Looking for a Bluedot alternative?
Transcribe for free →| Feature | LongScribe | Bluedot |
|---|---|---|
| What it's for | Transcribing a recording you already have | Capturing your live meeting discreetly, without a bot |
| Free plan limit | 1000 min/month, every month | 5 meetings for the life of the account, 1 hour each |
| Paid plan | Premium $4.99/month — 5,000 minutes / 500 recordings; Premium Pro $14.99/month — 20,000 minutes / 2,000 recordings; High Accuracy $24.99/month — 2,000 accuracy-first minutes; optional $5 one-time top-ups | From $18/user/month |
| Paste a link (YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch, X, SoundCloud) | Yes | — |
| Speaker labels | Yes — with Premium | Yes |
| Export formats | TXT, SRT, DOCX, JSON, VTT | Notes + AI summary |
A Bluedot alternative without the lifetime cap
Bluedot's free plan is 5 meetings, ever — not a monthly allowance, a one-time budget most people use up in their first week. LongScribe gives you a fresh 1000 minutes every month, no matter how long you've had the account.
No live-meeting capture required
Bluedot captures your live meeting discreetly through a Chrome extension or desktop app, without a bot joining the call. LongScribe works the other way round — from a recording you already have, uploaded or pasted as a public link.
Paste a supported public link or upload a file
Paste a public audio or video link from a supported platform such as YouTube, Twitch or Facebook, or upload a file directly. Long recordings queue in the background.
Built for long recordings
Multi-hour meetings, interviews and webinars process in the background rather than counting against a 1-hour-per-recording cap.
Every export format
Download plain text (TXT), timed SRT subtitles, a Word document (DOCX) and JSON — no format paywalls.
Dozens of languages
Auto-detect the spoken language or set it manually, across dozens of supported languages.
Try it without an account
Run a short clip with no sign-up, then create a free account for the full 1000 monthly minutes.
Frequently asked questions
What happens after Bluedot's 5 free meetings?
Bluedot's free plan is a lifetime cap of 5 meetings, not a monthly one — after that you need a paid plan starting at $18/user/month. LongScribe's 1000 free minutes renew every month instead of running out for good.
Does LongScribe capture live meetings like Bluedot does?
No. LongScribe transcribes a recording you already have, from an upload or a supported public link, rather than capturing a live meeting through a browser extension or desktop app.
Does LongScribe have speaker labels like Bluedot?
Yes. Speaker diarization is available from Premium at $4.99/month. LongScribe detects speaker turns after transcription, starts with generic speaker labels, lets you rename the detected speakers, and carries those labels into TXT, SRT, DOCX and JSON exports. It is designed for saved recordings rather than joining a live meeting as a bot.