Wudpecker
Wudpecker is an AI-powered meeting assistant that helps users prepare for and take notes during meetings. The tool offers pre-built meeting...
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What is Wudpecker?
Wudpecker is an AI meeting assistant that records, transcribes, and creates tailored notes for Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams meetings. It takes your specific instructions to format notes in your preferred structure, write in any language, capture particular details, and spell special names correctly. The tool shrinks hours of recordings into 2-minute meeting digests and surfaces important information you need from conversations.
Key features include Ask Wudpecker, an AI-powered assistant that helps develop better ideas using contextual information from meeting discussions. You can click on quotes to jump to timestamps in transcripts, see quote sources with the Sources button, organize notes into collections, share calls directly to another user's workspace, ask follow-up questions about AI insights, and move insights into the call summary. The platform offers recording via meeting bot, desktop app (Mac/Windows), or mobile app (iOS/Android), providing flexibility without bots interrupting virtual rooms.
Wudpecker is designed for professionals who want to focus on building relationships with users instead of taking notes, including sales teams, customer success managers, consultants, recruiters, and anyone conducting regular virtual meetings. It supports transcription in 39-40+ languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, and many European and Asian languages. The platform is GDPR-compliant as an EU company with 256-bit AES encryption and stores all recordings securely on EU servers.
Wudpecker pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Wudpecker has 3 tiers including a free tier. Free: Free forever with 10 free meetings per month with notetaker bot, 3 Ask AI questions per recording, unlimited meeting recordings on desktop/phone apps, transcription for 39 languages, and integrations with Google Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Teams. Plus: $19/month with 30 meetings per month with notetaker bot, unlimited Ask AI questions, auto-join settings for notetaker bot, integrations with Notion, Slack, HubSpot, and access to beta features. Pro: $32/month with 100 meetings per month with notetaker bot, everything in Plus plan, and advanced power user features. Billing cycle is monthly or annual. When at risk of going over call limits, Wudpecker sends email notifications with options; after crossing limit, bot recording stops but desktop/phone apps still work without limit.
Wudpecker pros
- Takes custom instructions for tailored note formatting
- Works with Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams
- Shrinks hours of recordings to 2-minute digests
- Ask Wudpecker AI provides contextual meeting insights
- Click quotes to jump to transcript timestamps
- Organize notes into color-coded collections
- Share calls directly to colleagues' Wudpecker accounts
- Record without bot joining via desktop/mobile apps
- Unlimited recordings on desktop and phone apps
- Supports 39-40+ language transcription
- GDPR-compliant as EU company
- 256-bit AES encryption for data security
- All recordings stored on EU servers
- Notes appear in under 5 minutes after meeting
- 100% editable notes and transcript titles
- Identifies action items with deadlines accurately
- Speaker recognition for multiple participants
- Calendar synchronization for automatic bot joining
- Integrates with Notion, Slack, and HubSpot
- No storage limits for recordings and transcriptions
Wudpecker cons
- Free tier limited to 10 bot meetings per month
- Transcription can't be manually edited
- No audio snippet creation feature
- Plus plan only 30 bot meetings monthly
- No refunds for canceled subscriptions
- Recording stops when crossing plan limits
- Only 1 workspace and 1 calendar per account
- AI may miss uncommon words or technical terms
- Must manually inform participants about recording
- Desktop app requires manual recording start
Frequently asked questions about Wudpecker
How does Wudpecker generate meeting notes?
Wudpecker offers multiple recording ways (meeting bot, desktop app, or mobile app). Once the meeting or recording is done, it automatically processes the audio, transcribes it, and creates an AI summary. Notes appear in your Wudpecker account in the browser (app.wudpecker.io) in less than 5 minutes, typically 1-2 minutes for processing.
What is Ask Wudpecker?
Ask Wudpecker is a conversational AI that analyzes transcripts, extracts key information, answers questions, and provides summaries and insights based on your conversations. You can provide specific instructions like creating tables with assigned tasks, responsible persons, and due dates. It has two use cases: extracting insights from individual calls when you have a specific question, or from multiple calls when you need a report of many discussions or don't know where insights are located.
What languages does Wudpecker support for transcription?
Wudpecker supports 39-40+ languages including Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Mandarin Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, French, French (Canada), German, German (Switzerland), Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Multilingual (Spanish + English), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Spanish (Latin America), Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. Wudpecker transcribes with the language most spoken in the meeting.
Can I record meetings without a bot joining?
Yes. Wudpecker offers desktop apps for Mac and Windows, and mobile apps for iOS and Android that make it possible to record meetings flexibly without a notetaker bot having to join a virtual room. You can record unlimited meetings per month on desktop/phone apps, but you must manually begin recording and inform participants about the recording yourself.
How do I share a call with colleagues?
You can share calls directly to another user's workspace where it appears in their Wudpecker account like any other meeting. Simply go to a call, press Share, type an email address, and press enter. Add all addresses and click Share once more. The call auto-appears in recipients' accounts, they can add it to collections, edit notes, and use Ask Wudpecker without affecting the original version.
What are Collections in Wudpecker?
Collections offer a neat way to organize your calls into folders like work documents. Create a new collection by pressing + next to Collections in the menu, name it, and assign a distinct color for differentiation. You can edit and delete collections later. Each call can only belong to one collection at a time, but you can move calls to different collections for reorganization.
Can Wudpecker identify different speakers?
Yes, Wudpecker can identify different speakers, which is particularly useful for team meetings, interviews, or conversations with multiple participants. You can also manually edit speaker names in the transcript if they are not accurate.
What is the maximum meeting length Wudpecker can record?
You can record and transcribe meetings with a maximum length of 2 hours 15 minutes. All recordings and transcriptions are stored securely in the cloud without any storage limits.
Does Wudpecker integrate with calendar systems?
Yes, Wudpecker is fully synchronized with your calendar, ensuring any changes or rescheduling are immediately updated. The assigned notetaker bot will always present at the newly scheduled time. Each account can only connect to one calendar. Copy the meeting link and paste it in Invite Notetaker feature, or create a new upcoming event in your calendar for automatic bot joining.
What happens when I cross my call limit?
When at risk of going over call limits, Wudpecker sends email notifications with options for how to proceed. If you cross the limit, Wudpecker stops recording your meetings with the bot. However, you can always start recording on desktop or phone apps without any limit. You can upgrade at app.wudpecker.io/upgrade by clicking the widget showing your monthly calls at bottom left, then Manage plan to access Stripe portal for plan updates.