Silestis vs Tactiq
Live meeting captions versus understanding any recorded video or audio.
Tactiq is a Chrome extension that captures live captions during Google Meet, Zoom, and Teams calls — handy for real-time meeting notes without a bot.
Silestis works on recorded content: paste a link or upload a file to transcribe lectures, webinars, YouTube, and podcasts, then search and ask questions with timestamped answers, and generate notes, chapters, and flashcards. Different moment, different tool.
| Silestis | Tactiq | |
|---|---|---|
| Built around | Any web video & audio | Live meeting captions |
| Transcribe recorded video & uploads | Yes | Limited |
| Transcribe YouTube & 1800+ sites by link | Yes | No |
| Live caption capture in meetings | No | Yes |
| Timestamped AI answers ([mm:ss]) | Yes | Meeting prompts |
| Notes, chapters & flashcards (study tools) | Yes | No |
| Speaker diarization | Meeting names | |
| Languages | 100+ with translation | Many |
| Data hosting | EU (Cloudflare) | US |
When to use which
- Choose Silestis for recorded video and audio — lectures, webinars, YouTube, podcasts — with timestamped answers and study tools.
- Choose Tactiq for live caption capture during meetings.
See also: vs NotebookLM · vs Notta · vs Descript.
Comparison based on publicly available information; competitor features may change over time.
Tactiq — FAQ
Is Silestis a Tactiq alternative?
For recorded video and audio — lectures, webinars, YouTube, podcasts, uploads — yes. Tactiq specializes in capturing live captions during meetings via a Chrome extension; Silestis focuses on transcribing and understanding recorded content from any source.
Does Silestis capture live meeting captions?
No. Silestis works on recordings and links rather than live caption streams. If your need is real-time meeting captions, Tactiq is purpose-built for that; for everything recorded, Silestis does more.
Where is my data processed?
Silestis processes audio in the EU on Cloudflare, deletes source files after transcription, and never uses recordings to train AI models.
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