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Clearminutes
vs tl;dv

tl;dv records Google Meet, Zoom, and Teams in the cloud with a bot in the call. Clearminutes keeps the recording on your machine and works offline.

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Updated 2026-04-01 · sources: tl;dv official site, tl;dv pricing page, tl;dv privacy page
The verdict
Privacy-first vs cloud-first.

Clearminutes is the better choice for privacy-conscious users who want local processing, no bots, and offline capability. tl;dv is better for teams needing multilingual transcription in 30+ languages, video highlights, and CRM integrations like Salesforce and HubSpot, but requires a bot to join every call, stores all recordings in the cloud, and has no offline mode. Clearminutes also adds a built-in local LLM (Gemma) and bring-your-own API keys that tl;dv doesn't offer.

03 / Head-to-head

The spec.

Clearminuteslocal-firsttl;dvcloud-first
Capture & privacy
Meeting botsNoYes (bot joins call)
Local processingYes (on-device models)No (cloud-only)
AI & summaries
AI summariesYes (local or BYO keys)Yes (cloud)
Local LLM for summariesYes (Gemma, built-in)No
Bring-your-own cloud AI keysYes (Claude, Groq, OpenRouter)No
Transcription
Speaker identificationYes (Pro)Yes
Workflow
Action items + decisionsYes + TickTick sync (Pro)Yes
Platform & performance
Cross-platformmacOS + Windows + LinuxWeb + Chrome
Audio & export
Audio file importYes (Pro)Yes
Capture & privacy
Works offlineYes (local models)No
Integrations
CRM integrationsNot yetYes (Salesforce, HubSpot)
Workflow
Video highlightsNoYes
Pricing
Free tierYesYes (limited recordings)
Pricing modelFree + Pro £12/mo + Lifetime £249$20–25/mo
Transcription
Language support6+ languages30+ languages
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

tl;dv

Free$0
Limited recordings and summaries.
  • Limited recordings
  • Limited summaries
Pro$20/mo
Unlimited recordings and advanced AI features.
  • Unlimited recordings
  • Advanced AI features
Enterprise$25/mo
Team features and CRM integrations.
  • Team features
  • CRM integrations
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
tl;dv

tl;dv

  • All audio in tl;dv cloud
  • Bot must join call
  • Account required
  • Recordings on servers
  • No local processing
  • No offline mode
  • GDPR compliant
06 / FAQ

FAQ.

Yes. tl;dv sends a bot into every Google Meet, Zoom, and Teams call as a visible participant. There's no bot-free option — if you can't have a recording bot visible in the participant list, tl;dv won't fit.
No. Audio is uploaded to tl;dv's servers for transcription with no on-device path and no offline mode. The recording pipeline needs an internet connection.
No. tl;dv is a web and Chrome extension product. Capture is limited to Google Meet, Zoom, and Teams in a browser — interviews, in-person meetings, and system audio from other apps are out of reach.
The free tier limits recordings and summaries tightly. Full features need the $20 Pro or $25 Enterprise a month plan. There's no one-off Pro option — it's a per-seat monthly subscription.
No. Summaries run on tl;dv's cloud AI only. There's no bring-your-own-API-key option and no on-device summarisation path.
Entirely in tl;dv's cloud. Transcription, speaker diarization, and summarisation all run server-side — there's no local processing step at all.
30+ languages for transcription. That's among the broader options in this comparison, which matters for multilingual revenue teams.
Yes. Salesforce and HubSpot CRM integrations are a core strength, alongside video highlights and action items. It's built for revenue teams that want every call attached to the pipeline.
Not where the constraint is that audio must not leave the device. tl;dv is cloud-only end to end, and the visible bot changes the tone of confidential calls. Clinicians and lawyers usually need a local-first, bot-free option.
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: 2026-04-01. Sources: tl;dv official site (accessed 2026-06-21), tl;dv pricing page (accessed 2026-06-21), tl;dv privacy page (accessed 2026-06-21).

By James Gibbard, founder of Clearminutes. Built the local audio pipeline; keeps the comparison fair.

Last updated: 2026-04-01. Compared from each tool's public pricing and feature data (see sources), as of the last-updated date.

Sources: tl;dv official site (2026-06-21), tl;dv pricing page (2026-06-21), tl;dv privacy page (2026-06-21).

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