Compare Retext and Fathom side-by-side. See which AI note taker is the best fit for your workflow.
Choose Retext if you want bot-free notes transcribed on your Mac that turn into snippets, alongside dictation and autocomplete in one app.
Choose Fathom if you need people who want free, unlimited meeting recordings.
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.
Native Mac app that records a note, transcribes it on your Mac, writes a summary and action items, and turns the useful parts into snippets. No bot joins your call.
Pricing:
Recording, on-device transcription and summaries come with every plan. See the pricing page.
Free tier: Notes on your Mac, plus 5 snippets
Runs on: Mac
Best for:
AI notetaker for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams with a free plan of unlimited recordings, and bot-free capture on Mac
Pricing:
Premium $20/user/month or $16 billed annually; Team $19 or $15 (2 users minimum); Business $34 or $25; Enterprise by quote
Free tier: Unlimited recordings and transcriptions with instant AI summaries; some features have limited use
Runs on: Mac, Windows and iPhone
Best for:
| 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 |
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.
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.
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 runs on Mac, Windows and iPhone. Retext runs on Mac.
Fathom is the better fit for people who want free, unlimited meeting recordings, sales teams that log calls in a CRM and teams that share call clips and summaries. Choose Retext if you want notes transcribed and summarized on your Mac.
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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