Can I open-source tl;dv?

KINDA · partial or early alternatives
price $18/moyou'd save $216/yrcategory 🎙️ meeting notesreplaced by 0 people

Kinda. Meetily and Whisper cover the core of tl;dv, but they're early or partial — expect gaps like meeting bot upkeep and team/shared library.

why people still pay

They pay for repeatable team-wide capture and distribution, not because summaries are hard.

what you lose

xmeeting bot upkeep

xteam/shared library

xCRM integrations

xadmin controls

xpolished clip sharing

the open-source alternatives

These projects already replace it, free.

WWhisperState-of-the-art speech-to-text you can run locally — the engine behind most transcription startups.75kaug 2026open source↗MMeetilyPrivacy-first AI meeting note taker for macOS and Windows that transcribes and summarizes meetings entirely on your own machine — no bots joining calls, no cloud.26kaug 2026open source↗

What each one is, in full: Whisper · Meetily

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the numbers

tl;dv pricing

planmonthlyannual (per mo)what you get
free$0/user$0/userUnlimited meeting recordings, transcripts, and storage; no retention clock.
pro—$18/userPaid AI and workflow features above Free; exact current numeric feature caps were not exposed in crawlable public pricing text.
businesscustom—Conversation intelligence, coaching, and revenue workflows; exact current numeric limits and public price were not reliably exposed.
enterprisecustom—Custom security, administration, and support; no public numeric price.

free tierUnlimited recordings, transcripts, and storage; numeric caps for advanced AI features were not exposed in the crawlable live pricing application.

billingmonthly + annual; current monthly prices and Business annual price were not reliably exposed

hidden costsThe live pricing application is dynamic, and separate official 2026 tl;dv pages conflict on the Business annual figure; that field is intentionally null rather than choosing one.

verified 2026-08-14 · source ↗

questions
Can I open-source tl;dv?

Kinda. Whisper covers the core of tl;dv, but there are real gaps: meeting bot upkeep, team/shared library. Read the honest list above before committing.

How much does tl;dv cost?

tl;dv costs about $18/month (Pro, checked 2026-08-14), which is $216 per year.

What do I lose by replacing tl;dv?

Honestly: meeting bot upkeep; team/shared library; CRM integrations; admin controls; polished clip sharing. If any of those are load-bearing for you, keep paying.

Is there an open-source alternative to tl;dv?

Yes: Whisper (State-of-the-art speech-to-text you can run locally — the engine behind most transcription startups.) Meetily (Privacy-first AI meeting note taker for macOS and Windows that transcribes and summarizes meetings entirely on your own machine — no bots joining calls, no cloud.)