Looking for a Fathom alternative? Retext records notes without a bot, transcribes and summarizes them on your Mac, and turns the useful parts into snippets.
Retext is a Fathom alternative if you want no bot in your meetings, transcripts and summaries made on your Mac, and notes that become snippets. If you need calendar auto-join, speaker labels or CRM sync, Fathom does more.
Fathom gives you unlimited free meeting recordings, captures both sides of a call with or without a bot, and syncs notes to your calendar, CRM and Slack. Retext Notes hears only your Mac's microphone, but it transcribes and summarizes on the device and never joins a call. Fathom is the better meeting recorder; Retext is for private notes and the snippets you make from them.
No meeting bot, ever: nobody else on the call sees a recorder join
Transcription and summaries run on your Mac, not a server
Save as Snippet: a note's summary or action items become a ;trigger
Audio is deleted once the transcript is ready, unless you keep it
Snippets, dictation and autocomplete in the same app
| Feature | Retext | Fathom |
|---|---|---|
| Transcripts & Summaries | ||
| Bot-Free Recording | ||
| Both Sides of a Call | ||
| Calendar & Auto-Start | Not available | |
| Speaker Labels | Not available | |
| CRM & App Integrations | ||
| Privacy & Local Storage | ||
| Snippet Expansion | Not available | |
| Cross-Platform |
| Product | Pricing Model | Price | Free Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retext | Freemium | Recording, on-device transcription and summaries come with every plan. See the pricing page. | Notes on your Mac, plus 5 snippets |
| Fathom | Freemium | Premium $20/user/month or $16 billed annually; Team $19 or $15 (2 users minimum); Business $34 or $25; Enterprise by quote | Unlimited recordings and transcriptions with instant AI summaries; some features have limited use |
Migration difficulty: medium
Fathom lets you download calls, and its API and Zapier or Make can pull transcripts and summaries out. Retext doesn't import notes, so keep your Fathom library as the archive and start fresh in Retext. Save the follow-ups you reuse as snippets.
Retext records notes without a bot, transcribes and summarizes them on your Mac, and turns the useful parts into snippets. Fathom gives you unlimited free meeting recordings, captures both sides of a call with or without a bot, and syncs notes to your calendar, CRM and Slack. Retext Notes hears only your Mac's microphone, but it transcribes and summarizes on the device and never joins a call. Fathom is the better meeting recorder; Retext is for private notes and the snippets you make from them.
Bot-free capture is still a beta, on Mac only; Several free features are marked limited use.
Yes. Fathom's free option: unlimited recordings and transcriptions with instant AI summaries; some features have limited use. Paid: Premium $20/user/month or $16 billed annually; Team $19 or $15 (2 users minimum); Business $34 or $25; Enterprise by quote.
Yes. Retext's free plan includes notes on your Mac, plus 5 snippets. Recording, on-device transcription and summaries come with every plan. See the pricing page.
Fathom is the better choice for people who want free, unlimited meeting recordings, sales teams that log calls in a CRM and teams that share call clips and summaries.
Fathom lets you download calls, and its API and Zapier or Make can pull transcripts and summaries out. Retext doesn't import notes, so keep your Fathom library as the archive and start fresh in Retext. Save the follow-ups you reuse as snippets.
Download Retext, turn on Notes in Settings, and click Record Note. Your transcript and summary are written on your Mac.
Sources
Fathom, checked October 28, 2026: Fathom pricing · Fathom: compatible devices · Fathom quick start
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