The open-source tl;dv alternative
tl;dv A meeting recorder that captures Zoom/Meet/Teams calls with a bot, timestamps highlights, and shares clips. Ledgeur does the same core job — an accurate transcript and notes you can act on — but as open-source software that runs in your browser, so the audio never leaves your machine.
Freemium per-seat SaaS; bot-based recording; clips and transcripts hosted in tl;dv's cloud.
Where Ledgeur differs from tl;dv
- No recording bot — Ledgeur captures the tab audio directly.
- Local-first: transcripts stay in your browser unless you export them.
- Open source and self-hostable.
- No per-seat paywall for the core notetaking individuals rely on.
The audio never leaves
Whisper runs in your browser. So does speaker separation. There is no upload step to trust us about — open the network tab and check.
It learns who people are
Ledgeur separates the voices in a recording, and once you have named one, it recognises that person in every meeting afterwards. The voice prints stay on your device.
Nobody joins your call, and nobody can lock it out
No bot in the participant list, no awkward pause while people ask what it is. Ledgeur listens to the tab, the way you would. Which also means no video platform can revoke its access, the way they can with a bot that has to be admitted as a guest.
Free is the whole product
Unlimited recording, transcription, speakers, notes and search — permanently, for nothing. You pay when you want the record shared across a team, or open to your AI agents.
Try the tl;dv alternative
No account, no card, and no bot in your meeting. Open it and record your next call — or drag in one you already have.
Search demand (live Google Ads, US): ai meeting notes 1,300/mo · meeting recorder long-tail. The comparison reflects each tool’s publicly described model at the time of writing, not a judgement about its quality — tl;dv is good software that made a different architectural choice.