Fireflies alternative for Mac
The Fireflies alternative that records inside your notes, on your Mac.
Nuxa is a notes app for Mac with meeting recording built in. It records Zoom, Teams or Meet right on your Mac with no bot, makes the transcript on this device, and drafts your follow-up email when the call ends.
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Who switches from Fireflies, and why
Looking for a Fireflies AI alternative? Start with where you want your notes to live. Fireflies joins your meetings and turns them into notes, summaries and action items. Nuxa starts from your own notes: you type the way you think during the call, and it records, transcribes and helps you finish. What’s different:
- No bot joins your call. Nuxa records your microphone and the call’s sound on your Mac. Nothing joins the call, and the other people see no bot.
- The transcript is made on your Mac. Your recordings and their transcripts stay on it. Keep the audio or delete it: Nuxa asks every time.
- A full notes app, not just a recorder. Notebooks, sections and pages, a rich editor, and imports from OneNote, Evernote, Notion, Apple Notes and more.
- Advice during the call. Questions to ask, from the call, as it happens, and a live checklist (MEDDPICC, BANT or SPICED) for sales calls.
- The follow-up, drafted. When you stop, you get an overview and the next steps with who and when. One click drafts the recap email, ready to send from your own mail app.
- One price, everything included. $4/mo (billed $48 annually + tax) or $99 once + tax. No tiers, no feature gates.
Turn on the meeting nudge and Nuxa offers Record a minute before your calendar meetings start. See everything Nuxa does, or see how it compares with Apple Notes, OneNote and Notion as a note taking app for Mac.
Nuxa vs Fireflies
Topic
Nuxa
Fireflies
Joining your call
No bot, ever. Records your microphone and the call’s sound from Zoom, Teams or Meet on your Mac.
Its notetaker joins your Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams meetings when invited or by your auto-record settings. The desktop app for Windows or Mac records without a bot, using system audio.
Speakers
You and Them: your microphone and the call’s sound. It doesn’t tell apart several people on the call.
In bot-free desktop mode, speakers appear as Speaker 1 and Speaker 2 instead of named participants.
Where the transcript lives
Made on your Mac. Recordings and transcripts stay on it. If you connect your own AI, it gets the transcript’s text, not the audio.
Meeting notes and transcripts encrypted at rest with 256-bit AES. Enterprise can store meeting data at a preferred location.
Your notes
A full notes app: notebooks, sections and pages, typed during the call, with imports from OneNote and 6 other apps.
Detailed notes, action items and customized summaries after every meeting.
After the call
An overview and next steps with who and when. One click drafts the recap email; Nuxa never sends anything on its own.
Generates follow-up emails and fills in your CRM with notes and call logs.
Price
$4/mo (billed $48 annually + tax) or $99 once + tax. 14 days free, no credit card.
Free plan with transcription, summaries and search. Pro: $10 per seat per month billed annually ($18 monthly). Business: $19 ($29 monthly).
Devices
Mac now (macOS 15 or later, Apple Silicon). Windows, iPhone, iPad and Android coming soon.
Desktop app for Windows and Mac, and a mobile app.
Fireflies facts checked on Fireflies’ own pages on October 27, 2026 (sources below). Features and prices change; if something’s out of date, tell us at [email protected].
Pick Nuxa, or stay on Fireflies?
Pick Nuxa if
- You take notes on a Mac and want the recording in the same note.
- You don’t want a bot in your calls.
- You want recordings and transcripts to stay on your Mac.
- You want advice during the call and the follow-up email drafted after it.
- You’d rather pay $48 a year or $99 once for every feature.
Stay on Fireflies if
- You want a free plan. Nuxa is paid after the 14-day trial.
- You need transcripts in many languages. Fireflies says it supports 100+ languages for transcription and summaries.
- You want a notetaker that joins your team’s calls, or your CRM filled in automatically.
- You need it on Windows or your phone today. Nuxa is on Mac now; the others are coming soon.
- Your Mac is older: Nuxa needs macOS 15 or later on Apple Silicon.
Compare plans on the pricing page. Also comparing Otter? See Nuxa as an Otter alternative.
Questions about switching
What can I use instead of Fireflies?
If you're on a Mac and want your meeting notes and the recording in one place, Nuxa is a notes app that records Zoom, Teams or Meet right on your Mac, with no bot in the call. The transcript is made on your Mac, you get next steps when you stop, and one click drafts the follow-up email. If you need a free plan, transcripts in many languages, or a notetaker that joins your calls for the whole team, Fireflies itself or another meeting tool may suit you better.
Does Fireflies AI have a desktop app?
Yes. Fireflies says its desktop app for Windows or Mac records your meetings and calls without a bot, using your computer's system audio. In that mode, Fireflies says speakers appear as Speaker 1 and Speaker 2 instead of named participants, and no separate audio or video files are saved. Nuxa is a Mac app too: it records your microphone and the call's sound, labels them You and Them, and asks every time whether to keep the audio.
Who are Fireflies AI competitors?
Google's related searches for Fireflies alternatives name Fathom, Otter AI, Jamie AI, tl;dv and Meetily, plus Granola AI. Nuxa is a different kind of alternative: a notes app for Mac with meeting recording built in. See Nuxa as an Otter alternative.
Does a bot join my meeting with Nuxa?
No. Nuxa records Zoom, Teams or Meet on your Mac, from your microphone and the call's sound. Nothing joins the call, and the other people see no bot. See how recording works.
Is there a free version of Nuxa?
Nuxa is free for 14 days, with no credit card. After that it's $4/mo (billed $48 annually + tax) or $99 once + tax for Lifetime, with every feature included. If you don't buy, your notes stay readable, searchable and exportable. Fireflies has a free plan that includes transcription, summaries and search. More questions in the FAQ.
Sources for the Fireflies facts
Checked October 27, 2026, on Fireflies’ own pages:
- Fireflies home page (joins meetings when invited or by auto-record; Zoom, Meet, Teams; notes and summaries; follow-up emails; CRM; desktop and mobile apps; 100+ languages; free plan)
- How to record meetings without a bot on the Fireflies desktop app (Windows or Mac, system audio, Speaker 1 / Speaker 2, no separate audio or video files)
- Fireflies pricing 2026, Fireflies’ blog, July 10, 2026 (Pro and Business prices)
- Fireflies pricing (per-seat billing)
- Fireflies security (256-bit AES at rest, Enterprise private storage)
The competitor names in the FAQ are the ones Google showed as related searches for “fireflies alternative”, “fireflies alternatives” and “fireflies ai alternative” in October 2026.