Scribbl vs tl;dv (tldv): The Honest 2026 Comparison

If you are choosing between Scribbl and tl;dv (often typed "tldv"), here is the short answer. Pick Scribbl if you do not want a bot ever joining your calls, especially on external client, sales, and candidate meetings, and you want notes wired into ChatGPT or Claude so the follow-up actually gets done; it is botless, works with Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams, and starts free with no credit card. tl;dv, by contrast, typically sends a visible notetaker bot into the meeting. The one decision that changes your day to day is the capture method: a bot in the room, or nothing. The rest of this comparison breaks it down row by row, with dated June 2026 prices and free-tier caveats for both.

Scribbl vs tl;dv at a glance

Scribbl and tl;dv both turn a live meeting into a transcript, a summary, and action items. Where they split is the question your attendees notice first: does something join the call. The matrix below is organized around the decisions buyers actually make, with real, dated numbers for both sides so you are not stuck on either vendor's pricing page. We make Scribbl; every tl;dv figure reflects publicly published behavior as of June 2026 and should be confirmed on tl;dv's own site, since these change. Read the table, then jump to the section for whichever row decides it for you.

Feature	Scribbl	tl;dv
No bot ever joins the call	Yes	– No
Nothing announced or emailed to attendees	Yes	– No
Google Meet + Zoom + Microsoft Teams	All three on the free plan, no bot	Yes
How it captures	No bot: Chrome extension (Meet), Scribbl Desktop (Zoom, Teams)	Notetaker bot joins
Free plan, no credit card	10 meetings/mo, AI notes on every one	Unlimited recordings, ~10 AI notes
Entry paid price	$13/user/mo annual	~$18/user/mo annual
AI summary + action items	Yes	Yes
Connects to ChatGPT / Claude	Yes	Yes
Video of every meeting	Yes, with share links and nothing joining the call	Yes, recorded by a bot that joins
CRM follow-up	Automations log notes in HubSpot or Pipedrive	CRM sync on higher tiers
User rating	4.9 from 725 reviews on G2; 5.0 from 3,000 reviews on the Chrome Web Store	Well reviewed, larger base

The one decision that matters between Scribbl and tl;dv: bot vs botless

Bot vs botless is the whole Scribbl vs tl;dv comparison in one section. tl;dv generally relies on a notetaker bot that joins your meeting, records the video, and produces a summary and clips afterward. The trade is that the bot is visible. Other attendees see it join, it may need to be admitted, and on client or external calls it can feel like a recording device showed up uninvited. A visible bot in the room is one of the most common complaints people raise about bot-based notetakers in public reviews.

Scribbl takes the botless route. Nothing joins the call, so there is no extra participant in the attendee list, nothing is announced when the call starts, and no notification is sent to the people you are meeting with. For sales calls, client meetings, interviews, and any conversation where a visible recording bot would change the tone, botless capture is the difference between getting notes and skipping the tool entirely. If you want the deeper argument, see our explainer on the botless AI notetaker.

tl;dv

• Capture: a notetaker bot joins the meeting
• In the room: a participant is added and visible
• Built around: recorded video, clips, and call review
• Languages: 30-plus with translation
• Free tier: unlimited recordings, ~10 AI notes

Scribbl

• Capture: Chrome extension for Google Meet, Scribbl Desktop for Zoom and Teams
• In the room: nothing joins, nothing announced
• Built around: the video, transcript, AI notes and action items for every meeting
• After the call: ChatGPT or Claude, Smart Collections, Automations
• Free tier: free plan, 10 meetings/mo, no credit card

Google Meet

Participants (2)

You

Client

No bot in the room. Nothing joins the call.

Platforms: Scribbl covers Google Meet, Zoom and Teams with no bot

Platform fit is the second pivot. Scribbl is built around Google Meet first. The Chrome extension captures Meet with nothing in the room, and the desktop app extends the same botless idea to Zoom and Microsoft Teams, on every plan including free. If your week is mostly Google Meet, Scribbl is the most natural fit on the market, because it lives right where you already work and never has to fight Meet's bot-blocking.

tl;dv covers Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams with its joining bot. Both tools cover all three platforms, so the platform question is really about how capture happens on each one: nothing joining the call, or a bot that joins. Scribbl keeps all three in one account, with the video, a transcript with speaker names, AI notes and action items for every meeting.

Scribbl vs tl;dv free plan and pricing reality

tl;dv's free plan allows unlimited recordings and transcription in 30-plus languages as of June 2026, with real catches: AI summaries are capped at roughly 10 total, and a visible bot joins each call. tl;dv's paid plans run higher per seat: tl;dv Pro is $18/user/mo billed annually ($29/mo on monthly billing), with higher tiers adding more AI and CRM sync.

