Get AI Notes from a Recording, Not a Blank Page
A note taking app usually means somewhere to type: Evernote, Notion, Apple Notes, GoodNotes. ScreenApp works a different way. Record a voice memo, a meeting, or a lecture, or upload a file you already have, and it comes back as a transcript with AI notes: a summary, the key points, and speaker labels when more than one person spoke. There is nothing to type.
Read the notes back instead of retyping what was said, or ask a question about the recording and get an answer that points to the moment it happened.
What you get:
- A transcript with speaker identification
- AI notes: action items with an owner and deadline, and decisions listed separately
- AI chat with any recording
- Transcription in 99 languages
- Export as PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT and VTT
- Free plan: one recording of up to 45 minutes, with AI chat on it
How to Turn a Recording into Notes
- Record or upload: Start a recording in the browser or on your phone, or upload a file you already have, MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4 and more. For a live Zoom, Teams or Google Meet call, the automatic note taker records your own tab, so no bot joins the call.
- AI processes it: Transcription, speaker identification and note extraction run automatically once the recording is ready.
- Read the notes: A transcript with timestamps and AI notes are ready a few minutes later. Search the transcript, jump to a moment, or ask a question about the recording instead of reading it back in full.
Accuracy depends on the audio. A phone held near the speaker does better than a recording taken from across a noisy room. See how we measure accuracy.
Note Taking App vs Other Apps
| Feature | ScreenApp | Evernote | Notion | Otter.ai |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it’s for | Recording voice, meetings and lectures into notes | Typing and organizing notes, with a separate AI Transcribe tool | Typing and organizing notes, with AI meeting notes on higher plans | Recording and transcribing meetings |
| Free plan | one recording, up to 45 min | Not stated | No AI meeting notes on the free plan | 300 min/month |
| Speaker identification | speaker identification | Not stated | Not stated | Basic tier |
| Max recording length | Up to 45 min free | Up to 2 hours | Not stated | 30 min per conversation, free |
| Languages | 99 | 50+ | Not stated | 6 |
| Paid plan | $19/month annual | Not stated | $20/month (Business, for AI meeting notes) | $8.33/month annual |
Sources, checked 2026-09-12: screenapp.io/accuracy, screenapp.io/accuracy#languages, screenapp.io/pricing, screenapp.io/help/how-many-minutes-can-i-record, otter.ai/pricing, evernote.com/ai-transcribe/audio-to-text, notion.com/pricing
- vs Evernote: Evernote is a typing and organizing app first. Its AI Transcribe tool records or uploads audio up to 2 hours and 500 MB, in 50+ languages. ScreenApp is built around the recording: speaker labels, AI notes and chat come with every transcript.
- vs Notion: Notion’s AI meeting notes, which transcribe automatically, are only on Business and Enterprise plans, starting at $20 a month. ScreenApp’s free plan already includes a full recording with AI notes.
- vs Otter.ai: Otter’s free plan caps you at 300 minutes a month and 30 minutes per conversation, transcribing 6 languages. ScreenApp’s free plan is one recording of up to 45 minutes, in 99 languages.
Who Uses This Note Taking App
Students record a lecture or a study session and get a searchable transcript with AI notes afterward, instead of typing while trying to listen. The lecture note taker is built for exactly this.
Professionals capture meeting notes without typing during the call. The automatic note taker records a Zoom, Teams or Google Meet call from your own tab, with no bot joining.
Researchers run interview recordings through it for a searchable archive with speaker labels and timestamps, instead of a stack of typed notes taken during the conversation.
People with a voice memo habit record a thought on their phone and get it back as organized notes instead of a raw recording to relisten to. The voice memo note taker is the phone-first version of this.
Content creators and researchers working from audio files upload a podcast episode or a recorded interview and get notes back. The audio to notes converter is built for files specifically.
FAQ
What is a note taking app?
Most note taking apps, like Evernote, Notion, or GoodNotes, give you a blank page to type or write on. ScreenApp is different: it turns a recording, a voice memo, a meeting, or a lecture, into a transcript with AI notes. There is no typing involved.
Is this a typing note app like Evernote or Notion?
No. ScreenApp does not have a text editor for typed notes. It records or accepts an upload, then produces speaker identification, a summary, and action items with an owner and deadline, and decisions listed separately. If you want a place to type and organize notes by hand, a dedicated notes app is the better fit.
Is this note taking app free?
Yes. The free plan includes one recording of up to 45 minutes, with the transcript, AI notes, and AI chat on that recording. Paid plans start at $19 a month billed annually and remove the limits.
What devices does the note taking app work on?
ScreenApp works in any browser, plus iOS and Android apps and Mac and Windows apps.
Can the note taking app record meetings?
Yes. The Chrome extension that records tab, screen, mic and camera records your own tab, mic or screen during a Zoom, Teams or Google Meet call, so no bot joins as a visible participant. See the automatic note taker for that setup.
How accurate is the AI note taker?
Accuracy depends on the audio: a clear recording close to the speaker transcribes better than a noisy room with overlapping voices. Full benchmarks by language and condition are on the accuracy page.
Can I export the notes?
Yes, as PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT and VTT. Copy-to-clipboard also works, and timestamps stay clickable in formats that support links.
Are my recordings private?
Yes. Recordings are encrypted in transit and at rest with AES-256, are not used to train AI models, and are only shared if you create a share link. ScreenApp is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, with controls published on its trust center.
