--- title: "Voice notes transcribed and cleaned up as Markdown notes | Keep" description: "Record a voice note in Keep and get a Markdown note with filler words removed, punctuation added, and the raw transcript kept as the first revision. Included with Personal." canonical: "https://keep.md/features/voice-notes" language: "en" --- # Record a voice note and get a cleaned-up Markdown note. Press record in Keep and talk for up to 30 minutes. Keep transcribes the recording, removes filler words and false starts, adds punctuation and paragraphs, and saves the result as a note. The exact words you said stay in the note history. [Create a free account](https://app.keep.md/signup?utm_source=keep.md&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=features-voice-notes) Voice notes are included with Personal for $10/month. Each recording can run for up to 30 minutes. 01. ## An example recording and the note Keep made from it. The Recording tab shows the recorder after you press Stop. The Note tab shows the Markdown Keep saved, with its title, tag, and two revisions. The Raw transcript tab shows the words exactly as transcribed. ### Recording Stopped. Play it back, save it, or record again. Recorded 1:48. Controls: Play, Record again, Discard, Save voice note. ### Voice note after the onboarding call with Dana at Harbor Saved just now · 1:48 · 2 revisions · Tag: voice Voice note after the onboarding call with Dana at Harbor. Three things came out of it. First, the import step is where people get stuck. She tried the OPML upload twice before she realised it wanted the exported file, not the feed URL. Second, they want the Mac app to open on the Notes page, not Saved. She has about forty notes and reads maybe two articles a week. Third, and this is the big one, she asked if a connected agent can add to a note without overwriting it. I said yes and pointed her at the Agent edits view. To do: write up the import fix as a note, link it to the OPML docs page, and check with Tom whether the default landing page is a setting we can expose before the release on the twelfth. ### Revisions - Revision 2: Cleaned up transcript · Keep · Just now - Revision 1: Raw transcript · Keep · Just now ### Raw transcript (revision 1) okay um voice note after the onboarding call with dana at harbor uh three things came out of it um first the import step is where people get stuck she said she uh she tried the OPML upload twice before she realised it wanted the the exported file not the feed url um second they want the mac app to open on the notes page not saved uh she has like forty notes and and reads maybe two articles a week um third and this is the big one uh she asked if a connected agent can add to a note without over writing it i said yes and pointed her at the agent edits view um new paragraph so to do write up the import fix as a note link it to the OPML docs page and uh check with tom whether the default landing page is a setting we can expose before the the release on the twelfth Keep deletes the audio once the transcript is ready; only the two text revisions remain. [Read the voice notes docs](https://keep.md/docs/notes#voice-notes) 02. ## How to record a voice note from Capture → Voice. Recording starts as soon as your browser grants microphone access. Pause when you need to, stop when you are done, then save. Keep does the transcription and cleanup on its servers, so your device does nothing after the upload. 1. **Select Capture → Voice.** Press Command Shift C on macOS or Control Shift C on Windows and Linux, or select Capture in the app header. Select Voice and allow microphone access when the browser asks. Recording starts as soon as the microphone is ready. 2. **Talk, then press Stop.** The timer and level meter show that Keep is recording, and recording carries on if you switch to another tab. Pause and Resume skip the gap. Press Stop when you are done, then Play to check the recording or Record again to start over. 3. **Save the voice note.** Select Save voice note. Keep opens the new note and shows Transcribing your voice note, then Cleaning up the transcript. The editor opens when the cleaned version is ready, usually within a few seconds for a short recording. [Read the recording steps](https://keep.md/docs/capture#record-a-voice-note) 03. ## What people record in Keep. A voice note is a normal Keep note with the voice tag. It has properties, links to saved items, revision history, and agent access like any other note. 1. ### A debrief after a call Talk through what was decided and what is still open while it is fresh. Keep splits it into short paragraphs and drops the ums. 2. ### A first draft Dictate the rough version of a post, brief, or reply, then edit it in the note editor. Say “new paragraph” or “bullet point” and Keep writes the formatting instead of the words. 3. ### Thoughts on a saved article Record what you think of an article, thread, or video, then link the note to the saved item so the source sits next to your notes on it. 04. ## The raw transcript stays in the note history after the audio is deleted. The note history starts with the raw transcript. The cleaned version is revision 2, so you can compare the two or restore the raw text at any time. [**Compare or restore the raw transcript**Select the revision count below Properties to compare Raw transcript with Cleaned up transcript, or restore the raw version without losing the cleaned one.](https://keep.md/docs/notes#voice-notes)[**A title and the voice tag**Keep names the note from the first thing you said and adds the voice tag, so every voice note is one filter away. Edit the title, tags, and properties like any other note.](https://keep.md/docs/notes)[**Search what you said**The cleaned text is searchable alongside your other notes and saved items from the app, the CLI, and the API.](https://keep.md/docs/search)[**Read from an AI agent**Connected agents can search and open voice notes like any other note, and add to them with an attributed revision.](https://keep.md/docs/mcp) 05. ## Questions about voice notes in Keep. ### How long can a voice note be? Up to 30 minutes of recorded time per note. Paused time does not count. The recorder warns you as you approach the limit and stops at 30 minutes. ### Does Keep store the audio? No. Keep uploads the recording, transcribes it, and deletes the audio once the transcript is ready. You can play the recording back before you save it, but not afterwards. ### What does the cleanup change? It removes filler words such as um and uh, repairs false starts, adds punctuation and capitalisation, and splits the text into short paragraphs. It keeps your wording, meaning, numbers, links, and technical terms. It does not add headings, lists, or a summary unless you dictated them. ### Which browsers can record? Current versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari. Recording carries on if you switch to another tab. The Keep Mac app asks for microphone access the first time you record. ### Is this the same as uploading an audio file? No. A voice note is recorded in Keep and becomes a note. Capture → Audio uploads an MP3, M4A, or WAV file up to 100 MB and saves the transcript as an item in Saved. Both require Personal. ### Can I record voice notes on Starter? You can create a Starter account for free. Voice notes require Personal, which costs $10/month. If a transcription fails, the note says so and you can record a new voice note to try again. 06. ## Related features. [**Markdown notes**Write notes that link to saved sources, keep every revision, and share a read-only link.](https://keep.md/features/markdown-notes)[**Audio transcription**Upload an MP3, M4A, or WAV file and save its transcript as a searchable item.](https://keep.md/docs/capture#transcribe-audio) ## Create a free account and record your first voice note. Create a free account, then add Personal for $10/month to record voice notes of up to 30 minutes each. [Create a free account](https://app.keep.md/signup?utm_source=keep.md&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=features-voice-notes) [Read the voice notes docs](https://keep.md/docs/notes#voice-notes)