How to record and transcribe audio in iOS 18’s Notes app

With the updated Notes app in iOS 18, 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. Here’s how:

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 on your iPhone.
2. In a note, tap , then tap Record Audio.

3. To start the recording, tap .

4. When you’re done, tap .

5 . To see the transcript, tap .
Note: Spoken words in supported languages are automatically transcribed. If you don’t see , your iPhone 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 on your iPhone.
2. View a note with an audio recording.
3. To play the audio recording, tap .
4. To review the transcript, tap the audio recording.
   Note: Spoken words in supported languages are automatically transcribed. If you don’t see , your iPhone 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.
   • 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. Deleting the audio recording also deletes the transcript.

You should note that audio transcription is available only in English for the variants of Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, and the US.