CaptionSnap › Fathom alternative
A Fathom alternative without a bot or audio recording
CaptionSnap saves the captions Teams, Zoom or Google Meet already show, as a transcript on your Mac with each speaker's name and time. No bot joins the call and no audio is recorded.
What Fathom does well
- A free plan with “unlimited recordings + transcriptions” and “instant AI call summaries” (pricing).
- Bot or no bot. Fathom offers a meeting bot or bot-free recording, which is a beta feature for Mac (pricing).
- Notes sent to your other tools. Notes, insights and action items sync to Slack, Salesforce, HubSpot, Notion, Asana and more (fathom.ai).
- Clips and search across calls; Premium is $20 per user a month, or $16 billed yearly (pricing).
How they differ
Fathom records the call and transcribes it. CaptionSnap records no audio: it keeps the captions your meeting app already shows.
| App | How it gets the words | Uses call audio | Transcripts kept | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fathom | A bot joins the call; bot-free recording on Mac is in beta | Yes | Cloud | Free; Premium $20/month ($16 billed yearly) |
| CaptionSnap | Saves the captions Teams, Zoom or Google Meet already show | No | Your Mac | $9.99 once |
From Fathom's website, October 2026.
When CaptionSnap fits
- You want the exact words, with who said them, kept as files on your Mac.
- Your calls are on Teams, Zoom or Google Meet, with captions on.
- You want a transcript without your call's audio being recorded or sent anywhere.
- You'd rather pay once than every month.
When Fathom fits better
- You want AI summaries and CRM updates. CaptionSnap doesn't write summaries; it keeps the exact words in a plain file that you can paste into any AI tool.
- You want recordings and clips of your calls. CaptionSnap keeps text only.
Free for 14 days, then $9.99 once. macOS 26 or later, Apple Silicon.
Questions
- Is there a free Fathom alternative without a bot?
- CaptionSnap has no bot and records no audio. It isn't free: you can try it for 14 days, then it's $9.99, once.