Talk it out
The brain dump app you can talk to.
Your head is full. Talk until it isn't. AudioPen writes it up as the to-do list, plan or journal entry you pick, and keeps your exact words with every note.
Free to start. Loved by over 200,000 people.
How to choose
What should a voice brain dump app do?
Search for a brain dump app and you'll find three kinds. Notes apps catch a thought fast, then leave the sorting to you. Typing apps sort what you type into tasks, but you still type every word. Voice apps let you talk, which is the fastest way to get it all out, as long as you can trust what comes back.
Whichever you pick, check three things. Does it pull the tasks out for you, or just store the ramble? Can you choose the shape of the result: a list, a plan, a journal entry? And can you see what you actually said, so nothing quietly drops out?
We built AudioPen around all three. New to brain dumps? Start with how to do a brain dump and turn it into a plan.
How it works
Speak your thoughts, get organized notes.
Talk in any order
Start in the middle, jump around, circle back. A note can run up to 3 minutes on the free plan and up to 15 minutes on Prime.Pick the shape first
Choose a style before you record: a to-do list, a plan, a journal entry, or one you write yourself. Styles work on the free plan.Find it again later
Every note is saved and searchable, and you can sort notes with tags and folders. On Prime, SuperSummaries combine a week of brain dumps into one note.
Try it on a real brain dump
Turn rambling speech into organized text.
Here's a Sunday-evening brain dump: four tasks and one worry. Pick a style and compare it with the transcript. The to-do list keeps the tasks. The journal entry keeps the worry.
“Okay so, um, this week. Monday I need to send the invoice to Marta, like, first thing, because it's already late. Then the car is due for its service, so I should book that before Wednesday. Oh and Dad's birthday is Saturday and I still haven't got him anything, maybe that, um, that book about bridges he mentioned. And honestly the review with Tom on Thursday have been on my mind. I think the project went fine, but I don't know if he sees it that way, and I keep running it over in my head. Okay. And we're out of coffee. That's it, I think.”
Rewrite level
Retains structure where possible, rewritten in your chosen style
Create your own style
Ask AudioPen to write like your favorite author. Or give it a sample of your own writing, and it will match your voice. If you can describe a style, AudioPen can write in it.
This week: on Monday, send the invoice to Marta first thing, because it's already late. Then book the car's service before Wednesday. Dad's birthday is Saturday and I still haven't got him anything. Maybe the book about bridges he mentioned. The review with Tom on Thursday has been on my mind. I think the project went fine, but I don't know if he sees it that way. Also, we're out of coffee.
Free to start, on every device.
Every device
A brain dump app for iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows.
Record on your iPhone or Android phone during a walk, from your Apple Watch, or at your Mac or Windows PC. You can turn on offline transcription in the iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows apps. The web app always transcribes in the cloud. Using it for ADHD? See AudioPen as a brain dump app for ADHD.
- Web appAny browser
- MacVoice type in any app
- WindowsVoice type in any app
- iPhoneApp and voice keyboard
- iPadApp and voice keyboard
- Apple WatchRecord from your wrist
- AndroidApp and floating bubble
- ChromeBrowser extension
One Prime account covers all of them. Your notes sync across every device, so whatever you capture on one is waiting on the next.
This is by far the greatest and most useful tool I have ever had! I have severe ADHD and it’s able to translate my rambling into a well written and concise note. I feel more organized and less anxious!
I love it. Once AudioPen knows my style, everything I write sounds like me, but better.
I used to manually summarize my transcribed brainstorming sessions. Took hours. AudioPen automates everything to the point where I am almost done with my article after talking about a topic for 10min. Magic.
I use AudioPen mainly as a way of clearing my mind.
I am a natural speaker. My ideas flow faster when I speak. I record my voice notes and with my accent, it is perfect all the time.
Testimonials
Loved by people who think out loud
Read what real users have to say about AudioPen.
No product has fundamentally changed the way I work over the last 12 months more than Audiopen. Home Screen on iPhone.
I can now create 95% of my blog posts and have minimal editing. In my tone of voice. This saves so much time
I’ve been using AudioPen to talk through my ideas, have them summarized and then use the summarization as a draft for blog posts. 13 out of 10. Highly recommend for the “blank page” problem.
This is probably the best product I’ve come across in the past 18 months. So useful and it just keeps getting better.
Simple, but effective. The best tool to convert rambling into structured text, while keeping what you rambled intact.
I freakin love AudioPen.ai. If you are not using it yet, get on it.
Most helpful AI tool = audiopen. Been using it daily to do things like: turn voicenotes into action items, content ideas (magic for this), summarize calls, giving feedback. The UI is also so clean that it’s an absolute joy to use.
You speak to it as thoughts come in. It stitches a fine narrative from the rant. Writers can edit a ‘wrong’ page, not a ‘blank’ page. AudioPen gets you to 90% and then you do the rest.
OH MY GOSH. I just learned about AudioPen today, and it’s already a GAME CHANGER. If you write, create, or do any serious thinking, this tool is for you.
This is one tool that has dramatically changed the way I think. It has allowed me to get the thoughts out of my head and down on paper.
I can’t say enough good things about the AudioPen app. It’s been my go-to app for getting ideas down without having to type. Not only does it arrange even the most inarticulate nonsense into readable sentences, it’s the best dictation app I’ve ever used.
I’ve been writing online for over 10 years and tried virtually every writing app, productivity, note-taking, and idea-capture system out there. Nothing comes close to the amount of time AudioPen saves me.
Best buy in 2023: AudioPen from @louispereira. Hats off.
Switched from Superwhisper to Audiopen Mac App within 20 minutes of using the Mac App.
Tried it out, and paid for the prime version because it is SO good and simple to use. The product has made it so much easier to track my various thoughts throughout my day.
AudioPen is able to clear my spoken thoughts into text in Estonian, one of the most complicated languages in the world! Shut Up And Take My Money!
Already not sure what I did before I had AudioPen. If you often have thoughts you want to capture in writing, check it out. Cost is super reasonable too.