Last updated May 2026
tl;dv is excellent at capturing meetings and making the best moments shareable. Record the call, clip the key quote, send the 30-second highlight to your team. For sales teams reviewing calls and product teams sharing user research moments, the clip-and-share workflow is genuinely useful.
Fabric does meeting capture too, without a bot, and puts the transcript in context alongside everything else in your knowledge base. The meeting notes sit next to the PDF you discussed, the design file you referenced, and the notes you took afterwards. The AI understands all of it together.
tl;dv captures the moment. Fabric connects it to everything else.
Comparison table
Fabric | tl;dv | |
|---|---|---|
Pricing | Generous free plan, $5/mo Plus tier | Free (unlimited recordings, 10 AI summaries/mo, recordings stored 3 months). Pro $18/seat/mo annual ($29 monthly). Business $59/seat/mo annual |
Meeting capture | Bot-free real-time transcription with automatic meeting detection. Live transcript. Stop/resume. Regenerate write-up. Keeps audio | Visible bot joins calls on Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams |
AI | Built-in AI assistant across multiple models, contextual to your entire library. Answers questions across meetings and everything else | AI summaries, action items, searchable AI queries across meetings. AI coaching on Business. Meeting context only |
Clips and sharing | Share any content with one-click publishing and analytics (who viewed, when, time spent). Timestamp linking inside transcripts | Video clip creation from meeting highlights. Combine clips into reels. Embed in Notion/WordPress. Core strength |
Content types | PDFs, images, video, audio, docs, links, ePubs, slides, spreadsheets, emails | Meeting recordings and transcripts only |
Content understanding | Automatic extraction, enrichment, and relationship mapping. Fabric learns from every file you save | AI processes meeting transcripts. No relationship mapping beyond meetings |
Search | Semantic, visual, colour, inside-document, inside-video, cross-platform | Searchable AI queries across meetings with timestamps. Keyword-based. No semantic or cross-content search |
Notes & documents | Full markdown editor, real-time co-editing, version history | None |
Organisation | Spaces, folders, tags, kanban, grid/list/detail views, shared drives | Team folders. Meeting library. Tags on recordings |
Collaboration | Real-time co-editing, annotations on any media, comments, chat, shared drives | Share clips, tag teammates at timestamps, team folders. No co-editing, no annotations beyond meeting highlights |
Canvas | Spatial canvas with live embeds, AI-aware, real-time multiplayer | None |
Tasks | Tasks with priority, due dates, reminders, linked to files | Action items extracted from meetings. No standalone task management |
CRM integration | No native CRM | HubSpot, Salesforce on Business. Zapier on Pro. 5,000+ integrations |
Languages | [Fabric language support] | 30-40+ languages |
Free tier limits | Limited storage and AI. No recording expiry | Unlimited recordings but stored only 3 months. 10 AI summaries/month |
Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, desktop, Chrome extension | Web, Chrome extension. Mobile apps available |
What is tl;dv?
tl;dv is a meeting recorder built around the clip-and-share workflow. A visible bot joins your calls on Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams. It records, transcribes, and generates AI summaries with action items. The standout feature is clipping: during or after a meeting, you tag key moments, create short video clips from them, and combine clips into reels you can share with anyone. Embed clips in Notion or WordPress. CRM sync on Business pushes meeting insights to HubSpot and Salesforce. AI coaching on Business provides sales performance analytics.
The free tier is generous for recording: unlimited meetings and transcripts. But AI summaries are capped at 10 per month on free, and recordings are only stored for 3 months before they're deleted. Pro at $18/seat/month (annual) removes those limits. Business at $59/seat/month adds CRM integrations and coaching. The per-seat pricing adds up: a 10-person sales team on Business pays $590/month.
What is Fabric?
Fabric is an AI workspace that combines file storage, note-taking, search, tasks, collaboration, and publishing. The Fabric Memory Engine automatically extracts, enriches, and maps relationships between everything you save. Fabric handles meeting transcription natively, without a bot, and those transcripts become part of a library the AI understands alongside your documents, research, and files. For a broader view of meeting tools, see the best AI meeting note-taker comparison.
Key differences
What happens after the meeting
tl;dv's workflow is: record, clip, share. A meeting produces a transcript, highlights, and shareable clips. The clips go to Slack, email, Notion, or a CRM. That's the output. The meeting content lives in tl;dv's library, searchable within tl;dv, but disconnected from everything else you're working on.
Fabric's workflow is: record, understand, connect. A meeting transcript joins your library alongside the document you discussed, the research that informed the agenda, and the tasks you agreed on. The AI understands all of it together. You can ask a question that spans the meeting, the contract it was about, and the client's previous feedback. The meeting isn't an isolated recording. It's part of your knowledge.
The bot
tl;dv sends a visible bot to your meetings. "[Your Name]'s tl;dv Notetaker" appears as a participant. In internal standups, fine. In client calls, investor meetings, or sensitive conversations, the presence of a recording bot changes the dynamic.
Fabric captures meetings without a bot. Real-time transcription with automatic meeting detection. No extra participant. No notification. For a comparison of bot-based and bot-free tools, see Fabric vs Otter.ai and Fabric vs Fireflies.ai.
Clips vs context
tl;dv's clip workflow is its defining strength. Tag a moment during a live call. After the meeting, create a 30-second video clip of that moment. Combine clips into a reel. Share it. For sales teams reviewing objection-handling moments, or product teams sharing user research quotes, this is a specific, well-executed capability.
Fabric doesn't create video clips from meetings. Fabric's sharing model is different: publish any content with one click and see who viewed it, when, and how long. Share a meeting summary with stakeholder-specific links and analytics. The output is a document with engagement tracking, not a highlight reel. Different strengths for different workflows.
