Say it.
Read it.

Talk, and Plainspoken writes the words down while you speak. On your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, and only on your devices.

Free for 7 days, then one purchase. No subscription.
Meetings

Meetings, with names.

Record a meeting and read who said what. Plainspoken tells the speakers apart by itself, and you can give each one a name.

A meeting transcript on iPhone, with each passage labelled by speaker name.
On the Mac

Records when the call starts.

Your Mac notices when a call begins in the major meeting apps and offers to record it. When the call ends, the recording stops.

Plainspoken on a Mac recording a call, with the live transcript.
Import and export

Bring your files.

Import audio and video and get the text. Take it anywhere as plain text, text with timestamps, or subtitles.

  • TXT
  • Timestamps
  • SRT
  • VTT
A lecture recording transcribed on iPhone.
Library

Every note, one place.

Search every note by what was said. Summarise or translate a note, on the device.

The Plainspoken library on iPhone in dark appearance.

On every Apple device you use.

Your notes sync between your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch through your own iCloud. Your Mac can transcribe what your phone and Watch recorded again with a larger model, and sends the better text back.

Plainspoken on a Mac showing a meeting transcript with speaker names.
Plainspoken on iPad with the sidebar, the note list and a meeting transcript.
Plainspoken recording on iPhone.
Plainspoken on Apple Watch, ready to record.

Nothing leaves your device.

Your voice is turned into text on the device in your hand. Your notes are yours to keep.

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  • Transcribed on your device.Your voice is never sent to a server.
  • No account.Open the app and start talking.
  • No analytics, no advertising.Nothing about how you use it is counted.
  • Your notes are yours.The developer cannot see them.

Pay once. No subscription.

$7.99 once

  • Free for 7 days.
  • One purchase for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.
  • No subscription, nothing to renew.

Price in US dollars; it varies by country. Purchases go through the App Store.

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Say it. Read it.

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