Earkeep
The Jamie alternative that keeps audio on your device
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Like Earkeep, Jamie listens through your device instead of sending a bot. But it is started per meeting, uploads your audio, and costs €24-99 a month.
14-day full trial, no account required.
- Bot-free like Jamie, but never started
- Audio never leaves your device
- €39 once, not €24-99 a month
The short answer
If "no bot" is all you need, Jamie is a real, GDPR-friendly option that also writes summaries and logs to the CRM. If you want bot-free and zero-interaction and local, only Earkeep does all three.
Why people look for a Jamie alternative
Bot-free like Jamie, but already listening
Jamie "doesn't join the meeting at all, so nobody sees anything," as one Reddit user put it. But you start it for each conversation, so a call that runs long or happens at someone's desk is a call Jamie does not have.
Earkeep was already listening. You drag a span across the timeline afterwards, or let a connected calendar mark it.
Processed on your device, not on Jamie's servers
Jamie transcribes and summarises in its cloud, which is what buys its AI summaries and CRM integrations: a real trade-off, not a flaw. Earkeep transcribes with Whisper or Parakeet in memory on your device, and never writes or uploads the audio.
Your own agents can read your meetings
Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI or any ACP agent runs against your meeting history in the app, and an MCP server lets Claude Desktop or Cursor read it too. We found no documented MCP server or agent integration for Jamie.
Side by side
| Capability | Earkeep | Jamie |
|---|---|---|
| Always-on capture | No start/stop | Meeting by meeting |
| Bot-free | No participant joins | No participant joins |
| Captures system audio | Mic and system audio | Device-level audio |
| Captures in-person meetings | Anything the device hears | In person, online and hybrid |
| Audio processed on your device | Never leaves your device | Sent to Jamie's cloud |
| Retroactive spans | Or marked by your calendar | No timeline or spans |
| AI-written notes when it ends | Via an agent you connect | Its core output |
| Labels who said what | Not yet | On the €48/mo Pro tier; users report it merging quiet speakers |
| Your own agents can read it | ACP agents plus an MCP server | None documented |
| Logs meetings to your CRM | Via your agent's own connections | On the Pro tier |
| Free tier that doesn't expire | 14 days free, then €39 once | Five meetings a month |
| Pricing | €39 once, one device | Free (5 meetings/mo), then €24/mo Standard, €48/mo Pro, €99/mo Enterprise |
| Platform | macOS 13+, Windows 10+ | Mac and Windows capture, cloud processing |
Built inNo, but an agent you connect canPartlyNot available
What each one costs by year five
Switching takes an afternoon
- Install it, then forget about it for a day. It captures from the start. There is no import; your Jamie notes stay in Jamie's cloud.
- Mark yesterday, or connect a calendar. Drag a span across the timeline, or connect Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook or any ICS URL.
- Cancel the plan once you trust it. The 14-day trial needs no account or card, and what Earkeep kept is already plain files.
Which one fits you
Choose Earkeep if
You liked Jamie for keeping the bot out, and want the cloud out too.
- The audio must not leave the machine either
- Much is said in conversations nobody started a recorder for
- You'd rather pay €39 once, less than two months of Jamie Standard
- You want the verbatim record as plain files you own
- Your own agents should read your meetings directly
Choose Jamie if
Jamie does several things Earkeep does not, and it's worth saying so plainly.
- You want cloud AI summaries and CRM integrations out of the box (Pro and Enterprise)
- Five meetings a month is enough, and you want to pay nothing
- You reliably remember to start recording
- You want an established EU-focused reputation with more review history
Jamie suits anyone wanting a discreet cloud notetaker that writes the summary and CRM entry. Earkeep suits product and engineering roles who run their own agents. See Earkeep for product owners.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Earkeep a good Jamie alternative?
Yes, if the draw was no bot rather than the notes. Earkeep never has to be started and transcribes on your device. It does not write summaries, label speakers or or log to a CRM.
Does Jamie put a bot in my meeting?
No. Like Earkeep, Jamie captures mic and system audio on the device, which is the main reason people choose it over Otter or Fireflies.
Is Jamie's transcription processed locally or in the cloud?
Cloud: Jamie uploads that audio for transcription and summarization. Earkeep transcribes in memory on-device and never uploads audio.
Does Jamie record automatically, or do I have to start it?
You start it per meeting; Jamie has no always-on or retroactive capture. With Earkeep you mark any span of the day afterward, or a connected calendar does.
How much does Jamie cost compared to Earkeep?
Jamie is free for 5 meetings a month, then €24/month Standard, €48/month Pro (speaker labels, CRM) or €99/month Enterprise: €576 over two years for Standard alone. Earkeep is €39 once for one device, after a 14-day full trial with no account, with a 14-day money-back refund.
Does Jamie work with AI agents or MCP?
We found no documented MCP server or agent integration. Earkeep ships an MCP server and in-app ACP agents.
See the difference on your own meetings
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