Private by design
Meetings, interviews, and voice memos are processed on-device so sensitive audio never leaves your Mac.
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Vocal Notes
Fast, private transcription for live speech, audio, and video. Built for local Mac workflows with vocabulary, replay, and export.
- Offline Transcription
- Custom Vocabulary
- Synced Replay
Product focus
A complete transcription workspace that stays local.
Vocal Notes combines recording, media import, transcript editing, and export in one native Mac app, without cloud accounts or audio uploads.
Built for real work
Record live conversations, import existing audio or video, and keep transcripts organized in one library.
Optimized for Apple Silicon
Local models run efficiently on modern Macs for fast transcription without depending on remote services.
Core capabilities
Tools for turning audio into usable text
Use it for meetings, research interviews, voice notes, lecture recordings, captions, and drafts that need a clean transcript.
Time-aware replay
Jump to the exact audio slice behind a line of text and review the recording while the transcript stays in sync.
Custom vocabulary
Teach Vocal Notes domain terms, names, brands, and jargon so specialized transcripts come out cleaner.
Export and merge
Merge related transcripts, categorize work, and export text or media archives whenever the job is done.
Workflow
From recording to finished transcript
Capture, review, and export transcripts in one focused local workflow.
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Record or import
Start a live recording or drag in audio and video files already on your Mac.
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Review with replay
Edit the transcript while synced playback helps you verify names, numbers, and context.
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Export or archive
Produce polished text, keep the media attached, or merge related sessions into one clean record.