The local-first tl;dv alternative
tl;dv is built around clipping and sharing meeting moments, and sales and product teams like it for that. If your job is recording your own calls rather than building a shared highlight library, tl;dv's bot and cloud storage are overhead. Autorec records locally and costs €20 once.
People rarely leave a meeting notetaker because it stopped working. They leave for three reasons, and Autorec was built to fix all of them.
A bot in the call is awkward
tl;dv records by sending a bot into the meeting, where it shows up as a participant. Autorec captures the meeting window from your desktop, so the call has no extra attendee.
Every call ends up in someone else's cloud
tl;dv stores recordings and transcripts in its cloud so clips can be shared from a link. Autorec keeps the recording, transcript, and summary on your disk, and the app sends no telemetry.
The per-seat bill keeps climbing
tl;dv has a free plan, but paid seats are $18 per user per month, so cost scales with headcount. Autorec is a single €20 purchase. The free tier covers 3 recordings per 24 hours at 40 minutes each.
Side by side
| How it works | Autorec | tl;dv |
|---|---|---|
| Recording method | Records the meeting window from your desktop. No bot joins the call. | A bot joins the call as a visible participant. |
| Where recordings live | On your disk. Nothing is uploaded. | Uploaded to the vendor's cloud. |
| Transcription | On-device with whisper.cpp. Writes .txt and .srt, plus an AI summary. | Processed in the vendor's cloud. |
| Pricing | €20 once per major version. Free tier: 3 recordings / 24h, 40 min each. | $18/user/mo (free plan available) |
| Works offline | Yes. Recording and transcription run with no internet connection. | No, needs an internet connection. |
Where Autorec is the wrong choice
Autorec is single-user. There is no team admin, no shared library, and no analytics dashboard. It has no mobile app and no CRM integrations, and it doesn't do anything live during the call. macOS is in development and not shipped yet. If your team needs a shared searchable archive or CRM sync, a cloud tool is the better fit, and this page is not trying to talk you out of it.
Common questions
Can I clip and share moments the way tl;dv does?
Not inside Autorec. It produces a full MP4 plus a transcript and summary on your disk. You can trim and share that file with any video editor, but there is no built-in clip library or share-by-link feature.
Does Autorec have team features like tl;dv?
No. Autorec is single-user with no shared workspace, no team admin, and no analytics. If a shared library is the point of tl;dv for you, that is a real gap and tl;dv is the better fit.
Which platforms does Autorec record?
It auto-detects Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet, and records them from the desktop without a bot. Other windows can be recorded manually.
Where do my recordings end up?
In a folder on your own computer, as a standard MP4 with a .txt transcript and an .srt subtitle file alongside it. Nothing is uploaded to Autorec or anywhere else.
See for yourself
Download the free tier and record your next call. 3 recordings every 24 hours, 40 minutes each, no account needed. The full version is €20, paid once.
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