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Recording & Transcription Tools

General-purpose voice recording, audio transcription, and speech-to-text tools for any workflow.

The Voice Recorder That Transcribes EverythingWave AI is a free voice recorder app for iPhone, Android, smart watches, the web, Mac and Windows that turns every recording into a speaker-labeled transcript and an AI summary. Tap once to record; search or ask questions across everything you've recorded.Speech to Text, Powered by AIWave AI is a speech to text app for iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, the web, Chrome, and smart watches: record any conversation or import a file and get a speaker-labeled transcript with an AI summary in 76 languages. The free plan includes 30 minutes a month.Record Phone Calls and Get a TranscriptWave AI is an app that records your phone calls on iPhone and Android, transcribes them and summarizes them, so you get the transcript and the key points without taking notes. Calls go out from your own number and both sides are recorded. Wave transcribes in 76 languages, and you can start free: 30 minutes of recording a month, no credit card required.AI Transcription That Actually Gets It RightWave AI is an AI transcription app that records conversations on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, the web, or a smart watch and turns them into speaker-labeled transcripts with AI summaries in 76 languages. The free plan includes 30 minutes a month.Record Your Voice. Get a Transcript Instantly.Wave AI's free online voice recorder runs in any browser with no download or account: press record, then save the file. For a transcript, upload it to Wave's free transcription tool, or record at app.wave.co and get a speaker-labeled transcript and AI summary automatically, synced to your phone and computer.Never Take Notes Manually AgainWave AI is an AI note taker app that records your meetings, calls, lectures and conversations, then gives you a speaker-labeled transcript, an AI summary and action items. It runs on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, the web, Apple Watch and Wear OS, and is free for 30 minutes a month.Turn Any Audio Into Searchable TextWave AI is an AI transcriber that converts audio to text: record live on your phone, computer, or watch, or import an MP3, M4A, WAV, or MP4 file, and get a transcript with speaker labels, timestamps, and an AI summary in 76 languages. Start free.A Better Audio Recorder for Your iPhoneWave AI is a free audio recorder app for iPhone that turns every recording into a speaker-labeled transcript and an AI summary. Tap once to record, keep going with the screen locked or from your Apple Watch, then search or ask questions across everything you've recorded.Record Phone Calls on iPhone — Here's HowOn a supported iPhone and in an eligible region, you can record a call in the Phone app and find the audio and transcript in Notes. Start with the built-in steps below. For calls you want to organize alongside meetings and voice memos, Wave adds a searchable recording library and AI summaries.The Voice Memo App Your Android Is MissingWave AI is a free voice memo app for any Android phone running Android 8.0 or later: tap once to record, even with the screen off, and every memo comes back as a speaker-labeled transcript with an AI summary you can search. It also records from Wear OS watches and syncs to iPhone, the web, Mac and Windows.Transcribe Any Video to Text in MinutesTo transcribe a video to text with Wave AI, import an MP4, MOV, or WebM file, paste a YouTube link, or record a browser tab. Wave transcribes the audio with speaker labels and writes an AI summary, on the web, Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android, free to start.Voice ID: Wave Remembers Voices From One Call to the NextWave AI is a voice identification app for iPhone, Android, the web, Mac and Windows: it separates every speaker in a recording, and once you save someone's voice as a Voice ID, it names them automatically in every future meeting, call