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Record voice notes and turn them into text

Talk it out, and Cavvi transcribes it, privately on your Mac or with OpenAI, into a note you can search.

  • Mac
  • Settings › Transcription

Record

  1. Click the Cavvi icon in the menu bar and choose Add voice note. In Cavvi's window, you can also click + and choose Voice note.
  2. Recording starts straight away. Press Space to pause and resume.
  3. Press Return, or click the blue tick, to save. Press Esc to throw it away.
The recorder floats over whatever you're doing while it records.

The first time, macOS asks to let Cavvi use the microphone. If you said no, click Allow on the recorder to open System Settings and turn it on.

Read the transcript

Cavvi transcribes each voice note and titles it from its first words.

  1. Click the voice note in your library.
  2. In the inspector, choose Transcript.

From there you can Copy transcript, find a word, or Transcribe again.

Choose how it's transcribed

In Settings › Transcription, under Transcribe with:

  • On this computer is the default. Your recording never leaves your Mac. For better accuracy, download a larger model under Model, such as Small or Large v3 Turbo, then click Use.
  • OpenAI sends the recording to OpenAI with your own OpenAI key. OpenAI charges your account per minute of audio. Add the key first, as in Turn on AI with your own key.
  • Off keeps recordings without a transcript.

If Cavvi mistakes your language, set it under Language. It's Automatic to begin with.