tl;dv

tl;dv (short for “too long; didn’t view”) is built around the idea that most people do not want to rewatch entire meeting recordings. Instead, the platform focuses on helping you create and share short, meaningful clips from your meetings. This clip-centric approach makes tl;dv particularly useful for teams that need to share specific moments (a customer’s exact feedback, a key decision, a stakeholder’s requirement) without asking colleagues to sit through an hour-long recording.

The platform records meetings on Zoom and Google Meet through a bot that joins the call. During the meeting, you or the AI can tag important moments, which become timestamped highlights in the transcript. After the meeting, you get a full transcript, AI-generated summary, and the ability to create short clips around any moment. These clips can be shared via link, embedded in documents, or pushed to integrations like Slack, Notion, and CRM platforms.

tl;dv has built a strong following in product and customer research teams, where the ability to quickly extract and share specific customer quotes and feedback is invaluable. The multi-language transcription support (covering over 30 languages) also makes it a good fit for international teams.

Key Features

tl;dv’s core feature is its clip and highlight system, which lets you create shareable video snippets from any moment in a meeting. The AI automatically identifies and tags key moments, decisions, and action items. Real-time tagging during meetings lets you mark important moments as they happen. The platform supports multi-language transcription and translation. CRM integrations push meeting insights to Salesforce, HubSpot, and other tools. A meeting library organizes all recordings with searchable transcripts. The free tier is especially generous, including unlimited recordings and AI summaries.

Pricing

tl;dv’s free plan includes unlimited meeting recordings, transcriptions, and AI moment summaries, one of the more generous free tiers in the market. The Pro plan at $25 per month per user adds advanced AI features, CRM integrations, unlimited clip downloads, and custom vocabulary. The Enterprise plan includes admin controls, SSO, and priority support. The per-user pricing at $25 per month puts tl;dv on the more expensive side, particularly for teams where not everyone needs the premium features.

Privacy & Security

tl;dv processes all recordings through its cloud infrastructure. The company is GDPR-compliant and operates with European data handling standards, which is a positive differentiator for EU-based teams. Meeting data is encrypted and users can control retention policies. However, the cloud-based architecture means all your meeting content passes through tl;dv’s servers. The bot-based recording also means all participants know the meeting is being recorded, which is transparent but may affect conversation dynamics.

Best For

tl;dv is ideal for product teams, UX researchers, and customer-facing teams who need to share specific meeting moments with stakeholders. If your workflow involves extracting customer quotes, documenting user feedback, or sharing decision moments across the organization, tl;dv’s clip-centric approach is well-suited. It is less appropriate for teams that need a general-purpose meeting assistant, those with strict privacy requirements, or users who need offline capability.

How tl;dv Compares to Hedy

tl;dv’s video clip creation and sharing features are genuinely useful for specific workflows, particularly in product research. Hedy does not currently focus on video clip creation. On foundational capabilities, though, Hedy leads significantly. Hedy processes on-device; tl;dv sends everything to the cloud. Hedy works with any audio source; tl;dv is limited to Zoom and Google Meet. Hedy runs on Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, and web; tl;dv is web and Chrome only. Hedy functions offline; tl;dv requires internet. Hedy provides real-time coaching during meetings; tl;dv’s value is primarily in post-meeting sharing. If your primary need is creating and sharing meeting clips, tl;dv is purpose-built for that. For a thorough, private, cross-platform meeting assistant, Hedy is the stronger choice.