IA Voice Notes

A calendar that starts recording for you. Plus AI turns a scan, photo, or spoken mention into an event — reviewed before it's added.

Capture every word, hands-free. IA Voice Notes transcribes your meetings and conversations in real time using Apple's on-device speech engine — no subscription, no cloud, no data leaving your device.

A calendar that starts recording for you See your events laid out by day and time, with a live now-line — or as a simple list. Set one up and IA Voice Notes starts recording on its own when the time comes, using the mode you picked for it. Arm a recurring meeting once and it's covered every week. Works with Siri Shortcuts for full automation.

Turn any mention into an event Scan a flyer, pick a photo, paste an invitation, or just mention a meeting while recording — the AI reads out the date, time, location, and who's coming, and drops it into a review tray for you to approve, linked back to the exact moment it came from. Your iOS Calendar can sit alongside it too, read-only, so you can arm any real meeting for recording in a tap.

AI that works while you record Choose a recording mode — Meeting, Interview, Lecture, Sales Call, and more — and let the built-in AI detect action items, flag key terms, and surface what matters as you speak. A summary is ready the moment you stop. Ask follow-up questions about any note with the built-in Q&A.

10 built-in recording modes General, Meeting, 1:1, Sales Call, Interview, Customer Research, Lecture, Brainstorm, Podcast, Journal — each pre-configured with the right AI features for that context. Build your own custom modes too.

Real-time transcription Watch your words appear as you speak. Transcripts are saved with timestamps so you can jump to any moment in the recording.

Attach as you go Snap a photo of a whiteboard, scan a document, or jot a quick text note — all attached directly to your recording at the exact moment they were captured.

Timeline view See your transcript, photos, scans, and AI results laid out in order, with natural spacing that reflects the rhythm of your conversation.

Export anywhere Share your notes as Markdown or self-contained HTML, bundled with the audio file. Open in Obsidian, Notion, or any editor that handles Markdown.

Privacy first All transcription happens on your device using Apple's Speech framework. AI analysis uses your own API key — Anthropic Claude or OpenAI GPT — and goes only to the provider you choose. Your recordings never leave your phone unless you share them.

Requires iOS 17. Transcription quality depends on Apple's on-device speech recognition for your language.