Voice notes to markdown

Turn voice notes into markdown you can actually use.

SpeechToDo converts captured thoughts, meeting dumps, and operator notes into editable markdown files: transcript, summary, decisions, and next actions in your own local workspace.

Start with Cloud See markdown examples ↓

voice-dump/action-doc.md

# Investor update voice dump

## Summary
Need a sharper beta story before Friday.

## Decisions
- Start with Cloud from $6/month for hosted AI.
- Choose Pro for heavier solo recording weeks.

## Actions
- Draft the founder update.
- Send three setup invites.
- Add the iCloud workflow example.

The workflow is the product.

Transcription is only useful when the output becomes a file you can edit, search, link, and move into the rest of your operating system.

Record messy audio

Capture a voice memo, meeting recap, decision dump, or walking note without forcing it into a rigid app workflow.

Process into artifacts

SpeechToDo watches your workspace and produces transcript, summary, tasks, and reusable markdown outputs.

Keep the files

The markdown lives where you work: a local folder first, with optional sync through tools like iCloud or Drive.

Examples of markdown output.

The point is not a prettier transcript. The point is an owned artifact you can review, correct, and reuse. The strongest example is a small file bundle where the source note, transcript, summary, and follow-up work stay separate on purpose.

Transcript plus summary

# Product call recap

## Clean transcript
We need the onboarding to show where the files go...

## Summary
- Users trust the workflow when workspace state is visible.
- The first setup session should end with one real note processed.
- Avoid claims about fully local AI until the implementation supports it.

Action document

# Founder task dump

## Decisions
- Publish the voice-notes-to-markdown page first.
- Keep comparison pages fair and workflow-based.

## Next actions
- Add public docs entry point.
- Draft the first founder post.
- Check Search Console indexing after deploy.

From rough voice note to reusable files

Raw voice note

"Walking back from the customer call. They do not trust the workflow yet because
they cannot tell where the audio goes, where the markdown lands, and what gets
uploaded. Need a simple setup doc, one processed sample, and a note that hosted
AI is optional."

Generated markdown bundle

# Customer setup concern

## Summary
- The user needs visible workspace state before trusting the flow.
- Setup should end with one real processed note.
- Product copy must separate local files from optional hosted processing.

## Decisions
- Lead setup with the watched folder.
- Show transcript, summary, and task files together.

## Next actions
- Add a setup checklist to docs.
- Record a short sample walkthrough.
- Review privacy copy before publishing.

A single recording can become a small markdown workspace

Before: raw note

2026-05-31-customer-call.m4a

Spoken context:
- Customer wants to use phone recordings.
- They need the output in their own folder.
- They want tasks separated from the transcript.

After: owned output files

2026-05-31-customer-call/
- transcript.md
- summary.md
- actions.md

transcript.md:
"Customer wants to use phone recordings and keep the files in their own folder."

summary.md:
Customer wants transcript, summary, and tasks separated into editable files.

actions.md:
- Add an iCloud setup checklist.
- Link privacy boundaries from the setup page.
- Create one sample folder users can inspect.

The output is a small workspace, not one blob.

A useful voice-to-markdown workflow separates the raw transcript from the work artifacts, so each file can be reviewed, linked, copied, or deleted on its own.

Transcript

Keep the cleaned words as a reference file when you need to audit what was said or recover context.

Summary

Create a short markdown brief that captures the useful shape of the voice note without forcing every sentence into the final artifact.

Actions

Pull decisions, follow-ups, and open questions into a file that can move into a task system, issue, document, or daily review.

Built for file-native operators.

SpeechToDo is for people who want their voice workflow to produce durable files, not another place where notes get trapped.

✓ You capture ideas, decisions, and task dumps by voice.
✓ You want markdown that can move into Obsidian, docs, scripts, issues, or your own folder system.
✓ You prefer user-owned storage when possible and optional hosted intelligence when it is useful.
✓ You care more about reusable work artifacts than raw transcript volume.

Follow the workflow deeper.

The markdown artifact is the starting point. From there, SpeechToDo connects into task extraction, watched folders, docs, and clear product boundaries.

Explore the workflow hub Turn voice notes into tasks Use an iCloud voice workflow Read the setup docs Understand local-first boundaries

What SpeechToDo is, and is not.

Clear boundaries matter. The product is early, and the page should describe the current workflow without getting ahead of the implementation.

Use SpeechToDo when you want

Private markdown artifacts from voice notes.
A local workspace as the first-class surface.
Transcript, summary, decisions, and tasks as editable files.
A founder-led paid beta with setup help.

Use another tool when you need

A mature cloud meeting bot for every calendar call.
Enterprise admin controls and large team dashboards today.
A broad transcription marketplace with many collaboration layers.
A fully offline AI stack before it is shipped and documented.

Try the desktop alpha
with your own recordings.

Download the early Mac or Windows build, point it at a workspace you control, and turn recordings into markdown transcripts, summaries, and action docs.

Alpha release SpeechToDo Alpha

Mac notarized build and unsigned Windows ZIP
Local workspace and markdown outputs
Feedback shapes the paid beta

Cloud plans

Choose a tier inside the desktop Account panel.

Create or sign in to a SpeechToDo account in the app, then pick the Cloud tier that matches your monthly recording volume. Checkout opens with your account attached.

Student $6/mo 20 hours of hosted AI Pro Recommended $16/mo 60 hours for solo operators Business $30/mo 120 hours of hosted AI

Cloud checkout opens from the desktop app so your subscription attaches to the right account.

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