Otter

Vorteile

It connects with your calendar (but only one) so you can just click your meeting and hit record. That's fantastic. It keeps all metadata present (who, what) so you can come back to it.

Nachteile

The bot kept joining meetings without me and it wasn't obvious how to stop this. Most abrasive on Teams meetings where everyone gets a notification that my robot has started the call. Then sends aggy emails about how nobody was in the meeting. Somewhat amusing, sometimes embarrassing when on client.

Vorteile

Open the app or webpage and talk or play speech into the tool, and it transcribes the whole thing, making it easy to download as text - write articles, or summarise blogs, podcasts, presentations, etc easily

Nachteile

Nothing specific... I only use the basics though.

Vorteile

It was easy to link up to Zoom and read through the transcription.

Nachteile

The transcriptions that were given were often cut off and incorrect, so having to go over them again, including the summary made using Otter void. At least the free version.

Vorteile

I think this is such a game changing tool! I love that it creates to do lists and summaries. It makes organizing thoughts and meetings so much easier

Nachteile

Nothing! I think its excellent and one of my most helpful tools

Vorteile

Otter's transcripts were fast, accurate, and easy to export to other systems.

Nachteile

It was too expensive to upgrade compared to other similar offerings.

Vorteile

I love that instead of having to rely on handwritten notes through out a meeting I can actually focus on what is happening, knowing that I will have both a recording of the meeting and a transcription to use for the after-meeting minutes.

Nachteile

The 30-minute recording upload limit is a bummer but I can work around it. I do wish I could use the allotted time each month in whatever amount I needed.

Vorteile

1.When I first used Otter I was amazed by its accuracy and the way it interpreted multiple sounds and speakers.
2. Export options are essential for transforming your podcast, video, or other content into a blog post or recycled content.
3.Price is reasonable, and even the cheapest subscription plan provides a significant amount of transcription time.
4. It takes relatively little time to upload and transcribe recordings.

Nachteile

1. Earlier the site would give 600 minutes of free transcription services every month which was helpful for beginners to get started, now that option is reduced to only 3 imports.
2. The main drawback is that while an individual can create a folder under their account, they cannot share it with other members of the group or with extra work email accounts.
3. The editor's quick keys are weird. Frequently, I discovered that a key did two things at once when I only wanted it to do one.

Vorteile

I tested multiple apps on the same recording and the accuracy of Otter's auto-generated transcript was amazing - MUCH better than the others. The speaker had a British accent which is notoriously challenging for transcription tools. But Otter hardly had any problems with it.

Otter also did not drop words when the podcast intro/outro music was playing, which was another problem I had with other apps.

One more pleasant surprise was that Otter automatically ignored filler words.

The editing workflow was pretty smooth for the relatively minor correcting I need to do.

Nachteile

One feature that I missed - and that the other transcription apps had - was global find and replace, which is a common feature in word processing tools. For instance, if a name has an unusual spelling and the speaker repeats it multiple times in the recording, I should be able to change all instances with the click of a button. You just tell the software what to look for and what to change it to.

Another feature that someone looking for an all-in-one tool might miss is the ability to edit the recording itself.

Vorteile

Otter helps me, as a student or a freelancer, to get a written transcription of a written text. This is helpful because I don't normally write out my learning videos subtitles and even if want to focus on the text not watching the overall video.
Having any of my visuals audio written and have the ability to edit it is something impressive and saves a lot of time.
I am looking forward to gaining more experience with the software and using it for my freelancing work.
The software has good features to edit, highlight the text. Even if I want to upload an image or insert a comment, all of that is easy to use. It has access to different applications like zoom, which is very nice.

Nachteile

The software has a few cons, like taking some time to upload the file, but it sends me a notification while it is done.
In the end, it is already a software which has some issue with accuracy especially with difficult accent cases and background noise .

