VocalNote
VocalNote converts voice recordings, documents, images, YouTube videos, and web articles into structured notes, summaries, and drafts.
What VocalNote is
VocalNote converts voice recordings, documents, images, YouTube videos, and web articles into structured notes, summaries, and drafts. Users can question individual notes or search folders to combine information across their library. It supports more than 100 languages and offers 15 custom writing styles. PDF, Word, and Excel files can be summarized, while image processing organizes whiteboards, handwriting, receipts, and slides through OCR. Sung or instrumental audio can become ABC notation and downloadable MIDI for piano and guitar. The REST API handles transcription, rewriting, summaries, OCR, analytics, and PII scrubbing. VocalNote runs on web, API, and extension platforms. A free Starter plan allows 10 voice notes monthly, recordings up to 3 minutes, two writing styles, basic text export, and web access. Pro costs $9.99 a month, and the 2-Year Pass costs $149, paid once.
Good
- Handles recordings, documents, images, videos, and articles
- Supports more than 100 languages
- Includes folders and cross-note questions
- Offers a free Starter plan
- Provides REST API processing tools
Watch out
- Starter limits users to 10 voice notes monthly
- Starter recordings are limited to 3 minutes
- Starter provides web access only
- Pro costs $9.99 a month
Who it suits
It suits people building a personal collection of voice memos and notes from multiple sources. It also fits users needing document summarization, image OCR, music transcription, or API access.
Verdict
VocalNote combines multi-source capture, searchable notes, document and image processing, and music transcription. Its free plan is limited, while paid options add longer recordings and broader capabilities.
Plans and prices
From VocalNote's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | Free | 10 Voice Notes / month · Max 3 mins per recording · 2 Writing Styles · Basic Text Export · Web Access Only |
| Pro | $9.99 a month | Unlimited Voice Notes · Max 15 mins per recording · Fair Usage: 30 hours / month · Daily Limit: 2 hours of audio · 12+ Premium Styles · Priority Support · Billed monthly |
| 2-Year Pass | $149, paid once | Everything in Pro, for 2 years · Max 15 mins per recording · Fair Usage: 30 hours / month · No monthly fees · All future Pro updates included · Priority Support |
The facts
Each one read from VocalNote's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- The REST API supports audio transcription and rewriting, document and YouTube summarization, image OCR, web page summarization, behavioral analytics, and PII scrubbing.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Ask AI
- Users can ask questions about individual notes or search their library to synthesize information across saved notes and folders.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Designed for
- VocalNote describes itself as a personal second brain for voice memos and multi-source notes, without meeting bots joining calls.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Document support
- VocalNote can summarize PDF, Word, and Excel files into key insights and structured notes.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Languages and styles
- The site says VocalNote supports more than 100 languages and offers 15 custom writing styles.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Music transcription
- VocalNote can turn sung or instrumental audio into ABC notation and downloadable MIDI for piano and guitar.checked 7 Oct 2026
- OCR
- Its image feature uses vision AI to transcribe and organize whiteboards, handwritten notes, receipts, and slides.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- The site says audio is encrypted in transit with TLS 1.3 and at rest with AES-256, and that private user data is not used to train public AI models.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- VocalNote offers email support for technical and billing issues and lists an average response time of 24 hours.checked 7 Oct 2026
- What it does
- VocalNote turns voice recordings, documents, images, YouTube videos, and web articles into structured notes, summaries, and drafts.checked 7 Oct 2026
Money
- API billing
- The API is pay-as-you-go, billed by the second for audio, and deposited credits do not expire; the page lists a $10 minimum load for the all-in-one voice API.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Free-plan limit
- The Starter plan allows 10 voice notes per month and recordings up to 3 minutes; the page says it has web access only.checked 7 Oct 2026
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