Type Notes During a Meeting, Let AI Fill in the Gaps
The AI meeting notepad is a free browser tool for typing notes while a call happens. Type as you normally would, and if you want more detail than you can type in time, turn on recording so the browser listens and builds a live transcript alongside your notes.
When you have both a transcript and typed notes, one click merges them into a single, cleaned-up set of notes. Nothing is uploaded to ScreenApp, nothing is saved to an account, and there is no sign-up.
What you get:
- A plain text box for typing notes, no formatting required
- type notes while an optional live recording runs, then merge the two into one set of AI-enhanced notes to copy out
- One AI pass that combines what you typed with what was said, in your own words plus the recording’s
- A copy button to move the enhanced notes wherever you keep your records
- No account, no upload, no charge
Closing the tab clears everything, so copy your notes out before you leave the page.
How to Use the AI Meeting Notepad
- Start typing - open the notepad and jot notes as the meeting happens, the way you normally would.
- Turn on recording if you want more - click Start Recording so the browser’s own microphone and speech recognition build a live transcript next to your notes. This step is required before you can enhance them; the button stays off until you have both a transcript and typed notes.
- Enhance and copy - click Enhance Notes once you have both. AI merges your notes with the transcript into one clean set of notes, which you can copy anywhere.
Recording quality depends on the browser’s own speech recognition, not ScreenApp’s transcription engine, so a quiet room and a browser that supports live recognition both matter. If your browser does not support it, you can still type notes, but the enhance step will not turn on.
AI Meeting Notepad vs Other Apps
| Feature | ScreenApp | Granola | Otter.ai | Notion AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bot joins call | No | No | Not stated | Not stated |
| Account required | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Free, browser only | Free, limited meeting history | 300 minutes a month | Free and Plus get a trial of Notion AI only |
| Paid plan | None, the notepad is free | $14/user/month (Business) | $8.33 to $16.99/month | $20/member/month (Business) |
| Saves or exports notes | No, copy only | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Sources, checked 2026-09-12: otter.ai/pricing, granola.ai/pricing, notion.com/pricing
- vs Granola: Granola also skips the meeting bot and records automatically, saving a history of your meetings; its Business plan costs $14 a user a month. ScreenApp’s notepad is free and keeps nothing on ScreenApp’s side, but only holds your notes for the current browser tab.
- vs Otter.ai: Otter records and transcribes automatically with an account, free up to 300 minutes a month. ScreenApp’s notepad needs no account and no upload, though it does not save or export what you write.
- vs Notion AI: Business and Enterprise plans at $20 a member a month; Free and Plus users only get a trial. ScreenApp’s notepad is free for anyone, with no workspace required.
Who Uses the AI Meeting Notepad
People who prefer typing their own notes use it for a quick cleanup pass, not for automatic note-taking. You type, the AI tidies and adds detail from the recording, and you copy the result out.
Anyone who does not want to create an account for a single call gets the enhance step without signing up or uploading a recording anywhere.
People testing whether AI-enhanced notes help at all try the notepad before committing to a full recorder. If the notes need to be saved, searched, or shared afterward, Minutes AI records the whole call and keeps a transcript in your account instead.
Freelancers and consultants on a one-off call who just need a cleaner version of a page of notes to paste into an email or a client file, without setting up a workspace for it.
Anyone in back-to-back calls who wants to catch a detail they typed too fast for, turns recording on for that one call and lets the AI fill the gap afterward.
FAQ
Is the AI meeting notepad free?
Yes. There is no account, no sign-up, and no payment. Type notes and, if you record, enhance them with AI at no cost.
Does the notepad record my meeting?
Only if you click Start Recording. It uses your browser’s microphone and its built-in speech recognition to build a live transcript while you type, separate from ScreenApp’s own transcription engine used elsewhere on the site.
Do I have to record to use the AI enhancement?
Yes. type notes while an optional live recording runs, then merge the two into one set of AI-enhanced notes to copy out. The Enhance Notes button stays off until both are present in the same session.
Are my notes saved anywhere?
No. Nothing is uploaded to ScreenApp or saved to an account. Your typed notes, the transcript, and the enhanced result exist only in that browser tab, so copy them out before you close it.
Can I export or share the enhanced notes?
Not from the notepad itself; there is a copy button and nothing else. For notes that save to an account and can be shared with a link, Minutes AI records the meeting and keeps the transcript and minutes there.
Does the notepad work on a phone?
Typing works on any phone browser. The live-recording feature depends on the phone browser’s built-in speech recognition, which is inconsistent on mobile, so a laptop or desktop browser is the more reliable choice for the recording step.
What is better than Granola for a free note-taking tool?
For cost specifically: Granola needs an account and its Business plan is $14 a user a month, with only a limited free history. ScreenApp’s notepad has no account and no charge, though unlike Granola it does not save your notes afterward.
Can ChatGPT do this instead?
ChatGPT can clean up notes you paste into it, but it cannot listen to your meeting or build a live transcript on its own. The notepad’s recording step does that part before you would ever need to paste anything into ChatGPT.
