported into NoteOwl Pro and transcribed with speaker labels.

When the call ends you have the summary and the action items; Summarize as rewrites the summary in any of 22 templates, and NoteOwl drafts a follow-up when you ask. Your notes are never locked in: copy any note into any app, or export it as Markdown, PDF, text or SRT — or all of your data at once as plain files.

Sources

Last checked . Jamie facts are quoted or summarised from Jamie’s own website, Help Center, privacy policy and terms, using Jamie’s euro list prices. Plans and policies change; check them before you decide.

  1. [1]Jamie, Pricing
  2. [2]Jamie Help Center, Subscriptions & Plans
  3. [3]Jamie, Jamie LLM Info — “Pricing in Euros; USD approximate”
  4. [4]Jamie, Security
  5. [5]Jamie, Privacy policy
  6. [6]Jamie Help Center, Data handling
  7. [7]Jamie Help Center, Security & Compliance
  8. [8]Jamie, Terms of service
  9. [9]Jamie Help Center, Quickstart
  10. [10]Jamie Help Center, Mobile App
  11. [11]Jamie Help Center, Identify Speakers
  12. [12]Jamie Help Center, Ask AI
  13. [13]Jamie Help Center, Meeting Output
  14. [14]Jamie Help Center, Share Meetings
  15. [15]Jamie, Changelog
  16. [16]Jamie, Help Center — all 84 pages, searched for importing recordings and dictation

FAQ

Questions about NoteOwl and Jamie

Is there a Jamie alternative that runs on your Mac?

Yes. NoteOwl takes meeting notes with no bot, like Jamie, but runs its transcription, summaries and chat on your Mac with on-device AI models, so your meetings are never uploaded and everything works offline after a one-time model download. Jamie transcribes and summarizes meetings on its servers in the EU.

Is NoteOwl cheaper than Jamie?

Yes, for one person on one Mac. NoteOwl Pro is $79 once, with a 7-day free trial and no card, and NoteOwl’s dictation is free forever. Jamie prices in euros: Plus is €21 a month billed annually (€252 a year) and Pro is €39 a month billed annually (€468 a year). Prices checked on 27 September 2026.

Where does Jamie transcribe my meetings?

On its servers. Jamie’s privacy policy and Help Center say the Jamie app records on your computer and sends the audio to a server in Frankfurt, Germany, where it is transcribed and then deleted; cloud language models write the notes, which are stored in the EU. NoteOwl transcribes and summarizes on your Mac and uploads nothing.

Does NoteOwl join my calls?

No. Like Jamie, NoteOwl records your microphone and your Mac’s audio, so no bot joins your Zoom, Google Meet or Teams call. Nothing tells the other people that you are taking notes, so tell them yourself — it is the right thing to do and, in many places, the law.

Where does NoteOwl store voice profiles?

On your Mac. Name a voice once in NoteOwl and it’s recognised in every meeting after, and the voice profile never leaves your Mac. Jamie’s privacy policy says that if its optional Speaker Memory is turned on, Jamie creates and stores voice profiles of speakers.

Does NoteOwl work offline?

Yes. NoteOwl records, transcribes, summarizes and answers questions on your Mac, so every feature works offline after a one-time model download, Chat included. Your meetings are never uploaded, with or without a connection.

Does NoteOwl have a free plan?

Yes. Dictation into any app and voice notes are free forever, with no limit. Meeting notes, chat and the rest of Pro are free for 7 days in the app, with no card; after that Pro is $79 once.

Does NoteOwl run on Windows or iPhone?

No. NoteOwl is a Mac app for macOS 26 or later on Apple silicon with 16 GB of memory. Its AI runs on the Mac itself, which is what keeps your meetings off the cloud.

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About NoteOwl

NoteOwl is private AI meeting notes and memory for the Mac. It captures meetings without a bot joining the call, labels every speaker, writes summaries and action items, and builds a memory of every conversation that you can chat with — fully offline, because the speech recognition and the AI run on the Mac itself. Dictation into any app is free; Pro is a one-time purchase.

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