Voice recorder for writers and authors
Dictate your draft. Capture every idea. Read the transcript when you stop.
Plaud Note is the AI voice recorder for writers and authors that captures spoken drafts, research interviews, and plot ideas, then delivers a clean, searchable transcript automatically. Attach it to your phone, tap once to start, and the text is ready when you are done. No playback, no manual typing, no transcription service required.
Trusted by 2M+ users globally since 2023
What an AI voice recorder does differently for writers
Speak your draft. Get the transcript. No typing, no playback.
Plaud Note is the AI voice recorder for writers and authors that replaces the old speak-then-type workflow. Traditional recorders captured audio that required playback and manual transcription to become usable text. Plaud Note records spoken dictation, interview audio, or brainstorm sessions and returns a clean, searchable transcript through Plaud Intelligence. Novelists dictating chapters, journalists recording sources, and screenwriters capturing dialogue ideas all get structured text back without sitting down to type from scratch.
3 artifacts, ready when you stop speaking
Full verbatim transcript
Every word captured and organized. Searchable, timestamped, and ready to paste into your manuscript or notes.
AI writing summary
Key ideas, plot points, and action items extracted automatically from your dictation or interview session.
Editable text
Export the transcript directly to your notes app, document editor, or email. No reformatting, no copy-paste cleanup.
Works wherever writers work
Plaud Note attaches to your phone. One tap starts recording. The transcript arrives automatically when you stop.
Workflow fit
Is Plaud Note the voice recorder for writers that fits your workflow?
Most voice recorders capture audio and leave the transcription work to you. Plaud Note closes that gap. Check whether the difference fits how you write.
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