Fireflies keeps the meeting ready for team follow-up.
Follow live text, search past meetings, share notes, assign tasks, and connect the result to team tools from one service.
Transcrio for Mac
A Fireflies alternative for Mac that keeps the source audio.
Fireflies turns meetings into live notes inside a searchable service. Transcrio records Mac audio into source files first, then saves an optional transcript and summary beside them.
Short answer
Both can record without a bot. Only one leaves the source audio by default.
Choose Fireflies when live notes, meeting search, sharing, and integrations matter. Choose Transcrio when the session should end as source audio and text files in your Mac folder.
Transcrio keeps the recording in your Mac folder.
Record microphone and system audio, keep the source file whether or not you transcribe, and save generated text beside it after processing.
Fireflies vs Transcrio
Compare the capture mode, the saved files, and the work after the call.
Fireflies now offers desktop capture without Notetaker joining the call. The useful difference is what remains afterward: live notes in a meeting service or a source recording and text in your own folder.
QuestionFirefliesTranscrio
Primary job
Fireflies
Live transcripts, meeting notes, search, sharing, and team follow-up.
Transcrio
Mac audio recording first, followed by optional text files after the session.
Bot-free capture
Fireflies
Take Notes captures system audio from the desktop without adding Notetaker.
Transcrio
The menu bar app records microphone and Mac audio without joining the call.
Source recording
Fireflies
Take Notes does not save a separate audio or video file; Notetaker mode can.
Transcrio
An .m4a source recording is saved locally after every completed session.
Text timing
Fireflies
Live transcripts and notes are available during desktop capture.
Transcrio
The transcript and optional summary are created after recording stops.
Team work
Fireflies
Meeting search, shared workspaces, integrations, tasks, and team features.
Transcrio
Local files you review and move into another tool yourself.
Platforms
Fireflies
Desktop apps for macOS 12+ and Windows 10+, plus mobile, web, and Chrome options.
Transcrio
macOS 15 or newer.
Entry plan
Fireflies
Free plan; Pro is $18/seat monthly or $10/seat monthly when billed annually.
Transcrio
A 7-day, 15-minute trial. Starter is $4.90/month for 150 transcription minutes.
Fireflies desktop capture, saved-file, platform, storage, and pricing facts were checked against official Fireflies pages on September 11, 2026. Prices and product behavior can change.
What you can replay
Fireflies Take Notes saves the text. Transcrio saves the source recording too.
Fireflies says its bot-free Take Notes mode creates notes, a transcript, and a summary without saving a separate audio or video file. Transcrio writes an .m4a recording to the Mac after every completed session.
Replay the source recording when a name, number, tone, or promise matters.
Keep microphone and Mac audio as separate files when that option is enabled.
Add a transcript and optional summary after recording when you need text.
Where each one fits
Choose by what cannot go missing after the call.
Fireflies makes more sense when...
- You want live transcripts, notes, and AI assistance while the meeting is happening.
- Your team needs search, sharing, tasks, integrations, analytics, or workspace controls.
- You want calendar-driven capture or the option to use a meeting Notetaker.
- You work across Mac, Windows, web, Chrome, or mobile instead of one Mac-only recorder.
Transcrio makes more sense when...
- You want a replayable source recording saved automatically in a Mac folder.
- The useful audio may be a call, lecture, browser video, voice note, or another Mac session.
- You want separate microphone and system-audio source files when that option is enabled.
- You do not need live text, meeting automation, or a shared conversation workspace.
See how it works
Explore the recording, transcription, and summary workflow before you download.
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Open in a new tabBefore you switch
Transcrio does not replace Fireflies' live or team features.
Transcrio is Mac-only and has no live transcript, calendar agent, shared meeting workspace, task manager, conversation analytics, or native CRM sync. Recording can continue without the internet, but creating text uses online processing after the session.
Transcrio requires macOS 15 or newer. Fireflies Desktop supports macOS 12 or newer.
FAQ
Questions before switching from Fireflies.
Short answers about bot-free capture, source recordings, live text, local files, and team features.
Test the source files
Keep the recording from one short Mac session.
Record microphone and system audio, then inspect the source file, transcript, and optional summary in your own folder.
7-day, 15-minute trial. Requires macOS 15 or newer.