and voice memo. People then lists everyone Wave knows by voice, with every recording they're in.Record Meetings and Voice Memos on Your Apple WatchWave AI is a note-taking app that works on your Apple Watch. Tap to record a thought, a voice note, a conversation or a meeting from your wrist, and Wave transcribes it and summarizes it for you. The same notes are on your iPhone, your desktop and in the browser. Wave transcribes in 76 languages, and you can start free: 30 minutes of recording a month, no credit card required.A Voice Recorder for Your Galaxy Watch or Pixel WatchTap record on your Wear OS watch and keep talking. Wave hands the audio to your Android phone, which uploads it, so it lands in your library with a transcript, speaker labels, and an AI summary.You Don't Need Another Device to Record MeetingsYou may not need a separate recording device for meetings: Wave AI turns the phone, watch and computer you already own into an AI meeting recorder, with speaker-labeled transcripts, summaries and search, free to start. AI recorder gadgets such as Plaud cost $159 or more before their own AI plans.How to Record a FaceTime Call — With Both Sides of the AudioTo record a FaceTime video call with both voices, take the call on your Mac and record it with Wave AI for Mac, which captures your microphone and the call's audio together and turns it into a speaker-labeled transcript and AI summary. On iPhone, Apple's built-in Call Recording covers one-to-one FaceTime audio calls only, with an announcement.Transcribe Your Voice Memos Into Searchable TextTo transcribe a voice memo, share it from Voice Memos to Wave AI (or upload the file to Wave's free transcription tool) and you get a speaker-labeled transcript and an AI summary in minutes, from any phone, in 76 languages. Apple's built-in Voice Memos transcript needs an iPhone 12 or later and supports about ten languages.Transcribe Any Voicemail Into Clean, Searchable TextTo transcribe a voicemail, share it from your phone's voicemail list to the Wave AI app, or save the audio and upload it to Wave's free transcription tool. You get a full transcript and an AI summary with the callback details, and the original audio stays in a searchable library after your carrier deletes it.How to Record a Phone Call on AndroidWhether your Android phone can record a call depends on its dialer, your country, and sometimes your carrier. Here are the built-in options, the workaround that always works, and how Wave AI records both sides of a call and turns it into a transcript and summary.How to Record a Call on a Samsung GalaxyMost Galaxy phones can record calls from Samsung's own Phone app, one call at a time or automatically. Here's where the setting lives, where the files go, why some phones don't show it, and how Wave AI records both sides with a transcript and summary on any phone.How to Record WhatsApp Calls (and Keep Both Voices)WhatsApp has no built-in call recorder, and a phone screen recording often misses the other person's voice. These are the methods that work, where each falls short, and where Wave AI fits.Google Voice Call Recording: How It Works and What It Can't DoGoogle Voice can record calls you receive, with an announcement, once you switch the option on. Outgoing calls are the gap. Here's the setup, the limits, and how Wave AI records the calls you place, with a transcript and summary.One-Party Consent States: Phone Call Recording Laws for All 50 StatesFederal law and 38 states plus DC let you record a phone call you're part of with only your own consent. Twelve states require everyone on the call to agree, some with exceptions. Here's the full list, the cross-state rule, and words you can use to ask. This page is general information, not legal advice.iPhone Call Recording Without the Announcement: What Actually WorksThe iPhone's built-in call recorder plays an announcement to everyone, and there's no setting to turn it off. Some methods don't announce anything, but that doesn't remove your duty to get consent. Here's the honest picture, and how Wave AI fits.

