Audio and instant text.
Sensory Scribe® for Mac.

Real-time transcription with colour-coded markers and synchronised playback of recorded audio. No internet required. 100% Private.

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100% On-Device
No Internet Required
Real-Time Transcription
5 Colour Markers

Capture spoken words with precision

Real-Time Transcription

Watch your words appear instantly as you speak. Using the Mac Neural Engine, Scribe provides fast, accurate text without sending data to the cloud.

Synchronised Playback

Review any recording with a visual waveform. Individual words highlight in sync with the audio for quick navigation.

Colour-Coded Markers

Tag important moments as they happen. Five distinct marker types let you flag decisions, topic changes, or action items.

Keyboard-First Design

A full set of keyboard shortcuts for recording, markers, and file management means you never have to break your flow.

Finder Integration

Audio recordings, transcription and notes files save to your Documents folder as self-contained directories. Manage them natively in Finder.

Share as ZIP

Export complete recordings as ZIP archives containing audio, transcript, word timing, and marker data for easy sharing.

Simple workflow

1

Record

Press ⌘R to start. Watch your transcript build in real time.

2

Annotate

Drop markers at key moments and add text notes.

3

Review

Play back with synchronised highlighting and waveform.

4

Share

Export as a ZIP archive with all data bundled together.

Your data stays in your hands

Sensory Scribe saves every recording as a self-contained folder in your Documents. Browse them just like any other file on your Mac.

Sensory Scribe Recordings
Favorites
📄 Documents
📂 Applications
Name
📁 Sensory Scribe Recordings
Contents
🔊 audio_recording.m4a
📝 transcript.txt
📍 markers.mks

Mark what matters. Find it instantly.

Page

Section breaks

⌘⇧P

Red

Critical points

⌘⇧1

Green

Action items

⌘⇧2

Blue

Questions

⌘⇧3

Black

General notes

⌘⇧4

Built for the keyboard

Start / Stop Recording
R
Open Recording
O
Save As
S
Delete Recording

Built for everyone

Professionals

Record meetings and mark action items instantly.

Students

Capture lectures and flag questions for later study.

Journalists

Transcribe interviews with searchable timestamped notes.

Researchers

Document field notes privately and without internet.

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