embral vs Jamie
Jamie's tagline: 'the privacy-first AI note taker. Without a bot.' Capture matches embral: computer audio, mic detection for auto start/stop, invisible to the call.
Processing is the split. Jamie transcribes on German servers, deletes audio after, keeps transcripts in its EU cloud. Offline meetings record now & transcribe on reconnect. Free tier: 10 meetings/month, 30 minutes each. Paid from €21/month annual. Windows, macOS, phones, web; no Linux, no dictation.
embral transcribes during the meeting on the machine recording it. No quota since local processing isn't metered, and notes never leave your folder.
| embral | Jamie | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux (alpha) | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android (beta), web |
| How it records | No bot. Captures mic and app audio on your computer | No bot. Captures computer audio |
| Where audio is processed | On your device by default; optional metered cloud | Their cloud in Germany; audio deleted after transcription |
| Works offline | Yes, after a one-time model download | Records offline; transcribes once online |
| Where your data lives | Markdown and SQLite in a folder you choose | Their EU cloud; sync to Notion, Google Docs, CRMs |
| Dictation into any app | Yes, one global hotkey with AI cleanup | No |
| AI assistant access | Built-in read-only MCP server | Hosted MCP and API on Pro and up |
| Open source | Open core (embral-core on GitHub) | No |
| Pricing | Local app free; cloud from $7/mo for 10 hours | Free 10 meetings/mo; Plus from €21/mo annual |
| Account required | No, unless you use the cloud tier | Yes |
Where Jamie fits
Jamie cleanly checks the EU data residency box and reaches phones & browsers, with an assistant sidebar ahead of anything embral ships. In exchange: a meeting quota and an archive living with Jamie.
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Jamie details last checked 2026-08-02. Out of date? Write to [email protected].