The Voice Recorder That Transcribes Everything

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Wave 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.

Picking a voice recorder app

What does a voice recorder app with transcription do?

It records audio and turns it into text you can read and search. Wave goes a step further: every recording gets speaker labels, an AI summary with action items, and a place in one library you can ask questions of, on whichever device you recorded it.

Where you can record with Wave

The same account works on every device, so a recording started on your watch is readable on your laptop.

  • iPhone and Android: one tap, with the screen off or offline.
  • Apple Watch and Wear OS watches (Galaxy Watch, Pixel Watch and more).
  • The web at app.wave.co, Wave for Mac and Windows, and the Chrome extension; the desktop app and extension also capture video calls without a bot.
  • Imports: audio and video files, YouTube links and podcasts.

Recording from your wrist

If you want a recorder you don't have to take out of your pocket, a watch app is the fastest option. Wave records on Apple Watch even without your iPhone nearby.

Compare: the best Apple Watch voice recorder apps

The problems you know too well

Voice Memos With No Way to Search

You recorded it, but now you have to listen to the whole thing to find one detail. Wave transcribes every recording so you can search by keyword instantly.

Switching Between Apps for Notes

Record in one app, transcribe in another, summarize in a third. Wave records, transcribes, and summarizes in one place.

Recordings That Just Sit There

Hours of audio you never revisit because it's too tedious. Wave turns recordings into structured notes with key points and action items.

Features

Everything you need to capture every conversation

One-Tap Recording

Press record and go. Wave records in the background, even with your screen off or while you use other apps.

AI Transcription

Every recording is transcribed automatically with speaker labels and timestamps, in 76 languages.

Smart Summaries

Get the key points, decisions, and action items from any recording without listening to the whole thing.

Search and Ask

Search every recording for a word or phrase, or ask Wave a question across your library and get an answer that cites the transcript line.

Import Audio Files

Already have recordings? Import MP3, M4A, WAV and other audio or video files and Wave transcribes and summarizes them.

Works Everywhere

iPhone, Android, Apple Watch, Wear OS, the web, Wave for Mac and Windows, and a Chrome extension. Your recordings sync across all of them.

Perfect for

Lecture recordingMeeting notesInterview documentationVoice journalingPodcast researchField recording
FAQs

Common questions

Record, transcribe, and search — try Wave free.

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