Vorteile

It's very nice for English who speaks the US but not good for regional languages who speak Native English or any other regional languages it doesn't work. For Indian English, it doesn't capture all the words

Nachteile

I like the notepads. From this software, I can write the minutes of meeting in a very short time.

Vorteile

What they say they can do is great. Unfortunately, the support is horrific.

Nachteile

I purchased Otter a year ago. I was able to transcribe a few videos. Then in early spring I tried to transcribe the rest of my videos. They would not upload. I went back and forth with support trying to get this fixed. The issue was not fixed and I was told it was being forwarded to someone else. No one ever got back to me and it has been a month. I sent another email and still no response. At this point my subscription will be up soon and I will not renew.

Vorteile

Otter is incredibly easy to use, where in 'live transcription' or recorded transcription.
The transcription itself is generally accurate. There are mistakes (I'd be astounded if there weren't) but it gets the transcription generally correct and then it is a pretty easy process to skim through it and edit the text as appropriate (editing is an absolute breeze!)

Nachteile

The payment tiers are a little restrictive - you don't get much for free with the service.

Vorteile

It keeps track of all the minutes of meetings by transcribing them in real-time. One can easily search the word and go to the timestamp of the video rather than watching the whole video to search for something.
Transcribing the meeting becomes really powerful as it saves time for a recap and filters out all the important information with the advanced search option.
I like that one can directly record an audio for transcription without needing to connect to meeting app.

Nachteile

In my experience the quality of transcription I get in Otter varies a lot depending on the microphone or headset I am using. For some headsets, the transcription does not work as well when compared to others even though all my headsets are of good quality.
The quality of transcription varies especially as different people in meetings can have different speaker volumes and accents.
The upload time for pre-recorded zoom videos is too long in my experience, take about an hour for a 1 Gb file.

Vorteile

the recorder that is on the actual app and the fact that I can record and immediately upload my own voice as the lack of a better word - the Algorithm

Nachteile

That it only does English and European languages and no African languages

Vorteile

Otter makes uploading and transcribing easy. I tried free trials on a couple of other transcription sites, and none of them were as intuitive or clean interface-wise as Otter. The speech recognition is pretty good, and it's very easy to edit when needed.

Nachteile

I would rather be able to pay a per-hour cost than a subscription, but that's not a big deal. With the annual subscription, the price is manageable.

Vorteile

It works so well as a native software for my zoom and teams meetings. It really helped me so I could focus on meetings and not on taking notes the entire time.

Nachteile

Some times it doesn't get the right speaker the credit. Mislabels them and I have to go back and fix.

Vorteile

The transcription feature is so amazing! I have used it so many times to understand what the client meeting was all about especially when building proposals.

Nachteile

Have yet to find a problem in the app. I mean it has a quick widget on iOS also!

Vorteile

I loved how Otter helps me transcribe my previously-preached sermons so that I can conduct effective "post-game analysis." Specifically, I can go back and see the variety of words I used when I preached; how repetitive I was; and what was the level of complexity or difficulty of the individual words I used.

Nachteile

The one thing I found particularly frustrating about this software was the amount of time it takes to upload an audio file to Otter... it would sometimes take over twenty minutes to upload one of my sermon audio files in order for it to be transcripts. I also didn't like that the free version of Otter cuts off an audio file at the 45 minute mark, as I tend to preach about 50 minutes (so I often miss out on the last five minutes).

Vorteile

The software is reasonably priced and does quite a decent job of trascriptions. Its quick and reasonably accurate for a first draft.

Nachteile

Nothing to not like about it. the transcriptions are not 100%, but thats fine. Sure beats other tools out there at the same price range.

Vorteile

I love how easy Otter is to use and to go back and reference and search notes.

Nachteile

The price! I am not sure how much other similar products cost but it would be nice if it was a little cheaper for each month.

Vorteile

In South Africa there are many accents and Otter has been excellent at decoding these accents. The tool is very accurate and editing is easy especially with the various playback options. The interface is clean and easy to use.

