Calendly launches an AI meeting note taker and plans Callie assistant

In short: Calendly is launching a tool that joins your meetings, records them, turns them into notes, and suggests next steps, and it is also planning a scheduling assistant called Callie.

What happened

Calendly, best known for letting people pick a meeting time from your calendar, is moving into AI meeting notes. The company announced a new note-taking product that can join a video call, record the audio and video, and then write a transcript (a written version of what everyone said).

After the meeting, the tool can create a short summary, list action items (the tasks people agreed to do), and draft follow-up emails. Calendly said it is also testing a feature that can listen to “system audio,” which means it can capture the sound coming from your computer, not just a microphone (like turning on a recorder that hears the whole call).

Calendly is also planning to release an AI assistant named Callie. The company says Callie will help set up meetings, check availability, and pull context from past meetings, using Calendly’s existing scheduling data.

The company is entering a crowded area. TechCrunch pointed to competitors like Granola, Fireflies, Read AI, Otter, and Fathom, plus larger work apps that have added similar features.

Why it matters

For people who spend their days in meetings, this kind of tool can save time by turning conversations into a to do list and ready-to-send emails (like having an assistant who listens quietly and writes everything down). It also raises privacy questions, since recording a meeting can feel sensitive. Calendly says its note taker will tell meeting participants that it is recording, message the chat to announce itself, and leave if someone asks.

Source: TechCrunch AI