Scribbl starts free too, with no credit card, and what you get on day one is botless notes. The free plan covers 10 meetings a month across Google Meet, Zoom and Teams, and every one gets the video, a transcript with speaker names, AI notes and action items. Scribbl Pro is $13/user/mo billed annually or $20/user/mo monthly, with unlimited meetings. You can confirm current plans on the pricing page.

The takeaway on money: Scribbl is the cheaper seat at the paid entry point, and on the free plan every Scribbl meeting gets AI notes, where tl;dv stops at about 10. The durable difference is still the capture method: tl;dv's plans give you video-first, bot-based recording; Scribbl's give you the video and notes with no bot in the room. Decide on the in-meeting experience first.

Scribbl vs tl;dv after the call: connect to the AI you already use

There is a second difference between Scribbl and tl;dv that matters once the call ends. Both connect your meetings to ChatGPT or Claude (Scribbl on Pro, tl;dv on its Pro plan or higher). Scribbl goes further in what you can do with that connection. Smart Collections sort your meetings by themselves into groups you describe in one sentence, so you can ask Claude or ChatGPT about just one group: "What were the main objections in my sales calls this week?" Automations do the follow-up for each meeting: draft the email, log notes in HubSpot or Pipedrive, post to Slack or Teams, save to Notion, Google Drive or Confluence, open Linear, Jira, Asana or Monday tickets, or add a Google Sheet row, and by default they ask before they change anything. You can also tell Scribbl the job in plain words and it runs with your own Claude. The notes are the input; the work is the output.

Scribbl

In ChatGPT or Claude

You: Draft the follow-up from today's client call.

Assistant: Here is a recap, the two decisions, and next steps for each owner.

Video and languages

Scribbl keeps the video of every meeting, next to a transcript with speaker names, AI notes and action items, with share links and no bot in the room. That matters most on exactly the calls people want to review: sales, client, and candidate conversations, where a recording bot changes the tone. Then the meeting keeps working for you: ask Claude or ChatGPT about it, let Smart Collections sort it, and let Automations do the follow-up.

tl;dv is built around recorded video. It keeps a searchable video library, lets you cut clips and highlight reels from a call, and is popular with sales and revenue teams for coaching and call review. It supports 30-plus languages with translation and publishes a headline accuracy figure of around 96% (treat that as a vendor claim and test it on a real call). Those recordings start with a bot joining the call.

Scribbl and tl;dv accuracy and note quality

Scribbl and tl;dv both produce a clean transcript, a structured summary, and action items, and most users rate the quality highly. We would rather back that up than just assert it. In the public G2 review base for Scribbl (4.9 from 725 reviews on G2), ease of use is by far the most-cited strength, with transcription quality praised in over 100 reviews. And because Scribbl keeps the video of every meeting next to a transcript with speaker names, you can replay any moment to confirm exactly what was said. tl;dv's published ~96% figure is a vendor claim worth verifying on your own audio. For one-on-ones, sales calls, interviews, and small team meetings, which is where most of the work happens, accuracy is rarely the row that decides it.

Scribbl and tl;dv pros and cons

Here is what each tool does well, and where tl;dv frustrates people.

tl;dv pros & cons

• Pro: video-first with clips and a searchable call-review library
• Pro: 30-plus languages with translation for international teams
• Pro: unlimited free recordings
• Con: a visible bot joins the call, a common external-call objection
• Con: free AI notes capped (~10); higher per-seat price

Scribbl pros

• Pro: botless, nothing joins or is announced to attendees
• Pro: the video, transcript with speaker names, AI notes and action items for every meeting, with share links
• Pro: free plan with no credit card; cheaper paid seat ($13/user/mo billed annually)
• Pro: connects meetings to ChatGPT or Claude so the work gets done
• Pro: Smart Collections sort meetings, and Automations do the follow-up

Who should pick Scribbl over tl;dv

Pick Scribbl if you want dead-simple bot-free recording where nothing ever joins the call, on Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams in one account; you meet with clients, prospects, or candidates where a recording bot changes the room; you want the video, a transcript with speaker names, AI notes and action items for every meeting, with share links; and you want your notes wired into ChatGPT or Claude, sorted by Smart Collections, and followed up by Automations so the work actually gets done. It starts free with 10 meetings a month and no credit card, and Pro is $13/user/mo billed annually. Sales teams in particular tend to land here; see Scribbl for sales.

tl;dv's trade is a bot in every call: its clip library and 30-plus languages come with a visible participant.

If you are weighing more than two tools, our best tl;dv alternatives guide and our Scribbl vs Otter.ai and Scribbl vs Fathom breakdowns lay out the wider field, including how the bot-based notetakers compare to each other.

Scribbl is rated 5.0 from 3,000 reviews on the Chrome Web Store and is used by more than 10,000 organizations. People who switch almost always say the same thing: they liked their old notetaker fine, but they were tired of a bot joining every external call.

Scribbl vs tl;dv FAQ

What is the main difference between Scribbl and tl;dv?