Meetings & Teams

Capture every meeting, standup, and team sync with automatic transcription and AI summaries.

Every Meeting, Transcribed AutomaticallyWave AI is a meeting transcription app that turns Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and in-person meetings into speaker-labeled transcripts in 76 languages, with an AI summary attached. Record on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows or the web, free for 30 minutes a month.Record Any Meeting. Get AI Notes Instantly.Wave AI is a meeting recording app that records Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and in-person meetings, then delivers a speaker-labeled transcript and an AI summary within minutes. Use it on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and the web, free for 30 minutes a month.Meeting Notes, Written by AI, From the Actual MeetingWave AI is a meeting notes app that records your meeting and writes the notes for you: a speaker-labeled transcript plus a summary of decisions and action items, usually ready within minutes. It works for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and in-person meetings on iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows, free for 30 minutes a month.The AI Note Taker Built for Executive AssistantsWave AI is an AI note taker for executive assistants: it records in-person, phone, and Zoom, Meet, or Teams meetings on iPhone, Android, Mac, and Windows, and turns each one into a speaker-labeled transcript and a summary of decisions and action items you can share. Free to start.User Interview Transcription Built for UX ResearchWave AI does user interview transcription for UX researchers: it records remote sessions on your computer without a bot and in-person sessions on your phone, then produces speaker-labeled transcripts in 76 languages and AI summaries of each interview. It works on Mac, Windows, the web, iPhone, and Android, and is free for 30 minutes a month.The AI Note Taker Built for Product ManagersWave AI is an AI note taker for product managers: the Wave desktop app records customer discovery calls and stakeholder meetings without a bot, and Wave turns each into a transcript and summary you can search or query from Claude and ChatGPT. It runs on Mac, Windows, the web, iPhone, and Android, and is free for 30 minutes a month.The AI Note Taker Built for RecruitersWave AI is an AI note taker that records recruiters' phone screens, video interviews, and in-person onsites, then writes a speaker-labeled transcript and an AI summary you can share with the hiring manager. It works on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, and the web, and is free for 30 minutes a month.The AI Note Taker Built for Customer Success TeamsWave AI is an AI note taker for customer success managers: it records onboarding calls, QBRs, and renewal conversations on video or by phone, then writes a summary of commitments and risks you can send to your CRM. It works on Mac, Windows, the web, iPhone, and Android, and is free for 30 minutes a month.The AI Note Taker Built for Project ManagersWave AI is an AI note taker for project managers: it records standups, sprint reviews, and stakeholder updates from your desktop without a bot, then writes a summary with decisions and action items you can post to Slack or Notion. It works on Mac, Windows, the web, iPhone, and Android, and is free for 30 minutes a month.AI Meeting Notes Built for Remote TeamsWave AI writes AI meeting notes for remote teams: the Wave desktop app records Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams calls without a bot, and each meeting gets a transcript and summary teammates in other timezones can read later. It works on Mac, Windows, the web, iPhone, and Android, in 76 languages, and is free for 30 minutes a month.AI Meeting Notes Built for Marketing TeamsWave AI writes AI meeting notes for marketing teams: it records campaign briefs, creative reviews, and agency calls on desktop, phone, or with a meeting bot, then sends a summary of decisions and feedback to Slack, Notion, or wherever your team works. Free for 30 minutes a month.Record meetings in any language. Read the notes in yours.Wave AI transcribes and summarizes meetings in 76 languages, follows conversations that switch languages mid-call, and can produce the summary in a different language from the one spoken. It works for Zoom, Google Meet, Teams and in-person meetings on iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows, free for 30 minutes a month.Turn Walking Meetings Into Clear AI NotesWave AI is a walking meeting recorder: start a recording on iPhone, Android, Apple Watch or a Wear OS watch, put your phone away and keep walking. Wave turns the conversation into a speaker-labeled transcript, a summary and action items, free for 30 minutes a month.How to Write Meeting Minutes — the Modern WayGood meeting minutes capture decisions, action items, and owners — not a word-for-word play-by-play. Here's the format that works, six free copy-paste templates below, and how Wave records the meeting and drafts the minutes for you so you never start from a blank page.Record Google Meet — With a Transcript, Not Just a VideoTo record a Google Meet with a transcript on any account, use Wave AI: its calendar bot joins your scheduled Meets, or Wave for Mac and Windows records the call from your own computer with no bot. You get a speaker-labeled transcript and an AI summary, free for 30 minutes a month.Record a Zoom Meeting — With a Transcript, Not Just a VideoTo record a Zoom meeting with a transcript, use Wave AI: its calendar bot joins your scheduled Zoom calls, or Wave for Mac and Windows records the call from your own computer with no bot and no host permission. Either way you get a speaker-labeled transcript and an AI summary, free for 30 minutes a month.Record a Microsoft Teams Meeting — With a Transcript, Not Just a VideoTo record a Microsoft Teams meeting with a transcript, even as a guest, use Wave AI: its calendar bot joins your scheduled Teams meetings, or Wave for Mac and Windows records the call from your own computer with no bot. You get a speaker-labeled transcript and an AI summary, free for 30 minutes a month, and Wave exports the notes to OneNote.Your AI Meeting Assistant for Every ConversationWave AI is an AI meeting assistant that records your meetings, transcribes them with speaker labels, summarizes decisions and action items, and answers questions about anything that was said. It joins Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams from your calendar, records bot-free on Mac and Windows, and captures in-person meetings on iPhone and Android. Free to start.The Meeting Recorder That Doesn't Send a BotWave AI records meetings without a bot: Wave for Mac and Windows captures your microphone and your computer's system audio, so Zoom, Google Meet, Teams or any other call is recorded with nothing joining the meeting. You get a speaker-labeled transcript and an AI summary, free for 30 minutes a month.Your Meetings, Available to Claude and ChatGPTWave AI runs a hosted MCP server at mcp.wave.co that lets Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor and other MCP clients search your recorded meetings, read speaker-labeled transcripts and work with action items. Wave is listed as Wave AI Note Taker in the Claude connector directory and the ChatGPT app directory, so connecting takes one click and a sign-in.

Professionals

Industry-specific recording tools for client-facing professionals and knowledge workers.

