Open Transcription
Christoph Hanft Productivity iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
Open Transcription is a free Productivity app for iPhone and iPad by Christoph Hanft. Rated 5.0/5 from 5 ratings. Requires iOS 17.0.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 5 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 12 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 15
- 2026 · v5.8
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About Open Transcription
Open Transcription turns your voice into usable text and organized notes — privately, on your iPhone, even offline. TRANSCRIBE YOUR WAY • On-device Whisper — fully private, works offline, multiple model sizes to balance speed and accuracy • Apple Speech — fast, on-device, powered by Apple's Neural Engine • NEW: Speaker detection — know who said what, up to 8 voices, fully on-device (NVIDIA Nemotron 3) • Transcribe long meetings, interviews, and brainstorms without limits • Capture another app's call audio (Teams, Zoom, etc.) system-wide — nothing to set up mid-call • Import multiple audio files at once — pick several, watch them transcribe one by one AI THAT DOES THE WORK FOR YOU • Magic Edit — clean up, summarize, or translate any transcript in one tap • Central LLM automation — auto-processes every transcript the moment it's done, using a template you pick • Templates turn raw transcripts into ready-to-send emails, meeting minutes, and more • Smart Titles — every note gets a clear, AI-generated headline automatically STAY ORGANIZED • Projects — file notes under Home, Work, or your own custom projects, each with its own icon • Personal Dictionary — teach the app names, acronyms, and jargon so it always gets them right • Multi-select — combine, copy, or export several notes together in one go • Fast search across every transcript you've ever recorded EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • Apple Watch app — record and browse your transcripts right from your wrist, with live status sync and a Watch face complication for one-tap recording • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, plus Siri Shortcuts — start recording in one tap • Auto-export every finished transcript straight to Files, iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive 100% PRIVATE, NO ADS • On-device transcripts and audio never leave your iPhone • No trackers, no analytics, ever • See exactly how much time transcription has saved you, this week and all-time • Custom app icons to match your style — beautiful Liquid Glass design throughout Open Transcription is built for anyone who talks faster than they type: students, journalists, therapists, founders, and anyone who'd rather speak their thoughts than type them.
Ratings & reviews
5.0
5 ratings
What’s new
Version 5.8 · Updated October 15, 2026
SAFER DISCARD • Discarding a recording now asks for confirmation first — no more losing a recording to one accidental tap. • Transcribe and Discard swapped places: Transcribe on the left, Discard on the right.
App privacy
The developer, Christoph Hanft, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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