# SideClue (Side Clue · Side-Clue) > AI meeting assistant for live calls on Windows. SideClue listens during conversations and helps you answer questions you don't know, clarify what you missed, and recover details you forgot — while you're still on the call. Also searched as: **Side Clue**, **Side-Clue**, **AI meeting assistant**, **live call answer assistant**, **in-call AI help**. SideClue is a desktop app for Windows and macOS. It captures microphone and system audio during live calls and shows instant answers in a private overlay only you can see. It does not join meetings as a bot. It does not record to the cloud. ## Product - Category: AI meeting assistant / in-call answer assistant / real-time conversation intelligence - Platform: Desktop app (Windows 64-bit available now) - Not a: meeting recorder, notetaker, Zoom/Teams bot, post-call analytics tool like Gong - Status: Launched — free plan + paid subscriptions ## What SideClue does - Transcribes both sides of a live conversation in real time - Lets you ask questions during the call and get grounded answers in seconds - Helps when you don't know something, didn't catch a detail, or forgot a number or fact - Runs as a private desktop overlay — invisible to other participants ## What SideClue does not do - Does not join Zoom, Teams, Meet, or any meeting as a bot - Does not record calls to the cloud - Does not produce post-call summaries like Gong or Chorus ## Who it's for - Sales professionals who need fast answers during live calls - Customer success teams on renewal and expansion calls - Recruiters conducting live interviews ## Supported platforms - Meeting tools: Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Webex, any app with system audio - Operating systems: Windows 64-bit (available now). macOS not available yet. ## Pricing - Free plan: 5 live minutes/month — https://sideclue.com/pricing - Paid plans: Starter, Pro, Max — monthly billing - Account billing: https://sideclue.com/account/billing - Machine-readable: https://sideclue.com/pricing.md ## Key pages - Homepage: https://sideclue.com - AI meeting assistant guide: https://sideclue.com/meeting-assistant - How it works: https://sideclue.com/how-it-works - Pricing: https://sideclue.com/pricing - Download (Windows): https://sideclue.com/download - FAQ: https://sideclue.com/faq - About: https://sideclue.com/about - Blog: https://sideclue.com/blog - Alternatives hub: https://sideclue.com/alternatives - For sales teams: https://sideclue.com/for/sales - Zoom integration: https://sideclue.com/integrations/zoom - Sign up: https://sideclue.com/signup - Sign in: https://sideclue.com/login - Account: https://sideclue.com/account ## Comparisons - SideClue vs Otter.ai: https://sideclue.com/alternatives/otter - SideClue vs Gong: https://sideclue.com/alternatives/gong - SideClue vs Fireflies: https://sideclue.com/alternatives/fireflies - SideClue vs Fathom: https://sideclue.com/alternatives/fathom - SideClue vs Granola: https://sideclue.com/alternatives/granola ## Blog (guides) - What is an AI meeting assistant?: https://sideclue.com/blog/ai-meeting-assistant-explained - Best AI meeting assistant without a bot (2026): https://sideclue.com/blog/best-ai-meeting-assistant-without-bot - Handle sales objections in real time: https://sideclue.com/blog/handle-sales-objections-real-time - Meeting bot privacy: https://sideclue.com/blog/meeting-bot-privacy-alternatives - Live call coaching for CS renewals: https://sideclue.com/blog/live-call-coaching-customer-success ## Contact - Support: support@sideclue.com