The capture method. With Scribbl, nothing joins the call: the Chrome extension covers Google Meet and Scribbl Desktop covers Zoom and Teams, so no bot ever joins, nothing is announced, and no email goes to attendees. tl;dv typically sends a visible notetaker bot into the call to record video and produce a summary. tl;dv is built around recorded video and clips; Scribbl gives every meeting the video, a transcript with speaker names, AI notes and action items with no participant added, then Smart Collections sort the meetings and Automations do the follow-up. Everything else flows from that one decision: whether a bot shows up in the room or not.

Are Scribbl and tl;dv free to start, and what are the catches?

Both have a free plan and neither needs a credit card to begin. Scribbl's free plan covers 10 meetings a month across Google Meet, Zoom and Teams, and every one gets the video, a transcript with speaker names, AI notes and action items, with no bot in the room. tl;dv's free tier records without a cap (transcription in 30-plus languages), but limits AI summaries to roughly 10 total, and a visible bot joins the call. Confirm current limits on each vendor's pricing page.

How much do Scribbl and tl;dv cost in 2026?

Both start free. As of June 2026, Scribbl's free plan includes Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams with no credit card, with 10 meetings a month, and Scribbl Pro is $13/user/mo billed annually or $20/user/mo monthly, with unlimited meetings. tl;dv's paid plans are higher per seat: tl;dv Pro is $18/user/mo billed annually ($29/mo on monthly billing), with higher tiers for more AI and CRM sync. At the paid entry point Scribbl is the cheaper seat. Confirm current prices on each vendor's pricing page.

Does Scribbl send a bot into my meeting like tl;dv?

No. Scribbl is botless, so nothing joins the call and nothing is announced to other attendees. tl;dv typically uses a notetaker bot that joins as a visible participant and may need to be admitted. A bot in the room is one of the most common complaints people raise about bot-based notetakers, and it is the main reason people pick a botless tool, especially on client, sales, and external calls where a recording bot changes the tone.

Does Scribbl work with Zoom and Microsoft Teams, or only Google Meet?

Scribbl works with Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams. The Chrome extension covers Google Meet, and the desktop app covers Zoom and Microsoft Teams, on every plan including free. tl;dv also supports the major platforms with its joining bot. If you split your week across Zoom, Meet, and Teams, both cover you; the practical difference is nothing joining the call versus a bot that joins.

Which is better for video and call review, Scribbl or tl;dv?

tl;dv is built around recorded video with clips and highlight reels and is popular for call coaching, but its bot joins the call. Scribbl keeps the video of every meeting next to a transcript with speaker names, AI notes and action items, with share links, and does it with no bot in the room, which matters most on the sales and client calls people want to review. Smart Collections group those calls by themselves, so you can ask Claude or ChatGPT about just one group, like the main objections in this week's sales calls. If you want call review without a participant added, Scribbl is the pick.

How accurate are Scribbl and tl;dv, and how many languages do they support?

tl;dv publishes a headline accuracy figure of around 96% (a vendor claim worth testing on your own audio) and supports 30-plus languages with translation. Scribbl produces a clean transcript with speaker names, a summary, and action items, and most users rate quality highly: on G2, transcription quality is praised in over 100 reviews. Because Scribbl keeps the video next to the transcript, you can replay any moment to confirm wording. For languages, check each vendor's current list for yours, since both update support over time.

How are Scribbl and tl;dv rated by users?

Scribbl is rated 4.9 from 725 reviews on G2 and 5.0 from 3,000 reviews on the Chrome Web Store, and is used by 10,000+ organizations. tl;dv is also well reviewed across G2 and the major review sites. Ratings and review counts move, so check the live G2 listings before you decide. What actually decides it day to day is the capture method (bot vs botless), not the star average.

Does Scribbl connect to ChatGPT or Claude?

Yes, on Pro. Connect Scribbl once and Claude or ChatGPT can search the transcript and notes of every meeting. tl;dv connects to ChatGPT and Claude too, on tl;dv Pro or higher. Where Scribbl goes further: Smart Collections narrow what Claude or ChatGPT searches, so you can ask about just one group of meetings, like the main objections in this week's sales calls, and Automations do the follow-up: draft the email, log notes in HubSpot or Pipedrive, post to Slack or Teams, and open Linear, Jira, Asana or Monday tickets, asking before they change anything by default.

How do I switch from tl;dv to Scribbl?

There is no migration project. Install the Scribbl Chrome extension (or the desktop app for Zoom and Teams), create a free account with no credit card, and join your next meeting. Nothing joins the call, so you do not have to remove or disable anything in tl;dv first. Run both on one real call if you want a side-by-side before you commit.

Can I use Scribbl without telling people I am recording?

Botless does not mean secret. Recording and consent laws vary by region, and some places require all-party consent. The right move with any tool, Scribbl or tl;dv, is to tell people you are taking AI notes and get consent. Scribbl simply removes the awkward bot from the room; it does not remove your responsibility to be transparent.