A Fathom Alternative for Everything That Isn’t a Live Call
Fathom is one of the best-reviewed meeting notetakers available, and its free tier is genuinely generous. If your need is live capture of your own video calls, Fathom is hard to argue with — and we won’t.
But Fathom’s model is built around joining live meetings. It doesn’t cover the recordings that already exist: interview files, podcasts, lectures, videos needing subtitles, in-person conversations, or meetings that happened before you installed it. Jackob.ai is built for exactly those — upload any audio or video file and get a speaker-labeled transcript, AI summary, and DOCX/PDF/TXT/SRT/VTT export in 98 languages.
Drag & drop your audio or video file here
or click to browse — MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, MOV and more
Free plan available · No credit card required · Files are never used to train AI
How it works
- 1
Upload any recording
Files from any source — not just your own live calls.
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AI transcribes it
Speaker labels, timestamps, and automatic language detection across 98 languages.
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Export documents and subtitles
Everything from meeting minutes to video captions, from one upload.
Why Jackob.ai
Files, not just live calls
Podcasts, interviews, lectures, videos, voice memos, archives.
In-person recordings
Transcribe phone recordings of physical meetings — no bot can attend those.
Subtitle export
SRT and VTT for video content — outside a meeting notetaker’s scope.
98 languages
Broad multilingual support for global recordings.
Simple, transparent pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you need more hours — no per-minute surprises.
Plus
$15/mo
20 hours of transcription per month
Pro
$29/mo
50 hours of transcription per month
Premium
$49/mo
100 hours of transcription per month
Your recordings stay private
Files are processed securely and are never used to train AI models. You control retention and can delete your recordings and transcripts at any time.
Frequently asked questions
Should I replace Fathom with Jackob.ai?
Not necessarily — they solve different problems. Fathom captures your live calls; Jackob.ai transcribes recorded files of any kind. Many professionals use a meeting notetaker for calls and Jackob.ai for everything else.
Can Jackob.ai transcribe recordings Fathom made?
If you can download the recording as an audio or video file, yes — upload it like any other file.
What does Jackob.ai cost?
There is a free plan (no credit card), and paid plans run $25–$90/month for 10–50 hours of transcription.
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Try it with your own recording
The best way to judge transcription quality is with your own audio. Upload a real file on the free plan — no credit card required.
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