Krisp installs as a virtual microphone and speaker on macOS or Windows. Users select "Krisp" as their audio device in Zoom, Teams, or Slack. The AI model runs locally on the device's processor, identifying human voice frequencies and stripping out dogs barking, sirens, or keyboard typing in real-time before the audio hits the call. Simultaneously, it processes the audio stream to provide a live transcript, generating a summarized meeting note locally immediately after the call ends.
Krisp
Krisp is an AI-powered voice productivity application that runs securely in the background of a computer, acting as a virtual filter between a user's microphone/speakers and their communication apps. Its primary and most famous function is bi-directional noise cancellation: using deep learning models to instantly remove background noise, room echo, and other voices from both ends of a call.
As AI capabilities evolved, Krisp expanded beyond noise cancellation into meeting transcription and intelligence. It now offers device-level, completely private transcription and meeting summarization that works across every conferencing app (Zoom, Teams, Meet) without requiring a innovative "bot" to join the call.
It is an essential infrastructure tool for remote workers, call center agents, and digital nomads who need to maintain professional audio quality in volatile acoustic environments, while also maintaining records of their conversations.
Best For
- Remote workers and digital nomads
- Call center and customer support agents
- Professionals holding confidential meetings
- Users in loud or shared working environments
How It Works
Key Features
Audio Processing
- Bi-directional AI noise cancellation
- Acoustic echo removal
- Background voice cancellation
- Local on-device processing algorithms
Meeting Intelligence
- Unobtrusive live transcription
- Automated meeting summaries
- Action item extraction
- Works across all conference apps without bots
Pros & Cons
Pros
- accurate noise cancellation that works universally across any app
- On-device processing ensures maximum audio privacy
- Transcription doesn't require an awkward bot to join the call
- Bi-directional filtering fixes bad customer audio on your end
Cons
- Requires software installation, not a web interface
- Can occasionally clip the very beginning of a sentence if a user speaks abruptly
- Meeting intelligence features are heavily tied to the local device
- Consumes CPU/RAM, which can impact older laptops during heavy video calls
Pricing
Krisp offers a generous free tier that provides a daily allowance of noise cancellation minutes—often enough for casual users. The Pro tier provides unlimited noise cancellation and transcription. Enterprise plans focus on team deployment, analytics, and centralized billing for call center scaling.
How It Compares
Krisp sits in a unique position. For noise cancellation, it competes with built-in filters on Zoom or Microsoft Teams, but Krisp is drastically superior and app-agnostic. For meeting intelligence, it competes with Otter.ai and Fireflies.ai. Those tools are cloud-based, bot-driven, and highly integrated with CRMs. Krisp differentiates itself by processing on-device: it is invisible to others on the call, vastly more private, and filters audio in real-time.