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Phrase for Mac
The AI note taker, native on your Mac.
Record a meeting or a lecture with your Mac’s microphone. Phrase writes the note with the summary, decisions and to-dos, keeps a transcript in 100+ languages beside it, and lets you edit every line in a native Mac editor.
Record
Hit record. Phrase takes the notes.
Press ⇧⌘R or click the record button in the toolbar. The elapsed time shows on Phrase’s Dock icon while you work in other apps. Your Mac stays awake for the whole recording. When you stop, the note arrives with the summary, decisions, action items and a speaker-labeled transcript.
- Meetings in a room, lectures, interviews, voice notes
- A notification when the note is ready
- Drop audio, video or a PDF on the Dock icon to import it
The source
A note-taking app for Mac, with the recording attached.
Press ⇧⌘M and the recording opens next to your note, with who said what and when. The transcript follows along as the audio plays; click a timestamp to jump to that moment, or search for the line you remember.
Edit
A real editor, built for the keyboard.
Type / to add a heading, a checklist, a code block with syntax highlighting, a formula or a Mermaid diagram. Markdown shortcuts work as you type, and ⌘F, spelling and grammar, and undo behave the way they do everywhere else on your Mac.
- Headings
- Checklists
- Code
- LaTeX math
- Mermaid
- Linked notes
Formulas render with SwaTex, our open-source Swift math engine.
Shortcuts
The shortcuts worth learning first.
Every command is also in the menu bar.
Capture
- ⇧⌘R
- New recording
- ⇧⌘I
- Import audio, video, PDF or images
- ⌘N
- New note
Find and ask
- ⌘K
- Quick Open any note
- ⇧⌘F
- Search the library
- ⌥⌘I
- Show the assistant
Read and edit
- ⇧⌘M
- Transcript beside the note
- ⌃⌘↑
- Move a block up
- ⌘D
- Duplicate a block
Windows and output
- ⌥⌘O
- Open a note in its own window
- ⌃1 2 3
- One, two or three panes
- ⌘P
- Print or save as PDF
With Pro
Ask, follow up, study. On the big screen.
Press ⌥⌘I to ask about all your notes, one folder or the note in front of you. Phrase can add action items to Reminders, put the next meeting on your Calendar and draft the recap. It asks first and never sends anything on its own.
Native
At home on macOS.
Phrase for Mac is written for the Mac, not stretched from the iPhone. It works with the parts of macOS you already use.
- SpotlightNotes show up in Spotlight search, and you can turn that off in Settings.
- Quick LookPress Space on a note in the list to preview it.
- Drag to FinderDrop a note into any folder and it lands as a Markdown file.
- Print and PDFPrint a note or save it as a PDF with ⌘P.
- Notes in their own windowsKeep a reference note open beside the one you are writing.
- phrase:// linksStart a recording or open a note from Shortcuts and other apps.
iPhone, iPad and Mac
Record on iPhone. It’s waiting on your Mac.
With Pro, your library syncs through your own iCloud, so a meeting recorded on iPhone or a thought caught on Apple Watch is ready on your Mac. One subscription covers iPhone, iPad and Mac, and there is no Phrase account to create.
Do I have to buy Phrase again for my Mac?
No. Phrase is one App Store listing for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Download it free on the Mac App Store, and if you already have Phrase Pro on iPhone or iPad, the same subscription works on your Mac. The Mac checks your purchases when it opens, so there is no account to sign in to.
Can Phrase for Mac record Zoom, Teams or Google Meet calls?
No. Phrase records what your Mac’s microphone hears and does not capture audio from other apps, and no bot joins your call. It is built for meetings in a room, lectures and interviews. If you already have a recording of an online meeting, import the file and Phrase turns it into a note.
What do I need to run Phrase on a Mac?
macOS 26 or later. Phrase is a native Mac app and runs on both Apple silicon and Intel Macs. Turning a recording or file into a note needs an internet connection, because transcription and note writing run in the cloud.
Do my notes sync between iPhone, iPad and Mac?
Yes, with Pro. Phrase syncs your library through your own iCloud, so a note you recorded on iPhone or Apple Watch is ready on your Mac. There is no Phrase account; sync uses your Apple Account.
Can I import audio, video and PDFs on Mac?
Yes. Choose Import Files (Shift-Command-I) or drop files on Phrase in the Dock. Audio, video, a PDF or up to 8 images become one note, with the original attached so you can check it later.
Which keyboard shortcuts does Phrase for Mac have?
Shift-Command-R starts a new recording, Command-K opens any note, Shift-Command-F searches the library, Option-Command-I opens the assistant, and Shift-Command-M shows the transcript beside the note. The full list is in the app’s menus and on this page.
Where are my notes stored?
Your library lives on your Mac and, with Pro, in your own iCloud. Recordings and files are uploaded for cloud processing to create the note, and AI features send the relevant text to the AI service. See the privacy policy for details.
Your next meeting, written up on your Mac.
Free to download, with up to 100 notes and one free recording-to-note conversion. Pro adds more AI notes, the assistant, study sets and iCloud sync on every device.