Fathom

AI notetaking that is out of this world.

5.0•315 reviews•

4.1K followers

AI notetaking that is out of this world.

5.0•315 reviews•

4.1K followers

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Fathom captures your meetings your way - bot-based or fully bot-free, on any call. Ask Fathom surfaces answers across your entire meeting history instantly, and Fathom's MCP integration connects that context to Claude and ChatGPT, plus your CRM and more. Bot-free available on Mac today, with Windows on the way, plus an iOS mobile app. The real value of meetings isn't the notes - it's the knowledge inside them. #1 AI Notetaker on G2. Now part of Superhuman. Works with Zoom, Meet, and Teams.

#2 AI & machine learning Product of the Year

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Fathom Launches

Fathom 3.0AI meeting notes: now bot-free, in ChatGPT & Claude + more

Launched on April 15th, 2026

Fathom 2.0Free AI notetaker, never take notes on a Zoom call again

Launched on February 22nd, 2023

FathomNever take notes on a Zoom call again

Launched on December 8th, 2021

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Fathom is now part of ‍Superhuman

Congrats to @richard_white really incredible outcome to see @Fathom join @Superhuman under the @Grammarly umbrella.

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5.0

Based on 315 reviews

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Reviewers overwhelmingly say Fathom reduces meeting admin by capturing calls automatically, producing fast, accurate summaries, transcripts, and action items, and making follow-up easier through search, clips, and shareable recordings. Many describe it as simple enough to “just work,” with a notably generous free tier and strong value against rivals. Repeated use cases include sales, coaching, customer success, and project work. Weak spots show up around mobile and phone-call support, occasional bot awkwardness, some search and transcript misses, and a few integration or team-scale workflow gaps.

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AI-generated summaries (102)

meeting recording (85)

automatic transcription (73)

ease of use (58)

action items (56)

fast performance (29)

meeting highlights (28)

integration with Zoom (27)

integration with Google Meet (25)

Ask Fathom feature (22)

Cons

bot joining meetings (4)

connectivity issues (3)

ease of use (3)

no mobile app (3)

limited free plan features (2)

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What's great

Incredibly helpful for complex technical and operational meetings. Fathom intelligently knows how to crystalize the most relevant points of a discussion and provides excellent focused notes. I can go to any of my recorded meetings and query the AI "What were the 3 points about this topic that need execution?" for example. And Fathom will find the answer and intelligently clip that part of a 2 hour meeting in seconds. These sorts of tasks would take me forever to do previously. It's the best note taking tool I've ever used hands down.

What needs improvement

The interface can get a little clunky. There needs to be a way to pop-out or isolate the audio/video into its own screen sometimes without the sidebars and transcription. Also, there needs to be a way to isolate the transcription, maybe have the option to pop it out onto another monitor along with the relevant AI and search functions. But I can work around it by constantly resizing and ctrl +/- to get it done.

vs Alternatives

It's superior to Gemini, our default note taker. Fathom records the audio, video and transcribes. The built in AI knows how to extract critical information and I can query Fathom to get immediate data from the numerous meetings I attend. And then intelligently make a clip out of a 2 hour meeting that pinpoints this information with audio and video.

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•5 reviews

What's great

free tier (14)fast performance (29)meeting recording (85)ease of use (58)AI-generated summaries (102)automatic transcription (73)integration with Google Meet (25)

Fathom has a surprising free tier! I was actually confused with the features that they offered me for free. I figured I must have been on a free trial. I did have a free trial of some of the premium features, but even when those expired, I assumed a lot of those would have been hidden behind a paywall, and to my shock the more I use Fathom the better it gets.

All within the free tier somehow.

What needs improvement

I'm not exaggerating when I say this tool is perfect. There's nothing lacking, even on the free tier, for me. I'm almost concerned that they're offering too much. I would like in-person meetings, but I know they're on the roadmap to come out for iOS soon, so I'll stick with that!

vs Alternatives

Fireflies.ai 👔 Zoom

Zoom

Google Meet

Other tools offer similar features, but you'll notice that they're not nearly as generous or as helpful as Fathom. For example, the native features within Zoom are way overpriced. In Google Meet, they're decent, but not quite as straightforward and focused as Fathom. I went down the rabbit hole to see who else was offering similar features and benefits and all of them had a downside or a limited free tier. Fathom is by far the most developer-friendly, user-friendly, and even wallet friendly of all options that I checked.

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•3 reviews

What's great

fast performance (29)meeting recording (85)ease of use (58)action items (56)AI-generated summaries (102)automatic transcription (73)integration with Zoom (27)Ask Fathom feature (22)email summaries (9)clip/download videos (4)

Fathom completely changed how I deliver career coaching.

Taking notes during client calls was always a problem. Things got dropped. It pulled me out of the conversation. And for someone with ADHD, that split attention was brutal.

Fathom fixed that from day one. I could stay fully present while my clients got notes, action items, and full recordings they could revisit on their own instead of relying on memory. That alone was worth it.

But I also use AI heavily in my work. I help clients quantify their career achievements for resumes and interview prep, and the raw transcripts from our calls are the foundation for that. What someone says casually in conversation often contains the exact metrics and stories that make a resume stand out. Fathom captures all of it.

The one gap was timing. I couldn't access transcripts until after the call, so I was running a second tool alongside Fathom just for real-time transcription. Two subscriptions doing one job.

Fathom 3.0 closed that gap. Live transcription during calls. Phone and in-person conversations captured. Everything I was stitching together with workarounds is now built in.

Two years in. No plans to stop.

What needs improvement

One thing that almost pulled me away from Fathom was Fireflies.ai new Live-Assist tool to help with guidance on sales calls to close more deals (rather than post call) https://fireflies.ai/live-assist

Hoping that makes it into Fathom soon too!

vs Alternatives

Otter.ai. I actually ran it alongside Fathom for a while because I needed real-time transcription during calls that I'd use with my phone sitting beside my laptop. Fathom 3.0 made that unnecessary.

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857 views6mo ago

•5 reviews

What's great

free tier (14)fast performance (29)meeting recording (85)ease of use (58)AI-generated summaries (102)automatic transcription (73)integration with Google Meet (25)

All within the free tier somehow.

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Fireflies.ai 👔 Zoom

Zoom

Google Meet

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659 views6mo ago

•3 reviews

What's great

Fathom completely changed how I deliver career coaching.

Taking notes during client calls was always a problem. Things got dropped. It pulled me out of the conversation. And for someone with ADHD, that split attention was brutal.

The one gap was timing. I couldn't access transcripts until after the call, so I was running a second tool alongside Fathom just for real-time transcription. Two subscriptions doing one job.

Fathom 3.0 closed that gap. Live transcription during calls. Phone and in-person conversations captured. Everything I was stitching together with workarounds is now built in.

Two years in. No plans to stop.

What needs improvement

vs Alternatives

Otter.ai. I actually ran it alongside Fathom for a while because I needed real-time transcription during calls that I'd use with my phone sitting beside my laptop. Fathom 3.0 made that unnecessary.

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