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iPad User Guide

Record and transcribe audio in Notes on iPad

In the Notes app, you can record audio and have the spoken words transcribed to text. You can search the transcript, add the text to the note, or copy the text to other documents.

Note: Audio transcription is available on supported iPad models when the device language is set to English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.

Record live audio and see the transcript

You can record audio and have the spoken words transcribed in a note.

  1. Go to the Notes app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. In a note, tap 👁 the Attachments button
    ,     then tap Record Audio.

  3. To start the recording, tap 👁 the Record button
    .

  4. To take notes while recording, swipe down from the top of the screen.

  5. When you’re done, tap 👁 the Pause button
    .

  6. To see the transcript, tap 👁 the Transcription button
    .

    Note: Spoken words in supported languages are automatically transcribed. If you don’t see 👁 the Transcription button
    ,     your iPad either doesn’t meet the minimum requirements or doesn’t detect a supported language.

Play an audio recording and review the transcript

  1. Go to the Notes app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. View a note with an audio recording.

  3. To play the audio recording, tap 👁 the Play button
    .

  4. To review the transcript, tap the audio recording.

    Note: Spoken words in supported languages are automatically transcribed. If you don’t see 👁 the Transcription button
    ,     your iPad doesn’t meet the minimum requirements or detect a supported language.

  5. While viewing the transcript, you can do any of the following:

    • Play the audio at a specific point: Tap the text you want to hear.

    • Rename the recording: Tap 👁 the More button
      ,       then tap Rename.

    • Search the transcript: Tap 👁 the More button
      ,       then tap Find in Transcript.

    • Copy the transcript: Tap 👁 the More button
      ,       then choose Add Transcript to Note or Copy Transcript.

    • Save or delete the audio recording: Tap 👁 the More button
      ,       then choose an option.

      Note: Deleting the audio recording also deletes the transcript.

If Apple Intelligence* is turned on, you can summarize an audio recording. See Use Apple Intelligence in Notes on iPad.

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