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Loquil vs Otter.ai: dictation into any app vs meeting transcription
Otter.ai and Loquil solve different problems. Otter records and transcribes meetings and conversations, producing notes, summaries and searchable transcripts in its own workspace. Loquil is for writing: you dictate a sentence or an email and the cleaned-up text lands directly in Word, Gmail, WhatsApp or any app, on Windows, Linux and Android. If you want to stop typing, Loquil; if you want minutes of a call, Otter.
| Loquil | Otter.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Dictating text into any app (emails, documents, chats) | Recording and transcribing meetings, notes and summaries |
| Where the text goes | Straight into the field where your cursor is | Into Otter's own workspace / app |
| AI cleanup of your speech | Yes: fillers removed, punctuation, formatting; rewrite/summarize on request | Transcript plus AI summary of the meeting |
| Multiple speakers | No (single speaker dictation) | Yes, speaker identification |
| Languages | 35+ dictation languages, separate output language | A set of major languages, as far as we know |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux, Android; iOS in development | Web, iOS, Android, meeting integrations |
| Free plan | 1,000 words a week | Free tier with monthly minutes, as far as we know |
Information about other products reflects their public documentation at the time of writing and may change; check their sites for current details.
Which one to choose
They are not really alternatives: many people use Otter.ai for meetings and Loquil for everything they write. If your need is "type less", start with Loquil.
Questions
Can Loquil transcribe a meeting?
Can Otter dictate into Word?
Do I need both?
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Updated: 2026-08-16