# tl;dv alternative. Meet Brifo

tl;dv is excellent for multilingual teams who want a generous free recording tier and async clip sharing. Brifo is the better Mac choice if you want bot-free local capture and native action-item filing.

## What is tl;dv?

GPT-powered meeting recorder with a strong free tier, 30+ language support, and a focus on async meeting sharing.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Pricing:** Unlimited recordings plus transcription on Google Meet, Zoom, Teams. 10 AI notes per month.; Pro: $29/user/mo. Business: $59/user/mo.
- **Platforms:** web, macos, windows, chrome-extension
- **Capture model:** bot
- **Integrations:** Slack, Notion, HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Monday.com, Asana, Linear, Zapier

## Cons of tl;dv
- Joins meetings as a bot called 'tl;dv'. Same disruption as other bot tools.
- Audio plus video stored in cloud. Meaningful privacy surface.
- AI notes limited to 10 per month on the free tier. Pro is $29/user for serious use.
- Action items are basic. No structured Jira-ready format.
- UI complexity grows with team size. Can feel heavy for solo use.

## Why Brifo
- No bot ever joins the meeting. Local macOS capture.
- Audio stays on your Mac. Only the text transcript reaches the cloud.
- Auto-detection across every meeting platform
- Native Jira, Linear, and OpenProject action-item filing
- Free during beta with no AI-notes monthly cap

## Honest tradeoffs (tl;dv wins on)
- Brifo is English-first. tl;dv covers 30+ languages.
- tl;dv's clip-sharing for async distribution is more developed
- tl;dv has Windows. Brifo is macOS only.

## Long-form
tl;dv's killer feature is multilingual transcription. 30+ languages handled cleanly. That's a real moat for international teams. Beyond multilingual support, tl;dv is a fairly standard bot-plus-cloud-storage product. A bot called 'tl;dv' joins your call, audio and video upload to the cloud, AI summaries draw from GPT-4. The free tier is generous for recording (unlimited) but throttled for AI notes (10 per month), so most teams quickly hit the paid plan. Brifo takes a different posture. No bot. No video upload. All action items structured for Jira, Linear, OpenProject. Free during beta with no AI caps. The trade you make: Brifo is English-first today and macOS only. If your team operates in English on Macs, that trade is usually worth it. If you have a Spanish or French team, tl;dv probably still wins on language coverage.

## FAQ
**Is Brifo a free tl;dv alternative?**

Yes. Brifo is free during public beta on macOS with no AI-notes monthly cap. tl;dv's free tier caps AI notes at 10 per month and unlocks more at $29/user/mo.

**Does Brifo support multilingual meetings like tl;dv?**

Brifo's transcription is English-first today. tl;dv supports 30+ languages. For non-English teams, tl;dv is currently the stronger choice.

**Why switch from tl;dv to Brifo?**

No bot in the meeting, audio never leaves your Mac, Jira and Linear-ready action items, auto-detection across every meeting platform (no bot setup per platform), and no AI-notes monthly limit.

**Does Brifo store video like tl;dv?**

No. Brifo never records video. Audio is captured locally and discarded after transcription. Only the text transcript is stored. tl;dv stores both video and audio in its cloud.

**Can I share meeting clips like tl;dv?**

Brifo doesn't have clip-and-share today. If async clip distribution is core to your workflow, tl;dv's feature is more mature.

**Does Brifo work with HubSpot or Salesforce?**

Not natively today. Brifo's integrations are Jira, Linear, and OpenProject. tl;dv has HubSpot and Salesforce for sales-led teams.