An Otter alternative for Mac, with no bot and no cloud copy
Otter stores your transcripts in the cloud. Dayglass is a Mac app that records Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls without a bot joining, and keeps the audio, transcript and screen text on your Mac.
Dayglass compared with Otter
| Dayglass | Otter | |
|---|---|---|
| Where recordings and transcripts live | On your Mac | Otter's servers. Otter says it uses AWS S3 storage |
| Bot in the meeting | No bot joins | Optional: Otter offers an AI notetaker that joins, and a bot-free desktop mode |
| Screen text | Reads text on your screen on-device (Apple Vision) | Not listed on the pages we checked |
| Works with Claude and Cursor | Yes, over MCP | Otter lists an MCP server on its pricing page |
| Free tier | First 10 meetings with everything, then free capture, transcripts, search and export | Free plan, with monthly transcription limits |
Otter column taken from the vendor's own public pages, checked November 2026: Otter privacy and security · Otter bot-free desktop app · Otter pricing. Plans and features change, so check the vendor's page for today's details.
What Dayglass does
- Records Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls without a bot joining.
- Transcribes on your Mac. Audio, screen text and the database stay on your Mac.
- Reads the text on your screen with Apple Vision, so you can find what you saw.
- Lets Claude, Claude Code and Cursor ask it questions over MCP.
- Works on macOS 13 or later. Install from the DMG or with
brew install --cask igorganapolsky/dayglass/dayglass.
How much does it cost?
Capture, transcripts, search and export are free after your first 10 meetings, and those first 10 include every Pro feature, no card. Pro is $19 a month or $149 a year and adds Ask AI across all past meetings, AI meeting briefs, and the Claude and Cursor live link. A founding lifetime license is $199 for the first 100 buyers. There is a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Questions
Does Dayglass need a bot to join my call?
No. Dayglass records the call audio on your Mac, so nobody sees a bot in the participant list. It works with Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams.
Is Dayglass cheaper than Otter?
Dayglass is free for your first 10 meetings, and capture, transcripts, search and export stay free after that. Pro is $19 a month or $149 a year. Check Otter's pricing page for its current plans.
Where is my data stored?
Audio, screen text and the database stay on your Mac in ~/.dayglass. If you turn on a cloud model for Ask AI, the question and the relevant meeting text go to that model after emails, phone numbers and secrets are swapped for placeholders. With a local model nothing leaves your Mac.
Is Dayglass on the Mac App Store?
Not yet. Download the notarized DMG or install with Homebrew: brew install --cask igorganapolsky/dayglass/dayglass.