🩺 Vitals
- Version: 0.1.1 (Released 2025-10-23)
- Velocity: Active (Last commit 2025-11-19)
- Community: 8.7k Stars · 707 Forks
- Backlog: 101 Open Issues
🏗️ Profile
- Official: meetily.ai
- Source: github.com/Zackriya-Solutions/meeting-minutes
- License: GPL-3.0
- Deployment: Desktop App (Local Execution)
- Data Model: Local Files (JSON/Text)
- Complexity: Low (1/5) - Install & Run
- Maintenance: Low (1/5) - Auto-Updates
- Enterprise Ready: Low (2/5) - Individual Focus, No SSO
1. The Executive Summary
What is it? Meetily is a local-first AI meeting assistant designed to capture, transcribe, and summarize online meetings (Zoom, Teams, Google Meet) or offline audio. Unlike cloud-based competitors, Meetily processes everything on your device, ensuring that sensitive conversations never leave your machine.
The Strategic Verdict:
- 🔴 For Large Teams: Caution. Lacks centralized management, sharing controls, and advanced speaker diarization found in paid tools.
- 🟢 For Privacy & Legal: Strong Buy. If you discuss IP, medical data, or trade secrets, this is the safest way to get AI summaries.
2. The "Hidden" Costs (TCO Analysis)
| Cost Component | Proprietary (Otter.ai) | Meetily (Open Source) |
|---|---|---|
| Data Privacy | Cloud Processed | 100% Local |
| License Fee | ~$20/user/mo | $0 (Community) |
| Hardware | Low (Cloud) | High (Needs GPU/CPU) |
3. The "Day 2" Reality Check
🚀 Deployment & Operations
- Installation: Runs as a desktop application. Captures system audio directly.
- Hardware: Since it runs local Whisper models, performance depends heavily on the user's machine (Apple Silicon or CUDA recommended).
🛡️ Security & Governance
- Compliance: Zero data egress makes it compliant by default for strict environments.
- Limitations: No built-in team collaboration or shared workspace features yet.
4. Alternatives & Ecosystem
- Alternative: Otter.ai / Fireflies.ai are the market leaders but require uploading audio to their servers.
- Alternative: Krisp offers similar noise cancellation and summary features but is also proprietary.