Otter, the AI meeting notetaker app, announced in 2026 the launch of an enterprise search feature that allows users to query data from external tools alongside their existing meeting notes. The feature went live on April 28, 2026.
The new capability works by making Otter a Model Context Protocol (MCP) client, enabling it to connect to and pull data from outside apps using a common standard that AI tools are rapidly adopting. Users can now link their Gmail, Google Drive, Notion, Jira, and Salesforce accounts and search across all of that data within Otter. The company said connections with Microsoft Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and Slack are coming soon. Beyond search, users can push meeting summaries to Notion or draft Gmail messages directly from the platform.
Otter also redesigned its AI assistant to be persistently available across the entire interface, allowing users to ask questions at any point. The assistant can interpret the context of what is on screen — such as a specific meeting or channel — and respond accordingly.
The company said the move reflects a broader shift among AI notetakers, which are expanding beyond transcription and summaries to justify their business models. Competitors including Read AI, Fireflies.ai, and Fathom have made similar moves.
On the recording side, Otter said it brought botless meeting capture — which records via a device’s system audio rather than having a bot join the call — to its Mac app late last year, and is now launching a Windows app with the same feature. However, CEO Sam Liang noted that enterprise customers generally prefer the bot-based approach for its transparency, adding that most prefer meeting notes to be shared with all attendees. Otter also said it has a deduplication feature to prevent multiple bots from joining the same meeting simultaneously.
Otter, which has been operating for nearly a decade, previously reported 25 million users and $100 million in annual recurring revenue. The company said its platform now has 35 million users, though it did not provide updated revenue figures.
Source: TechCrunch