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 in English (Australia), English (Canada), English (Ireland), English (New Zealand), English (South Africa), English (UK), and English (US).
Record live audio and see the transcript
You can record audio and have the spoken words transcribed in a note.
Go to the Notes app on your iPad.
In a note, tap , then tap Record Audio.
To start the recording, tap .
To take notes while recording, swipe down from the top of the screen.
When you’re done, tap .
To see the transcript, tap .
Note: Spoken words in supported languages are automatically transcribed. If you don’t see , your iPad either doesn’t meet the minimum requirements or doesn’t detect a supported language.
Play an audio recording and review the transcript
Go to the Notes app on your iPad.
View a note with an audio recording.
To play the audio recording, tap .
To review the transcript, tap the audio recording.
Note: Spoken words in supported languages are automatically transcribed. If you don’t see , your iPad doesn’t meet the minimum requirements or detect a supported language.
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.
Search the transcript: Tap , then tap Find in Transcript.
Copy the transcript: Tap , then choose Add Transcript to Note or Copy Transcript.
Save or delete the audio recording: Tap , then choose an option.
Note: Deleting the audio recording also deletes the transcript.
Get a summary of a transcript
On an iPad that supports Apple Intelligence, you can get a summary of a transcript of an audio recording (requires iPadOS 18.1 or later). See Get a summary of an audio recording on iPad with Apple Intelligence.