Comparison
An Otter.ai alternative for Arabic meetings
If your team meets in Arabic, the first question about any notetaker is whether it handles Arabic at all. For Otter.ai, its own documentation answers that.
What Otter.ai says about Arabic
- Otter.ai’s own help center says it “currently only supports English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and Chinese (Simplified).” Arabic is not on that list. [1]
- Some third-party roundups still answer “Yes, Otter AI supports Arabic transcription”, which Otter’s own documentation contradicts. [2]
What Qarar does differently
- Transcribes Arabic as spoken: Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf and other dialects stay in dialect, and English terms stay in Latin script.
- Writes the summary, decisions and action items in Modern Standard Arabic, and keeps quotes in the speaker’s own words.
- Starts from a recording. Upload a file from Zoom, Teams, Meet or your phone, or record in Chrome. No bot joins the call.
- Links every note to a timestamp, so you can play the line it came from.
Test it on your own meeting
- Pick a recent meeting with dialect and some English.
- Upload it to Qarar on the free plan (4 meetings a month).
- Check names, numbers and action items against what was said.
Questions
Does Otter.ai support Arabic?
Not according to Otter’s help center, which lists English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.
Which Arabic dialects does Qarar handle?
Qarar is built for dialect speech, including Egyptian, Levantine and Gulf Arabic, and for meetings that mix Arabic with English. Accuracy depends on the recording, so check names and numbers.
Is there a benchmark?
A blind test on real meeting recordings is under way. The results will be published on the benchmark page.
Sources
Sources checked in September 2026. Other products’ features and prices change; verify them before you buy.