Briefly AI suits people whose meetings all run in Google Meet in Chrome and who want notes kept in the browser. Dalm is for Mac users: speech is recognised on the Mac and no audio is sent, while the text syncs to our servers.
Dalm and Briefly AI at a glance
| Briefly AI | Dalm | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | A Chrome extension for Google Meet; Zoom in development | Mac with Apple Silicon · macOS 15.0 or later |
| Meetings it covers | Google Meet calls in Chrome | Any call your Mac plays, and a conversation across a table |
| Audio | Not recorded or stored | Recognised on your Mac and deleted once the text exists |
| Where speech becomes text | Its FAQ: Google Meet’s closed captions, set to the language spoken; Briefly AI captures them | On your Mac; the text then syncs to our servers |
| Where the text is kept | In your browser, with no copy on its servers; sent to a language model provider for the summary | Synced to our servers automatically; a language model reads it for the summary |
| After the meeting | A summary and a follow-up email by email or Slack; an assistant for priorities | A summary written by a language model from the transcript and your notes |
| Languages | The one you set for Meet’s captions; several in one meeting with real-time translation; notes translated into 40+ | Over a hundred, with the wider language coverage chosen once; no translation |
| Limits | 5 AI summaries on Free | None on minutes, length or how long anything is kept |
| Price | Pro US$15 a month; Team US$15 a month for each member | Pro $16 a month, or $12 a month billed annually (paid plans are not open yet) |
What Briefly AI does is taken from its home, pricing and FAQ pages, checked on .
When Briefly AI is the better choice
- You want no transcript on anyone’s server. Briefly AI keeps transcripts and summaries in your browser and says it keeps no copy on its servers. Dalm syncs the text of every meeting to our servers, and no setting turns that off.
- Your meetings are in Google Meet and you use Chrome. Briefly AI is a Chrome extension that its site says is ready to deploy with just a few clicks. Dalm is a Mac app for Apple Silicon · macOS 15.0 or later.
- People in the meeting speak different languages. Briefly AI detects several languages in one meeting, translates in real time and translates notes into 40+ languages.
- You send a follow-up after each call. Its assistant drafts a follow-up email, and its FAQ names Gmail as the integration for that.
When Dalm is the better choice
- Any meeting, not one browser tab. Dalm records your microphone and what your Mac plays, so Zoom, Teams, Meet, a phone on speaker and a conversation across a table are recorded the same way.
- Speech recognised on your Mac, text that is not lost with the browser. Dalm turns speech into text on the Mac and sends no audio anywhere. Each transcript syncs to our servers automatically, where a language model reads it to write the summary, so a cleared cache does not take your meetings with it. How local and cloud recognition differ.
- No minutes to count. No plan puts a limit on recording minutes, on the length of a recording, or on how long anything is kept.
- Quotes that lead back. In each summary, every point keeps a word-for-word quote. Every quote shows you where it was said — open it and the transcript opens at that place.
- Dictation in the same app. Hold a key in any app, speak, and the words go where the cursor is. Everything you say lands in one archive you can search: meetings, phone calls, conversations in the room, and what you dictate to a model.
Looking for a Briefly AI alternative?
If your meetings have moved beyond Google Meet, or you want your notes to survive a new browser, Dalm records any meeting on your Mac and recognises the speech there. The text still syncs to our servers, where a language model writes the summary, so it is not an app that keeps everything on one machine. If you only meet in Meet and want your notes off any server, Briefly AI keeps them in your browser. A page for the minutes themselves is the meeting minutes template, and seven note takers are compared by name. Paid plans are on the pricing page.
Questions
- Is there a Briefly AI alternative for Mac?
- Dalm is one, if you work on a Mac with Apple Silicon · macOS 15.0 or later and your meetings are not only in Google Meet. It records your microphone and what your Mac plays, so any call app or a meeting across a table works the same way. Speech is recognised on the Mac and no audio is sent; the text syncs to our servers automatically.
- Does Briefly AI work with Zoom or Teams?
- Not yet, by its own FAQ: Briefly AI is a Chrome extension for Google Meet, Zoom support is in development and Microsoft Teams is on its roadmap. Dalm does not depend on the call app, because it records what your Mac plays.
- Where does Briefly AI keep my transcripts?
- In your browser. Briefly AI says it keeps no copy on its servers, so clearing the browser cache or uninstalling the extension loses them; the text goes to a language model provider for the summary. Dalm recognises speech on your Mac, and the transcript syncs to our servers automatically, so it is not lost with one computer.
- How much does Briefly AI cost?
- Briefly AI is free for 5 AI summaries and follow-up emails, with transcribed meetings not counted. Pro is US$15 a month, and Team US$15 a month for each member. Dalm's Free plan covers meetings and dictation, and Pro is $16 a month, or $12 a month billed annually.
- Does Briefly AI translate meetings?
- Yes: it detects several languages in one meeting, translates in real time, and translates notes into 40+ languages. Its FAQ says the transcript comes from Google Meet's closed captions, set to the language spoken. Dalm writes down what was said in the language it was said in and does not translate.