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Clearminutes
vs Meetily

Two local-first Tauri apps built on similar technology. Meetily is open source with a new Pro tier. Clearminutes adds speaker diarization, integrations, guided onboarding, and active commercial development.

Updated 2026-05-01 · sources: Meetily GitHub repository, Meetily project site
The verdict
Two solid local-first tools with different priorities.

Meetily is an impressive open-source project; local Whisper transcription, Tauri-based, MIT licensed, now with Windows support and a $10/mo Pro tier for hosted AI credits. Clearminutes takes the same local-first foundation and adds speaker diarization, integrations (TickTick, Outline), guided onboarding, Windows and Linux support, and active commercial development. Choose Clearminutes for the polished product; choose Meetily if you want a fully auditable MIT codebase.

03 / Head-to-head

The spec.

Clearminuteslocal-firstMeetilycloud-first
Capture & privacy
Meeting botsNoNo
Local processingYes (on-device models)Yes (Whisper)
AI & summaries
AI summariesYes (local or BYO keys)Yes (BYO keys or hosted Pro)
Transcription
Speaker diarizationYesComing soon (Pro)
Workflow
Action items + decisionsYes + TickTick sync (Pro)Limited
Platform & performance
Cross-platformmacOS + Windows + LinuxmacOS + Windows (Linux from source)
Integrations
IntegrationsTickTick, Outline, PDFNone
Pricing
Free tierYesYes (unlimited, open source)
Pricing modelFree + Pro £12/mo + Lifetime £249Free Community / $10 Pro
Workflow
Guided onboardingYesNo
Commercial supportYesNo (community only)
Active maintenanceYesYes (actively maintained)
Open sourceNoYes (MIT)
04 / Price

Price.

Clearminutes

Free£0
Local transcription for unlimited meetings.
  • Local transcription
  • 5 AI summaries / month
  • Action items
  • Meeting history
  • Cross-platform
Pro£12/mo
Cloud sync, multi-device, advanced summary templates.
  • Unlimited summaries
  • Speaker identification
  • Auto call detection
  • TickTick + Outline sync
  • Audio file import
  • Cloud AI keys supported
Lifetime£249
Pay once, use forever. All Pro features, no subscription.
  • Everything in Pro
  • Pay once, keep forever
  • No subscription

Meetily

Free£0
Unlimited local transcription with community support.
  • Unlimited history
  • Local Whisper transcription
  • BYO API keys for summaries
  • MIT licensed; self-hosted
  • Community support only
Pro$10/mo
Hosted AI credits and enhanced models for individuals.
  • Hosted AI credits included
  • Enhanced transcription models
  • PDF & DOCX export
  • Auto-detect meetings
  • Windows GPU acceleration
  • Priority email support
05 / Data

Your data.

Clearminutes

Clearminutes

  • Audio never leaves device
  • Local Whisper transcription
  • Live privacy network monitor (in-app)
  • '0 outbound connections' is verifiable, per meeting
  • Optional cloud AI (text only, BYO key)
  • GDPR-friendly by design
Meetily

Meetily

  • Audio never leaves your device
  • Local Whisper transcription
  • BYO API keys or hosted Pro credits
  • Fully open source: audit every line
  • No commercial entity, no data collection
  • ~194 open GitHub issues as of May 2026
07 / Try it

Try it free.

Local transcription for unlimited meetings, no bot, no cloud. Pro only if you want speaker ID and cross-device sync.

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Last updated: 2026-05-01. Sources: Meetily GitHub repository (accessed 2026-06-21), Meetily project site (accessed 2026-06-21).

Last updated: 2026-05-01. Compared from each tool's public pricing and feature data (see sources), as of the last-updated date.

Sources: Meetily GitHub repository (2026-06-21), Meetily project site (2026-06-21).

Clearminutes is our own product; we've kept the comparison fair.