Nachteile

For the purposes I use it for Otter has the functionality I need. I really can't think of things I don't like. There is functionality that I don't use but I can definitely see how it could be useful in other situations.

Vorteile

I like how easy it is to use. Their creation of the transcript is relatively quick.

Nachteile

I have to edit through the words that are interpreted wrong, which takes some time.

Vorteile

Ease of use, very functional for meeting minutes

Nachteile

Doesn’t always pick up the conversation clearly

Vorteile

Ease of use from simple installations to immediately navigating the intuitive interface

Nachteile

The transcript quality varies significantly based on computer speakers

Vorteile

I love to use this as a way to add transcripts to my podcast blog page but it is also effective to have it running in the background during interviews and conversations that I need to reference and quote later.

Nachteile

The free version does that upload time limits so If you have a long audio file it will not transcribe the whole thing. But the value for the upgrade is worth it.

Vorteile

I love the instant transcription feature and the fact that you can 'set and forget' Otter with your meetings -- the app will ask to join your calls and take notes, summarize your conversations, and can even take screenshots so you don't forget details.

Nachteile

I can't figure out how to uninvite Otter to some of my events that are offline and don't have a conference call, even if I toggle the app off in specific events in the dashboard. Otter still tries to attend the event in my calendar reminding me when my kid's kindergarten starts and stops. :) I've toggled it 'off' for this event in the dashboard, but that hasn't resolved the issue. I consider this to be a minor problem given how powerful the app is for my workflow.

By the way, I haven't had an issue removing or uninviting Otter from a video conference call, JUST in-person events, which Otter can't 'attend' anyway! LOL.

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Vorteile

I normally have about 10 to 15 meetings a week and before using order I actually had a notebook for each call, forgot most of the data that I had to write within the meeting but at the end I used Otter, and completely relied on the transcription software

Nachteile

I find that sometimes it does not transcribe words perfectly well, and when you go back, it's hard to actually know what the person was talking about. It has improved, though.

Vorteile

Otter is easy to use and also i love it for its accurate transcription and it's collaboration features,it allow me to work with languages other than English and also its amazing for Finding specific information inside transcripts fast is made possible by the search and organization tools, it's useful for converting audio and video footage into written formats for blogs, articles, and other types of content and also support for subtitles and closed captions .Otter make my work as a freelancer easier and save time and effort.

Nachteile

really nothing it have great features it helps me in my work, i have all features i need in one app.

Vorteile

It's ease of use and flexibility. I use it for everything. After being a writer for more than 30yrs, I had a stroke that left me struggling for a bit to write for long periods of time like I used to. When I found Otter a few years ago, it immediately allowed me to speak exactly what I wanted to say, and having it transcribed and ready to edit and share was incredible. I tell everyone I know about Otter.

Nachteile

Can't do a good search for older files, or much with video, on the lower tier plans.

Vorteile

Otter is incredibly user-friendly and intuitive. It has streamlined my workflow significantly.

Nachteile

While Otter is excellent, it occasionally struggles with accurately transcribing complex technical terms. However, this is a minor issue compared to its overall utility.

Vorteile

Otter is easy to use and can even record directly from your microphone (thus getting around the rigamarole of inviting the AI assistant into specific meetings/dealing with outages.

Nachteile

Otter can only really transcribe English, and even then fast speakers, individuals with heavy accents, or irregular speech patterns (repeated use of 'uh' , 'ah' and other fillers, raising and lowering one's voice multiple times in a sentence, etc) seems to baffle it.

Vorteile

It was good until they changed the terms after 2 months of new contract. Then they instituted limits and would not respond to my customer support requests.

Nachteile

It was good until they changed the terms after 2 months of new contract. Then they instituted limits and would not respond to my customer support requests.

Vorteile

I love the overview I received after the calls were done and the automated mail system.

Nachteile

I think the breakdown could have been more detailed

Vorteile

You don't have to worry about taking notes during meetings.

