Flownote
Verified Oct 14, 2026 ActiveRecords and transcribes meetings in the background without a bot joining the call, then turns them into notes and follow-ups.
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Paid options from
- $14/seat/mo
- Billing
- Per seat, monthly
Basic is free with unlimited meeting capture but access limited to the last 30 days; Pro is $14 per user per month for unlimited history and a team workspace of up to 10, Business $29 per user per month. These are desktop prices; iPhone and iPad subscriptions are sold separately through the App Store.
Use tool ↗About Flownote
Flownote is a meeting-notes app that captures the computer's own audio, so no bot joins the call and it works with any meeting or calling app. It transcribes in the background, then turns the conversation and anything you typed into notes with decisions and next steps. An Ask AI chat answers questions across past meetings, and a relationships view keeps a running history per person. It runs as a desktop app on Mac and Windows plus an iPhone and iPad app, and the free plan keeps unlimited recordings but shows only the last 30 days. The company says more than 300,000 people use it, and it is run by a small team led by founder Caleb Paradies.
- API
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- Oct 14, 2026
Verified sources
- Pricing page: Basic $0 with unlimited meeting capture and access to the last 30 days; Pro $14 per user per month; Business $29 per user per month; iPhone and iPad subscriptions offered separately (15 October 2026)flownote.ai ↗
- Home page: transcribes the computer's audio directly, no bot joins the call; apps for Mac, Windows and iOS (15 October 2026)flownote.ai ↗
- About page: over 300,000 people use Flownote; founder and CEO Caleb Paradies (15 October 2026)flownote.ai ↗
Is Flownote legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- Domain registered
- Apr 12, 2024 (2 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar NameCheap, Inc., looked up Sep 14, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Let's Encrypt, valid until Dec 8, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 14, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 14, 2026The site answered
- Operated by
- FlownoteOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026
Pros & cons of Flownote
Flownote's bot-free capture and per-person meeting history suit people in back-to-back calls who do not want a visible notetaker joining every meeting. The free plan now records without limit but hides anything older than 30 days, so it works as a long trial; anyone who needs to search months of conversations will end up on the $14 Pro seat.
Pros
- Records system audio, so no bot appears in the meeting and any calling app works
- Free plan with unlimited meeting capture, not only a short trial
- Cross-meeting AI chat and per-contact history go beyond simple transcription
Cons
- Free plan only shows the last 30 days of meetings
- No Android or Linux app, and no browser-only option is advertised
- Mobile subscriptions are billed separately from desktop plans
- The terms link points to Apple's standard app licence; no company entity or country is named
Best for
- Founders, salespeople and consultants who want meeting notes without a bot joining calls
- Anyone wanting AI chat over their meeting history, not just per-meeting summaries
- Mac, Windows or iPhone users who meet across several calling apps
Not for
- Android or Linux users, since native apps only cover Mac, Windows and iOS
- Organisations that need a named vendor entity and published terms before recording calls
Watch out: Bot-free capture records everyone on the call without an on-screen notice from a bot, so consent is your job: check the recording rules for your jurisdiction and meeting platform before using it on sensitive calls.
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