Shadow

Botless AI meeting assistant that captures every call, on screen and off

Hand-reviewed by the Toolglade team·Updated Aug 2026

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Toolglade’s take

Shadow's botless, OS-level capture is a real advantage: it records calls that bots cannot join and never announces itself in the meeting. That same always-listening design raises consent and privacy considerations, so teams must handle recording disclosure responsibly. The free tier is unusually generous with unlimited transcription and recording. It is a strong fit for sales and client-facing users who want every conversation captured without an intrusive bot.

About Shadow

Shadow is a botless AI meeting assistant that captures every call at the OS level, including on-screen content, and turns them into transcripts, notes, and action items.

Shadow takes a different approach from bot-based notetakers: instead of sending a visible bot into a call, it detects meetings at the operating-system level when audio starts flowing through a known meeting app and begins capturing automatically. This means it works on every meeting, not just scheduled Zoom calls, including impromptu conversations and calls that bots cannot join, and it can capture what is shown on screen alongside the audio. Once a meeting ends, Shadow transcribes and structures the content, captures key decisions, assigns action items, and streamlines follow-ups. It integrates with Zoom, Slack, Teams, Google Meet, Notion, and other workplace tools so notes and tasks flow into existing systems. Because capture is local and botless, it is well suited to sales and client conversations where a visible bot would be intrusive. Shadow offers a notably generous free tier with unlimited transcription, recording, and smart screenshots, plus Plus and Pro plans that unlock unlimited AI notes, skills, and chat. It targets sales teams, consultants, and professionals who want comprehensive, unobtrusive meeting capture across all their conversations.

TL;DR

Shadow is a botless AI meeting assistant that captures every call at the OS level, including on-screen content, and produces transcripts, notes, and action items.

Company overview

Shadow is an AI meeting-assistant startup that differentiates through botless, OS-level capture rather than bots that join calls. This lets it record impromptu and non-standard meetings that competitors miss.

The product is aimed at sales and client-facing professionals who want comprehensive, unobtrusive capture, and it appears in 2026 comparisons of bot-free meeting tools against options like Zoom AI Companion.

Product features

Shadow detects meetings when audio flows through a known app and automatically records, transcribes, and structures them, capturing decisions, action items, and on-screen content. It syncs notes and tasks to tools like Notion, Slack, and Teams.

Its free tier is unusually generous, and paid Plus and Pro plans unlock unlimited AI notes, skills, and chat. The botless design is its core differentiator.

Target market

Shadow targets sales reps, consultants, and account managers who want every conversation captured without a visible bot. It is less suited to highly regulated consent environments or mobile-only users.