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Dev tools · October 8, 2026

Earnote

Lecture & meeting notes, written on your device

Earnote launched on October 8, 2026 with 81 votes, #236 of 3,216 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

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What it does

Record a lecture, meeting or your own explanation – Earnote transcribes it with Whisper and writes a structured note with tasks, flashcards and a PDF study sheet. Speech recognition runs on your iPhone, iPad or Mac, and on iPhone 15 Pro and later even the note is written on-device. No account, no ads, no subscription. Free and open source (MIT); optional one-time Pro on iPhone/iPad.

Earnote records lectures, meetings and calls, transcribes them locally with Whisper and writes structured notes with an AI that runs on your Mac. Free and open source.

Earnote records, transcribes and turns the result into a structured note — on your Mac or iPhone. No account, no subscription, nothing in the cloud. Version 1.0 – for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Tell me what breaks . ⇧⌘R, or one click in the menu bar. Microphone and system audio are captured together. On power you see the transcript live while you are still in the room. Summary and topics, flashcards and a PDF study sheet at a click. You watch the note being written. Earnote records the whole lecture, even with your iPhone locked. Afterwards your notes are ready – with flashcards to quiz yourself and a PDF study sheet. Offline, everything stays on the device. On newer iPhones (iPhone 15 Pro and…from earnote.dev

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