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AI transcription & document analysis. 100% offline.

Inscribe records meetings, lectures, and interviews, then summarizes them, captures every action item, and answers your questions — all on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Nothing is ever uploaded.

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Free to download · iPhone, iPad & Mac · No account, no cloud

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Inscribe on iPhone showing the Content list of transcriptions and documents
100% on-device
No account required
Works in airplane mode
Free to download
Everything in one app

Capture it. Understand it. Act on it.

From the first word recorded to the last task checked off — Inscribe handles the whole loop, privately.

Real-time transcription

Watch words appear as you speak. On-device Whisper and Apple Intelligence handle audio, video, and images with high accuracy.

AI summaries & key points

Every recording gets a clear summary, key points, and decisions — so you can skim a 60-minute meeting in seconds.

Action Center

Every task, owner, and due date is pulled out of your notes automatically and gathered into one prioritized list.

Ask your notes anything

Chat with any recording or document in natural language. “What were the blockers?” — answered, with citations, offline.

Document analysis

Drop in PDFs and documents. Inscribe reads them, summarizes them, and cross-references them with your recordings.

Private by design

No account, no tracking, no cloud upload. Your recordings and documents never leave your device. Ever.

Projects

A home for everything you capture

Group recordings, documents, action items, and decisions into projects. Open one and see the whole picture — not a folder of disconnected files.

  • Project summaries roll up every note into one overview.
  • Linked files keep transcripts and source docs together.
  • Search across everything in a single tap.
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Action Center

Every commitment, in one list

Inscribe reads your transcripts and documents and surfaces every task, decision, and follow-up — with the person responsible and the due date — so nothing gets lost after the meeting ends.

  • Auto-extracted from every note, transcript, and file.
  • Owners & due dates detected automatically.
  • Decisions tracked separately, so you remember the “why”.
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Ask anything

Have a conversation with your recordings

Ask questions in plain language and get answers grounded in what was actually said. Find that one decision, the blocker someone mentioned, or the number you forgot — without scrubbing the audio.

  • Grounded answers drawn straight from your transcript.
  • Runs offline on an on-device model — nothing leaves your device.
  • Follow-up freely across a whole project at once.
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Capture

Tap record. Inscribe does the rest.

Start a recording in one tap — microphone, system audio, or both. Pause, resume, and watch the live waveform. When you stop, transcription and summary are already waiting.

  • Mic or system audio — capture calls and videos too.
  • No length limits beyond your device storage.
  • Instant results the moment you tap stop.
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Privacy

Your data never leaves your device

Inscribe processes everything locally with Apple Intelligence and on-device models. No servers. No cloud. No exceptions.

On-device processing

Transcription, summaries, action items, and Q&A all run on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac — never on a server.

Zero data collection

No tracking and no personal data collection. Your recordings and documents are yours alone.

No account required

Start in seconds. No sign-up, no email, no subscription to remember to cancel.

Universal app

Designed for iPhone, iPad, and Mac

One app, one design language, your library synced privately across every Apple device you own.

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Made for the way you work

Perfect for every scenario

Privacy-first AI for students, professionals, and creators.

Students & education

Record lectures, turn PDFs into study guides, and prep for exams — even in a lecture hall with no Wi-Fi.

  • Lecture recording & transcription
  • Study guides from course PDFs
  • Exam prep with document Q&A
  • Works fully offline in class

Business & meetings

Capture meeting notes, extract action items, and analyze reports while sensitive data stays on your device.

  • Meeting transcription & summaries
  • Automatic action items & owners
  • Contract & document analysis
  • Privacy-friendly for regulated work

Journalism & interviews

Transcribe sensitive interviews in the field and protect your sources — nothing is exposed to a cloud server.

  • Interview transcription
  • Source protection & privacy
  • Research document analysis
  • Quote extraction & verification
How it compares

Why choose Inscribe

See how on-device Inscribe stacks up against cloud transcription services.

Feature Inscribe Otter.ai Fireflies Rev
Works fully offline✓✗✗✗
100% private — no cloud upload✓✗✗✗
Document analysis & AI chat✓✗✗✗
Automatic action items✓✓✓✗
Real-time transcription✓✓✓✓
No account needed✓✗✗✗
Starting priceFree$16.99/mo$10/mo$0.02/min
A closer look

See Inscribe in action

The same design language, tuned to each device.

Simple by design

Three steps. Fully private.

1

Record

Tap record to capture a meeting, lecture, or idea — no internet required.

2

Transcribe & summarize

Inscribe transcribes on device and writes a summary with key points.

3

Act & ask

Review action items in the Action Center and ask your notes anything.

Questions

Frequently asked

Inscribe processes everything on your device using Apple Intelligence and on-device Whisper. Your recordings, transcriptions, and documents never leave your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. There are no accounts, no cloud upload, and no personal data collection.

Inscribe is a universal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. On-device AI features work best on Apple Intelligence-capable hardware: iPhone 15 Pro or later, iPad with an M-series chip, and Mac with Apple Silicon.

Yes. All transcription, summaries, action-item extraction, and Q&A happen on device without an internet connection, so Inscribe works in airplane mode, lecture halls, and anywhere without Wi-Fi.

The Action Center automatically pulls every task, decision, and follow-up out of your notes, transcripts, and documents into one prioritized list — with owners and due dates — so nothing slips through the cracks after a meeting.

Inscribe is free to download and use. For unlimited access, choose $2.99 per week, $9.99 per month, or $29.99 for unlimited lifetime access. There are no artificial recording or storage limits beyond your device.

Unlike Otter.ai, Fireflies, and other cloud services, Inscribe runs 100% offline with all processing on your device. That means complete privacy with no cloud upload, full functionality without internet, and transcription, document analysis, an Action Center, and Q&A combined in one app.

The best offline transcription app for students

Need transcription that works in a lecture hall with no Wi-Fi? Inscribe transcribes lectures in real time using on-device AI — even in airplane mode. Record unlimited hours, turn course PDFs into AI study guides, and revise with document Q&A, all privately. See how to transcribe audio on iPhone or read the lecture-notes guide →

Private meeting transcription for sensitive work

Teams handling confidential information need transcription that never leaves their devices. Inscribe processes all audio, documents, and AI analysis locally on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac — zero cloud upload. Ideal where client and patient confidentiality matters. See our guides to private transcription apps and HIPAA-friendly transcription →

Interview transcription for journalists

Protect your sources with offline interview transcription. Record in the field without cell service, transcribe on the spot, and analyze interviews with AI — all while keeping sources confidential. Read how to transcribe an interview or Inscribe vs. Rev →

Start capturing privately today

Free to download. Nothing uploaded. Works completely offline on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

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