Always-on AI meeting notetaker with a self-erasing screen replay
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Collected Nov 11, 2026
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According to OpenAITools.app telemetry verified on 2026-11-11, Bubbles (usebubbles.com) is an AI platform indexed under AI Note Taker generating 148.42K monthly visits with a month-over-month traffic delta of +2.91K (+2%). Its primary geographic market is United States (59.2% traffic share), and it operates on a Freemium, Free Trial pricing model. Top competing alternatives by monthly volume include Shadow (17.8K visits/mo), Meetily AI (99.06K visits/mo), Fireflies.ai (4.41M visits/mo).
The rolling buffer saved me when I forgot to hit record on an impromptu client sync.
Local replay is a brilliant concept instead of adding annoying bot guests to Zoom.
Mac-only for now, wish my Windows team could use it.
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Bubbles keeps a rolling, encrypted replay of your screen and audio on your Mac. Each new minute deletes the oldest, so nothing accumulates and nothing uploads until you save a clip.
Type a few fragments during the call and Bubbles' AI turns the transcript plus your jottings into a structured summary, owner-tagged action items and a full transcript.
The desktop app runs locally, so nothing appears in the participant list. A separate, optional notetaker can join scheduled meetings from your calendar on supported platforms.
Scroll back through the replay, trim exactly the moment that matters and share a link. Only the trimmed clip is uploaded - never the surrounding replay.
On Pro plans you decide which calls the notetaker joins, who receives recordings, and whether branding is customized or hidden.
Bubbles takes an unusual approach to meeting capture: instead of asking you to decide in advance what to record, the Mac app keeps a rolling, encrypted two-hour buffer of your screen and audio on your own machine. Every new minute permanently erases the oldest, so nothing accumulates and nothing is uploaded unless you save it. When a call starts, Bubbles notices and opens a lightweight notepad where you can jot a few fragments while you stay present in the conversation.
When the meeting ends, saving it triggers Bubbles' AI notetaker, which combines the transcript with your fragments and produces a structured summary, action items and a full transcript in your own voice. A separate AI notetaker can also join Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, GoTo Meeting or Webex calls via your calendar, with configurable rules for which meetings it attends and who receives the recordings.
The pricing structure is straightforward. The free Basic tier covers 30-minute recordings, five meeting recordings per week, unlimited screen recordings, AI summaries and action items, and the notetaker joining meetings, though replays lock after two weeks. Paid Pro plans unlock unlimited recording length, transcripts, meeting-selection controls and white-labelling, with lower per-seat pricing for teams of three or more.
Reach back for the Figma review, the staging flow or the bug that only reproduced once, trim the exact moment and drop it into a ticket or Slack thread.
Jot fragments while you talk, then let Bubbles produce the summary, decisions and follow-ups in your own wording for the post-call update.
Record a walking-tour or a walkthrough once, share a link, and collect comments in context instead of scheduling yet another video meeting.
Keep a personal, self-erasing buffer of your screen so anything said or shown in the last two hours is recoverable when you need the exact words.
Side-by-side telemetry comparison of competing AI tools in the same primary category
| Rank | AI Tool | Monthly Visits | MoM Growth | Direct traffic share | Pricing | Head-to-Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ● | Bubbles | 148.42K | +2% | 72% direct | Freemium, Free Trial | Current |
| 1 | Shadow Records meetings locally without a bot joining the call, offering privacy-focused transcription similar to desktop replay tools. | 17.8K | -4.4% | 40% direct | Freemium | vs Shadow |
| 2 | Meetily AI An open-source, privacy-first desktop assistant that records and transcribes conversations locally without cloud dependencies. | 99.06K | -2% | 29% direct | Freemium, Free Trial, Contact for Pricing | vs Meetily AI |
| 3 | Fireflies.ai Automated meeting bot that joins calls to transcribe and summarize, but lacks local rolling screen replay. | 4.41M | +3% | 51% direct | Freemium | vs Fireflies.ai |
| 4 | Otter AI Robust live transcription and note-taking app, though it requires bot attendance rather than local screen capture. | 7.36M | +9.6% | 68% direct | Freemium | vs Otter AI |
| 5 | Fathom Popular free-tier meeting recorder with strong summaries, but operates via calendar bot rather than local capture. | 5.62M | +0.2% | 72% direct | Freemium, Free Trial | vs Fathom |
| 6 | tl;dv Records video calls and generates timestamps, but relies on meeting bots instead of local desktop recording. | 1.4M | +1.9% | 71% direct | Freemium | vs tl;dv |
Records meetings locally without a bot joining the call, offering privacy-focused transcription similar to desktop replay tools.
Records meetings locally without a bot joining the call, offering privacy-focused transcription similar to desktop replay tools.
Free / Open-sourceAn open-source, privacy-first desktop assistant that records and transcribes conversations locally without cloud dependencies.
Free / Open-sourceAn open-source, privacy-first desktop assistant that records and transcribes conversations locally without cloud dependencies.
Automated meeting bot that joins calls to transcribe and summarize, but lacks local rolling screen replay.
Automated meeting bot that joins calls to transcribe and summarize, but lacks local rolling screen replay.
Robust live transcription and note-taking app, though it requires bot attendance rather than local screen capture.
Robust live transcription and note-taking app, though it requires bot attendance rather than local screen capture.
Popular free-tier meeting recorder with strong summaries, but operates via calendar bot rather than local capture.
Popular free-tier meeting recorder with strong summaries, but operates via calendar bot rather than local capture.
Records video calls and generates timestamps, but relies on meeting bots instead of local desktop recording.
Records video calls and generates timestamps, but relies on meeting bots instead of local desktop recording.
Structured meeting assistant with strong action item extraction, though missing local desktop screen replay features.
Structured meeting assistant with strong action item extraction, though missing local desktop screen replay features.
Records video and audio with automated meeting summaries, though lacking Bubbles' specific local rolling replay.
Records video and audio with automated meeting summaries, though lacking Bubbles' specific local rolling replay.
handle meeting insights and external integrations, operating as a cloud bot rather than local screen recorder.
handle meeting insights and external integrations, operating as a cloud bot rather than local screen recorder.
Automates meeting transcription and insights routing, but requires bot participation instead of local recording.
Automates meeting transcription and insights routing, but requires bot participation instead of local recording.
Turns conversations into searchable text and visual notes via bot recording rather than local desktop replay.
Turns conversations into searchable text and visual notes via bot recording rather than local desktop replay.
SpecialistLive meeting transcription and AI notes without a bot in the call
SpecialistLive meeting transcription and AI notes without a bot in the call