Nachteile

The free subscription is very limited if you attend meetings regularly which is capped at 300 monthly transcription minutes; 30 minutes per conversation.

Vorteile

The transcript is very accurate, rarely any need for a manual correction.

Nachteile

Offers way more features than we actually need and use.

Vorteile

Not much really, while The back of house looks easy to use, I found it in reality not

Nachteile

The install and set up where you only get an allocated half an hour from an advisor was no good

Vorteile

Otter is an easy, accessible service. It is like having a personal assistant at your elbow who takes the best meeting notes ever, thus freeing you up to be more "present" in meetings. Otter can also be used with Zoom (and it is transparent, so people know that it's providing a transcription, which is good), with the result, again, that I don't have to worry about capturing all the ideas, thoughts, etc. that happen in a Zoom.

Nachteile

Early on, I was concerned that Otter would not figure out industry-specific jargon, but that has not been an issue.

Vorteile

Note-taking and detail is critical in my line of work, and Otter helps me and my team accurately collect and capture information. It's made life so much easier.

Nachteile

Sometimes it's inaccurate – but that is easily resolved by playing back the recording and the timestamps feature solves any mistakes quickly.

Vorteile

The product is great, it takes notes whether I am on the call or not and summarizes them by topic. I often use the transcriptions to reference notes from a meeting or those that I missed.

Nachteile

Limited time recording - I believe only 30-45 minutes. Maybe since we're on the trial version.

Vorteile

- Accurate transcription in real time, integrates with zoom- Super easy to use- Variety of features, including speaker identification, smart notes, and search and share- Affordable pricing plans

Nachteile

Accuracy can decrease for noisy recordings or for recordings with accents. Also limited language support. Otter currently only supports transcription for English, Spanish, French, German, and Japanese.

Vorteile

It is user friendly and automatically starts recording after the meeting starts.

Nachteile

You only get 30 minutes of recoding time for the free version!

Vorteile

It was inexpensive and easy to use and integrate.

Nachteile

The transcriptions often come out very strange and inaccurate.

Vorteile

While having an interview, it is good to record and transcribe the meeting concurrently.

Nachteile

I liked the Otter ai and tried to subscribe it but it was too expensive.

Vorteile

using the mobile app I can transcribe notes on the go. I do this often when I'm on the mountain walking the dogs. :-)

Nachteile

The transcribed text sometimes gets bunched together. This is by no means a serious issue as it takes little time to reformat the text.

Vorteile

Integrates well with MS products. Provides great summary reports.

Nachteile

Need to manually select which meetings to attend.

Vorteile

The feature that I found to be most impactful for this software was the fact that you won’t miss any key points during the meeting. Any important details shared you’ve got.

Nachteile

I don’t like that it automatically invites itself to all my zoom meetings once its synced to my calendar

Vorteile

The quality of transcription is great. It's also very easy to use

Nachteile

Wish there were more viewing options of the transcribed text (e.g. without time stamps)

Vorteile

Everything it is so good I can ramble on about it forever

Nachteile

Genuinely, I have 0 complaints. Everything about this software is amazing, it even links to my calendar and pre-names my interviews

Vorteile

This is a life-saver when a transcription of an interview or discussion is needed. It allows cross-checking of notes after a meeting, and even splits audio by speaker.

Nachteile

Nothing really negative about Otter AI - it has a great set of features and covers everything we need.

Vorteile

Otter cuts down the time it takes to navigate through interviews. It lets you record and transcribe conversations in real time and you can highlight phrases or sentences during the recording. That’s a fantastic feature for identifying phrases and quotes you may need later. The keyword search is also really helpful and you can pause the recording at any time and restart it. It’s a lifesaver for long, complicated meetings.

Nachteile

It’s not perfect. Otter has a hard time with accents and fragmented speech. You still have to review the excerpts you plan to use, because Otter routinely drops words or misunderstands technical phrases.