Video Highlight vs Bluedot
Bluedot records the meetings and calls you take part in, without a bot, and writes notes for sales and team work. Video Highlight is for video you learn from: YouTube videos, courses, webinars, talks and your own video files, with pictures of the screen in the notes.
Bluedot records a meeting from a Chrome tab, its desktop app or its phone apps, with no bot in the call. You choose a microphone, so your side of the call is recorded too. It writes a transcript, a summary, action items and follow-up emails, with note templates, and syncs to HubSpot, Salesforce and Notion. For calls you speak in, sales follow-ups and team notes, Bluedot is the better choice. Video Highlight is for video you learn from. Its notes keep pictures of the screen, and every point opens the video at its time.
Video Highlight vs Bluedot: feature by feature
| Feature | Video Highlight | Bluedot |
|---|---|---|
| Pictures of the screen in the notes | Pictures of the screen, picked for you (Deep Watch, on paid plans) | Not mentioned: its pages describe transcripts, summaries and action items5 |
| What the notes hold | The key points of the video, from what is on screen and what is said | Transcript, summary, action items and follow-up emails4 |
| Times you can press | Every point has its time and opens the video there | Click a line of the notes to jump to that point in the recording4 |
| A lesson or webinar playing in a tab | Record it with its sound and press H to save highlights; notes with pictures follow (paid plans) | Record it in the tab and get notes from the words25 |
| Video files you already have | Upload them as Private files on a paid plan; video files get notes with pictures | Import from Zoom, Google Drive, your laptop or your phone7 |
| Built for | Video you learn from: YouTube videos, courses, webinars, talks and your own files | Meetings and calls you take part in, online and in person28 |
| Free plan | Summary, Transcript, Highlights and Ask on YouTube, Vimeo and Dailymotion links | 5 meetings in total9 |
Comparison based on publicly available information as of November 2026; prices and features may have changed. Found something outdated? Tell us and we'll fix it.
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Updated November 2026
- Bluedot says it "never invites a bot to your meeting" and "uses a Chrome extension or dedicated desktop app to capture meetings." bluedothq.com, checked November 12, 2026.
- Bluedot's Chrome Web Store listing: record "any video call that runs in a browser tab"; "Sales calls, customer interviews, 1:1s, standups, lectures, webinars, if it plays in your tab, you can record it"; "In-person conversations, straight from your browser"; "Capture your full screen and system audio"; "Add a camera bubble". chromewebstore.google.com, checked November 12, 2026.
- Bluedot's screen recorder page: "First, select the appropriate microphone within the extension." It records "your entire screen or a specific tab or window", and system audio comes from a tab with "Share Tab Audio" on. bluedothq.com, checked November 12, 2026.
- Bluedot's Chrome Web Store listing describes "AI summaries, action items, and follow-up emails", "50 note templates, or build your own", and timestamped notes where a click on any line jumps to that point in the video. chromewebstore.google.com, checked November 12, 2026.
- Bluedot's home page describes "Accurate transcripts with terms, abbreviations, and speaker names automatically captured" and "high-quality summaries and action items". It does not mention pictures of the screen in notes. bluedothq.com, checked November 12, 2026.
- Bluedot says it can "Automatically sync notes to your CRM, Notion, Claude and more"; its store listing names HubSpot, Salesforce, Notion and Slack. On the pricing page, "CRM & ATS integrations" are in the Business plan. bluedothq.com, checked November 12, 2026.
- Bluedot's store listing: "Import recordings from Zoom, Google Drive, your laptop, or your phone." chromewebstore.google.com, checked November 12, 2026.
- Bluedot lists Meet, Zoom, Teams and Slack on Mac or Windows, phone calls "using your own number", and iPhone, Android and Apple Watch apps. bluedothq.com, checked November 12, 2026.
- Bluedot's Free plan: "5 meetings / lifetime". Paid plans are Basic, Pro and Business, priced "/user/month"; Basic is "Unlimited meetings (audio only)" and Pro adds "Unlimited meetings (with video)". bluedothq.com, checked November 12, 2026.
When Bluedot is the better fit
- You speak in the meetings you record, and your own voice must be in the transcript.
- You run sales or customer calls and want action items, follow-up emails and notes synced to your CRM.
- You record calls on your phone or in person, not only in the browser.
When Video Highlight is the better fit
- You learn from video: a lesson, a talk, a webinar, a YouTube video or your own video file.
- You want notes with pictures of the screen, so what was on screen is in the notes, each point at its time.
- You want YouTube videos by link, with no recording at all.
- You want to press H while the video records and save a highlight with the picture on screen.
- You want a tab recorder that only takes the video and its sound: it never uses your microphone or camera.
Explore related features
Record a video playing in a Chrome tab, with its sound. It never uses your microphone or camera.
Video Highlight watches the whole video for you. Notes with pictures of the screen, each point at its time.
Turn a webinar you watched into notes you can read, with pictures of the screen.
Turn a long video into notes with pictures and times, then open the video only where you need it.
Video Highlight vs Bluedot: FAQs
Is Video Highlight a meeting recorder like Bluedot?
No. Bluedot is built for calls you take part in. Video Highlight is built for video you learn from. Its Chrome extension records a video playing in a tab, with its sound, and never uses your microphone or camera. For meetings you speak in, Bluedot is the better choice.
Bluedot can record a webinar in a tab. What is different here?
The notes. Bluedot's pages describe a transcript, a summary, action items and follow-up emails, made from what is said. In Video Highlight, the recording goes to your library as a private video, and Video Highlight watches it for you. It looks at what is on screen and reads what is said, and keeps the key points with pictures of the screen, each at its time.
Can I press a point in the notes to see that part of the video?
Yes, in both products. Bluedot's notes let you click a line to jump to that point in the recording. In Video Highlight, every point has its time, and the time opens the video there. You can also download the notes as a PDF with pictures. In a PDF from a YouTube video, the times are links.
How do I take my notes to other tools?
Video Highlight exports a Summary as Markdown, PDF, Word or CSV, or to Notion on a paid plan, and a transcript also as TXT, SRT or VTT. Bluedot syncs notes to HubSpot, Salesforce and other tools on its Business plan, which fits sales work.
What about a recording I already have as a file?
In Video Highlight, you upload a file as a Private file on a paid plan, such as MP4, MOV, MP3 or M4A. You get a transcript and a Summary, and video files also get notes with pictures. Notes from your own files stay private. Bluedot imports recordings from Zoom, Google Drive, your laptop or your phone.
How do the plans compare?
On 12 November 2026, Bluedot's pricing page listed a Free plan with 5 meetings in total, and Basic, Pro and Business plans priced per user per month. Video Highlight has a Free plan for YouTube, Vimeo and Dailymotion links, and the Plus, Pro and Business plans. See pricing for current prices.
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