You know what? I didn’t plan to like this update. Meetshaxs has been my quiet helper for meetings. It takes notes. It sends recaps. It stays out of the way. This new update promised “smarter everything.” I rolled my eyes, made coffee, and hit Update. For a clean, high-level rundown of the release notes, this detailed breakdown from APNew covers every knob the devs just turned.
Turns out, some of it really sings. Some of it squeaks. Earlier in the week I’d skimmed a benchmarking post from Qusoft, so I opened the new build with a pretty clear checklist in mind.
First Launch, Little Flutter
Setup was fast. My Google Calendar and Outlook both synced. That was nice. Then I saw two of the same meetings in my list. Not nice. I pinged support. A kind human replied in 12 minutes, said it was a known bug with dual calendars, and sent a patch the next day. Still, I had to delete 23 duplicates by hand. My thumb got a workout.
Dark mode looks good. The new side tabs say Rooms, Recaps, Threads. Clean. Calm. A little gray, but clean.
For a deeper dive direct from the source, Qusoft’s own piece, My Week With the Meetshaxs Update: What Clicked, What Clanked, walks feature-by-feature through the same build and helped me double-check a few first-day quirks.
Day-by-Day: Real Meetings, Real Mess
Monday — standup at 9:05 on Zoom
The overlay sat on the right side like a neat sticky note. It flagged action items as I spoke. It caught “Ship build by 3 pm” and tagged Dev and QA. It did miss a name and wrote “Jay” when I said “Jae.” Quick fix. Two clicks. Still, you feel it.
Tuesday — client call on Google Meet
We had seven people. Two joined late. The live transcript kept up, even with cross talk. Our designer in Puebla spoke Spanish for a bit, and the English translation showed up two seconds later. It wasn’t perfect, but it made the room gentle. Export to Notion worked, but the bullets got jammed once. I had to untangle them. Five minutes gone. Not the end of the world, but hey.
Wednesday — airplane Wi-Fi test
SEA to SFO. I ran offline mode. Agenda and timers still showed. Notes cached and synced when I landed. Battery draw on my M2 MacBook Air was about 14% an hour with Meetshaxs open and Zoom closed. Fan stayed quiet. I ate pretzels and felt weirdly proud.
(If you’re curious how another product held up in similar “up in the air” conditions, this honest version of a week with TD-DP738 echoes a lot of my mid-flight impressions.)
Thursday — big demo
We had a 40-minute walk-through with a fussy client. The new “Smart Highlights” pulled key bits fast: dates, blockers, money. It pinned “Latency risk on EU edge” and “Legal wants copy by Jan 12.” That saved me time. But the CPU jumped hard during screen share. Activity Monitor showed Meetshaxs at 42% for about five minutes. My laptop warmed up and my cat left my lap. Can’t blame her.
Friday — webinar for 180 people
Meetshaxs showed a little counter: how many times folks said “latency,” “pricing,” “roadmap.” Very cool. It also flagged “Lacey” as “latency” every time someone thanked a speaker named Lacey. Funny once. Not funny by minute 30.
Saturday — sidelines test on iPhone
I stood by the soccer field, wind in my face, and tried the mobile app. Voice notes turned to text fast. I sent a recap to Slack with one tap. But the time zone was off and marked CST, not PST. I fixed it in settings later.
The Good Stuff That Stuck
- Summaries feel human now. Short, clear, and plain. I got “Ship v2.3 by Jan 12” right at the top. No fluff.
- Speaker tags are better. It learns voices after a few meetings. By Friday, it nailed who’s who.
- Exports to Notion and Google Docs work most of the time. The Notion pages even use my team’s template.
- Slack recap posts look tidy. It drops key bullets, next steps, and a link to the full thread.
- Privacy got simpler. “Private by default” is on. I like that. Delete is one tap, no drama.
The Stuff That Bugged Me
- Double calendar sync caused duplicates. Patch helped, but I had cleanup.
- CPU spikes during screen share. Short but loud. My fan said hi to the room.
- Live keywords can be too cute. Counts help, but wrong words slip in.
- Notion export sometimes squishes bullets. Fixable, but breaks flow.
- Time zone hiccup on mobile. Minor, but my team teased me.
A reviewer who spent two weeks with a different tool hits similar pain points in their honest take on New Software 418dsg7; seeing the overlap made me feel less picky and more validated. If you prefer a more magazine-style walk-through, Pure Magazine’s take on the Meetshaxs update mirrors many of my gripes about CPU spikes and keyword slip-ups.
Little Work Habits That Helped
- I turned on “Compact timeline” in settings. It made the recap easier to scan.
- I set Smart Tags to names we use: “blocker,” “handoff,” “red flag.” It caught them more often.
- I pinned a hotkey: Cmd+Shift+M for the overlay mute. Saved me when my dog barked at the mail.
- I changed recap send time to 10 minutes after the call. Gives me a breath to tweak names.
Pricing and Team Fit
My team pays $12 per seat on the Team plan. This update didn’t change our bill. If you run a small crew with lots of short calls, it makes sense. If you host big events with 200+ folks, maybe wait a week. Let the keyword stuff settle. That’s me being careful, not grumpy.
A Quick Note on Trust
We use Okta SSO. It worked, but I had to retry once when I switched Wi-Fi. Data settings are clear. I set retention to 30 days. The legal text is long. I read most of it. Coffee helped.
Final Take: Keep It, But Nudge It
Honestly, I’m staying on the update. The wins beat the stumbles. My Monday felt lighter, and the Friday recap was the best I’ve had from any meeting tool, ever. But I want two fixes fast: chill the CPU spikes and fix the time zone thing for good.
Would I recommend it? Yes—with a small asterisk. If your week is packed with screen shares and giant rooms, plan a trial week. If you’re more like me—lots of calls, fast handoffs, a cat who hates fan noise—you’ll still be happy.
And if you hear Meetshaxs type “latency” when you say “Lacey,” well, now you know you’re not the only one.
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