Voice Notes

Record meetings, lectures, interviews, or personal ideas, then transcribe, label speakers, summarize, and save useful transcript text for later.

Recording Audio & Import

Navigate to the AI Voice Note tab and tap the record button to start capturing audio. The app uses either WhisperKit or Apple STT for on-device speech recognition.

• Real-time transcription: Text appears as you speak
• Background recording: On iOS, recording continues when the app is in the background
• Import audio (PRO): Turn your past recordings into searchable, summarizable text with clear, step-by-step progress tracking so you're never left guessing.

Transcription

Transcription runs locally using one of several engines: Whisper models, Apple STT, Parakeet, Nemotron, or Qwen3-ASR. Pick a model in Settings → Voice based on your language needs and device. Features include:

• Word-level timestamps: Each word is timestamped for precise navigation
• Multiple languages: Support for many languages including English, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, French, and more
• Automatic punctuation: The model adds punctuation and sentence structure

Transcription models

In addition to Whisper and Apple STT, several newer models are available. They run entirely on-device and are downloaded once before first use.

Batch transcription

These models process a recorded or imported audio file after recording finishes. They tend to be more accurate than streaming models because they can look at the full audio context.

Streaming recognition

These models transcribe in real time while you record, so text appears on screen as you speak.

All Parakeet, Nemotron, and Qwen3 models require a Pro subscription except Parakeet EOU 120M, which is free.

Speaker Labels PRO

Automatically label who said what in your voice notes and imported recordings.

• Model download: Download speaker models once directly from the Voice Note UI.
• Label Speakers toggle: Turn on speaker labels to split transcripts by speaker.
• Tuning controls: Adjust speaker matching when labels need correction.
• Display Speakers toggle: Switch cleanly between speaker labels and timestamp-only views.
• Persisted labels: Speaker labels are securely saved and instantly restored when you reopen a recording.

Re-Transcription

Use Re-Transcript to regenerate transcript text from existing audio with Whisper or Apple STT.

• Model switching: Re-run with a different transcription model for better results
• Optional speaker labeling: Apply speaker labels automatically after re-transcription
• Safe overwrite: New transcript and speaker labels replace older results for the same audio

AI Processing

After transcription, you can process the text with AI for:

• Summarization: Get concise summaries of meetings or lectures
• Translation: Translate the transcription to another language
• Key points: Extract action items and key takeaways
• Speaker-aware analysis: Your AI assistant knows exactly who said what. Ask it to "Summarize Sarah's points" or "List action items for John" for deeply personalized insights.
• Custom processing: Use any prompt to analyze your transcript however you need.

Word-Level Navigation

Tap any word in the transcription to jump to that exact moment in the recording. This makes it easy to:

• Verify specific quotes or statements
• Re-listen to important sections
• Navigate long recordings efficiently

Save Transcripts to a Knowledge Library

When a transcript contains information you want to reuse, import it into a Knowledge Library. This turns meeting notes, interviews, lectures, or dictated ideas into searchable project context for AI Chat.

• Import one transcript or several items at once when batch actions are available
• The imported item becomes an editable text document in the destination library
• Only transcript text is copied into the library; the audio file stays in Voice Notes
• If the same source was imported before, choose whether to replace it, keep both copies, or skip it

You can also start from the Knowledge Library itself by choosing Add History, then selecting Voice Note or STT history.

Organization & Renaming

Keep important recordings easy to recognize.

• Custom naming: Easily rename any recording so you can identify important lectures, interviews, and brainstorms at a single glance.

Language Support

Whisper and Apple STT support transcription in many languages. The newer Parakeet and Qwen3 models expand coverage to include Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, and dozens of other languages not previously available. You can let the model detect spoken language automatically or set it manually for better accuracy.