AI scope
tl;dv's AI generates meeting summaries, action items, and searchable queries across your meeting history. AI coaching on Business analyses talk time, questions asked, and sales performance. Meeting intelligence within meetings.
Fabric's AI understands your entire library. Meetings, documents, PDFs, images, saved articles, emails. You can ask "what has this client said about pricing across all our conversations?" and get an answer that draws from meeting transcripts, saved emails, and documents. tl;dv's AI knows your meetings. Fabric's AI knows everything you've saved.
Search
tl;dv searches across meetings with timestamps and keyword queries. Useful for finding what was said in a specific call.
Fabric searches by meaning across everything. Semantic search finds content even when you describe it differently. Inside-video search finds moments by transcript. Cross-platform search pulls from Google Drive, Notion, and Dropbox alongside your Fabric library. tl;dv searches your meetings. Fabric searches your knowledge.
Beyond meetings
tl;dv is a meeting tool. No notes, no document editing, no file storage, no spatial canvas, no tasks beyond extracted action items, no publishing analytics, no content beyond what was said in calls.
Fabric is a full workspace. Notes, documents, files, tasks, AI, semantic search, collaboration, spatial canvas with live embeds, publishing with analytics. Meetings are one input. Everything else is there too.
CRM integration
tl;dv has native CRM integrations with HubSpot and Salesforce on Business ($59/seat/month annual). Zapier on Pro connects to 5,000+ tools. For sales teams that need meeting recordings synced to deal records, this is purpose-built.
Fabric doesn't have native CRM integration. If your primary need is meeting recording with CRM pipeline sync, tl;dv's Business tier is more specialised for that.
Free tier
tl;dv's free plan gives unlimited recordings and transcripts but caps AI summaries at 10 per month and deletes recordings after 3 months. The recording is generous. The retention isn't.
Fabric's free tier includes limited storage and AI with no recording expiry. Your content stays permanently.
Pricing at scale
tl;dv's per-seat pricing escalates. Pro at $18/seat/month annual. Business at $59/seat/month annual. A 10-person team on Pro pays $180/month for meeting recording. On Business, $590/month. For a tool that only handles meetings, these are significant line items on top of whatever you pay for notes, files, AI, and collaboration.
Fabric includes meeting transcription alongside AI, file storage, search, collaboration, publishing, and tasks. One subscription.
When to use each
Use Fabric if you want meeting content connected to everything else you work with. You need the AI to understand your meetings alongside your documents, research, and files. You want bot-free capture. You want semantic search across meetings and all other content. You need notes, collaboration, publishing with analytics, a spatial canvas, and tasks. Meetings are part of your workflow. Fabric is the workspace where the whole workflow lives.
Use tl;dv if you need the clip-and-share workflow for meeting highlights. Your team reviews sales calls and needs to share key moments as short video clips. You need CRM sync with HubSpot or Salesforce. You want AI coaching and sales analytics. You work across 30+ languages. And the visible bot isn't a problem for your meeting context.
Use both. Some teams use tl;dv for the clip-and-share workflow (creating shareable video highlights from sales calls) and Fabric as the workspace where meeting content connects to everything else. tl;dv creates the clips. Fabric holds the context.
Why people move from tl;dv to Fabric
Meetings were isolated from everything else. A transcript in tl;dv doesn't know about the document you discussed or the research that informed the agenda. In Fabric, it's all connected.
The bot was a problem. A visible recording participant in client and investor meetings changes the dynamic. Fabric's bot-free capture removes this entirely.
They needed more than meetings. Notes, file storage, AI across all content types, collaboration, publishing, spatial canvases. tl;dv does meetings. Fabric does the rest.
Recordings expired. Free tier recordings deleted after 3 months. For teams that needed to reference calls from last quarter, the content was gone. Fabric stores everything permanently.
Per-seat costs added up. $18-59/seat/month for a meeting-only tool, on top of other workspace subscriptions. Fabric consolidates more of the stack.
FAQs
Does Fabric create video clips from meetings like tl;dv?
No. Fabric doesn't create shareable video clips from meeting highlights. Fabric's meeting output is a transcript with AI summaries, action items, and the original audio, all connected to your broader library. For the clip-and-share workflow specifically, tl;dv is more specialised.
Does Fabric send a bot to meetings?
No. Fabric uses bot-free real-time transcription with automatic meeting detection. No visible participant. See how Fabric compares to other meeting tools.
Is Fabric free?
Fabric has a free tier with limited storage and AI. tl;dv's free tier includes unlimited recordings (stored 3 months) with 10 AI summaries per month.
Does tl;dv connect meeting content to other files?
No. Meeting content in tl;dv stays in tl;dv. It doesn't connect to your documents, research, or files. Fabric's Memory Engine connects meeting transcripts to everything else in your library automatically.
Which is better for sales teams?
tl;dv Business ($59/seat/month) has CRM sync, AI coaching, sales analytics, and the clip-and-share workflow built for sales call review. Fabric doesn't have native CRM integration or video clipping. For dedicated sales meeting intelligence, tl;dv is more specialised. For a broader workspace where meeting content connects to all your other work, Fabric covers more ground.
How does tl;dv compare to Otter and Fireflies?
All three are meeting-only tools with visible bots. tl;dv's differentiator is the clip-and-share workflow. Otter's is live transcription. Fireflies' is conversation intelligence with CRM sync. See Fabric vs Otter.ai and Fabric vs Fireflies.ai for detailed comparisons. In all cases, Fabric's differentiator is the same: meeting content connected to everything else.
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