Voice notes

Voice notes that become text

Speech to Text turns quick voice notes into readable text notes. It is for ideas, reminders, drafts, and thoughts that are easier to say than type.

iOS 15.0+ Voice to text Audio / video
Speech to Text live voice note capture

Voice first, note ready

Speech to Text helps you capture speech fast, turn it into text, find it later, and send the result wherever your work continues.

Why voice notes work better as text

Audio clips are easy to create and hard to search. Speech to Text keeps the speed of voice capture while giving you text you can skim, edit, copy, search, and send.

  • Start a note from Speech to Text, Lock Screen, or Control Center.
  • Choose the speech recognition language.
  • Save the result into a searchable note library.
  • Favorite important notes and export when needed.

Everyday uses

Capture a startup idea on a walk, dictate a reply outline, record a client thought after a call, or make a quick study note before it disappears.

Product screenshots

Speech to Text screenshot showing live dictation for lectures, meetings, and ideas Speech to Text screenshot showing speech recognition language selection Speech to Text screenshot showing notes syncing across iPhone and iPad Speech to Text screenshot showing search in voice notes Speech to Text screenshot showing transcript export Speech to Text screenshot showing Lock Screen and Control Center widgets

Questions people ask

What is Speech to Text?

Speech to Text is an iPhone and iPad app that turns spoken ideas, lectures, meetings, interviews, recordings, voice memos, and videos into editable text notes.

Can Speech to Text import audio and video files?

Yes. Speech to Text can import recordings, voice memos, podcasts, videos, and other audio/video files so you can turn them into notes without replaying everything by hand.

Does Speech to Text have AI summaries?

Yes. AI Summary can create key-point summaries from long transcripts when Apple Intelligence is available on the user's OS and device.

Can notes sync across devices?

Yes. Speech to Text can keep notes in sync between iPhone and iPad when iCloud sync is enabled and the user's Apple ID/iCloud settings allow it.