The AI Meeting Recorder Built for LawyersWave AI is an AI meeting recorder for lawyers: record client meetings, intake calls, and Zoom or Teams calls on iPhone, Android, Mac, or Windows, and get speaker-labeled transcripts and AI summaries. Recordings stay yours and are never used to train AI models. Free to start.Record Every Sales Call. Close More Deals.Wave AI is a sales call recording tool for reps who sell by phone, video and in person: it records phone calls from your own number on iPhone and Android, Zoom, Google Meet and Teams demos, and face-to-face meetings, then writes speaker-labeled transcripts and summaries with objections and next steps. Free to start.Audio Transcription Software That Records and TranscribesWave AI is audio transcription software that records and transcribes in one step on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, the web, and smart watches, or transcribes files you import. You get speaker labels, an AI summary, and full-text search in 76 languages, free to start.The AI Note Taker Built for Real Estate AgentsWave AI is an AI note taker that records real estate agents' client phone calls, showings, and listing appointments, then turns each one into a transcript and AI summary. It runs on iPhone, Android, Apple Watch, Wear OS, Mac, Windows, and the web, and is free for 30 minutes a month.The AI Note Taker Built for Financial AdvisorsWave AI is an AI note taker that records financial advisors' client reviews, planning meetings, and phone calls, then writes a transcript and an AI summary of decisions and follow-ups. It works on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, and the web, and is free for 30 minutes a month.The AI Note Taker Built for ConsultantsWave AI is an AI note taker for consultants: it records in-person workshops and stakeholder interviews on your phone or watch, and client video calls on your laptop without a bot, then writes a transcript and summary of each. It works on iPhone, Android, Apple Watch, Wear OS, Mac, Windows, and the web, and is free for 30 minutes a month.The AI Note Taker Built for Accountants & CPAsWave AI is an AI note taker that records accountants' client intake calls, tax planning meetings, and year-end reviews, then writes a transcript and a summary of decisions and documents to collect. It works on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, and the web, and is free for 30 minutes a month.The AI Note Taker Built for CoachesWave AI is an AI note taker for coaches: it records sessions on Zoom, by phone, or in person, then writes a summary of each client's insights, commitments, and next steps, with no bot in your video calls. It works on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, and the web, and is free for 30 minutes a month.The AI Note Taker Built for FreelancersWave AI is an AI note taker for freelancers: it records client discovery calls, scoping sessions, and feedback rounds, then writes a transcript and summary of what was agreed. It works on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, and the web, with a free plan of 30 minutes a month; Pro is $15/month or $80/year on the web.An interview recorder that does the work after the recordingWave AI is an AI recorder for interviews: it records in person on iPhone or Android, on a phone call, or in a Zoom, Meet, or Teams call, then gives you a transcript with speaker labels, timestamps, and an interview summary in 76 languages. Free to start.

Media & Content

Recording and transcription for journalists, podcasters, and content creators.

The Voice Recorder App Built for JournalistsWave AI is a voice recorder app for journalists on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, and smart watches: record field interviews, source calls, and press conferences, then get timestamped, speaker-labeled transcripts and AI summaries in 76 languages. Free to start.Podcast Transcription & AI Show Notes, Done AutomaticallyWave AI is podcast transcription software: import an episode file or paste a podcast link and get a speaker-labeled transcript in 76 languages plus an AI summary to turn into show notes. It works on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, and the web, and the free podcast transcript tool needs no account.Turn Your Audio Content into Text Instantly with WaveWave AI gives content creators AI transcription for everything they make: voice-note ideas recorded on a phone or watch, interviews, and imported videos, podcast episodes, and YouTube links. Each one becomes a transcript and AI summary you can rework into posts, newsletters, and scripts. Free for 30 minutes a month.

Education

Lecture recording and study tools for students and educators.

The Lecture Recording App Every Student NeedsWave AI is a lecture recording app for students: tap record on your iPhone, Android phone, laptop, or smart watch, and Wave turns the class into a searchable transcript and a lecture-style summary to study from. Free to start with 30 minutes a month.

Personal

Voice journaling, doctor appointments, conferences, and everyday personal recording.

Record Your Doctor Appointments and Never Forget a ThingTo record a doctor appointment on iPhone, open Wave AI, tap record, and set the phone on the desk. Wave transcribes the visit and summarizes diagnoses, medications, and next steps for your personal reference. It also works on Android and Apple Watch, free to start.The Conference Recording App That Never Misses a SessionWave AI is a conference recording app for your phone and watch: tap record in a keynote, breakout, or hallway conversation and get a transcript and AI summary of each one. It records without Wi-Fi on iPhone, Android, Apple Watch, and Wear OS, and is free for 30 minutes a month.The Voice Journal App That Turns Your Thoughts into TextWave AI is a free voice journal app for iPhone, Android and smart watches: speak an entry, and Wave transcribes it, writes a short summary, and keeps every entry in a private, searchable audio diary you can ask questions of later.
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