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Voice notes

Voice notes that live inside your notes

Say it when you can't type it. Record up to 30 minutes into any note, or speak and let your device's speech service do the typing.

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A Memlow note with a 2:14 voice recording, key points and a to-do
  • Record into a noteA recording sits in the note with your text, photos and lists, not in a separate app.
  • Up to 30 minutesLong enough for a lecture, a meeting or a long thought on a walk.
  • Listen fasterPlay back at 1×, 1.5× or 2×, and jump to any point in the recording.
  • Speak to typeTalk, and your words appear as text, ready to edit like anything else you wrote.
How it works

Three steps, then it's yours

  1. Tap the microphoneRecord a voice note right inside any note, beside your text.
  2. Play it backListen at 1×, 1.5× or 2×, and jump to any point.
  3. Or speak to typeVoice typing turns your words into text you can edit.

Record a voice note

In a note, type / on an empty line and choose Voice note, or start a new voice note straight from Home. Tap Start, talk, then Stop and save. The recording lands in the note as a small player, next to anything you've written, so a shopping list can carry a quick “and something for the neighbours” in your own voice.

Each recording can run up to 30 minutes, and a note can hold more than one. On the web, your browser asks before Memlow can use the microphone. If you said no, allow it in the browser's site settings. While you record, Memlow asks the browser to cut echo and background noise, and the microphone circle moves with your voice, so you know it's listening.

Play it back your way

Every recording has its own player, with play, pause and a position bar to jump around. Tap the speed button to switch between 1×, 1.5× and 2×, handy for going back over lecture notes or a long meeting. In Search, the Voice filter finds every note with a recording, and note cards on Home show a small Voice label.

Speak to type

Sometimes you want the words, not the audio. Choose Speak to type, tap Start and talk. Your words appear as you speak, and you can pause and carry on. When you're done, insert the text into the note you're in, or make a new note from it. It's a quick way to draft a post or catch an idea while your hands are busy. On the web, speak to type listens in the language Memlow is set to, so switch Memlow to Urdu, Spanish or Hindi to dictate in that language.

An honest word about voice typing

Memlow has no AI, so it doesn't turn speech into text itself. Voice typing uses the speech recognition your phone or browser already has. In the Android app, that's your phone's own speech service. On the web, it's your browser's, and some browsers, such as Chrome, send the audio to their provider to turn it into text. Memlow says so right in the voice panel. Not every browser offers speech recognition; where it's missing, you can still record.

Recordings are different. They're made and kept on your device, and they only leave it inside the backups you choose to make. The privacy policy has the details.

Ideas for voice notes

  • Meetings and lectures: record the talk, type the key points underneath, and play it back at 1.5× later.
  • On a walk: catch a thought before it fades, then tidy it into a list when you're home.
  • For the family: leave a quick message about the shopping, saved in the shopping list itself.
  • At the doctor's: with their permission, record the advice you're given, right under your list of questions.
  • Learning a language: record yourself reading new words, and listen back to check how you sound.
Privacy, in plain words

Your notes stay yours.

No adjectives, just how it works. Memlow has no server that stores notes, so there is nothing of yours for us to read, sell or lose.

Read the privacy policy

Where notes live
On your device: the phone's storage, or your browser's own storage on the web.
Accounts
A Memlow account never holds your notes. It keeps only your name, email and how you sign in.
Backups
Optional, in your own Google Drive or a file, encrypted on your device with your password (AES-256-GCM) before they leave it.
Who can read them
Only you. Not Google, not us. That also means we can't recover a lost backup password.
Visits and AI
The website counts visits without cookies or IDs, and the notes app sends nothing. No AI reads your notes. The Android app shows a few ads, which never see your notes.

Templates to start with

All 40 templates
Lecture notesKey ideas, questions and a short summary.Fill-inNotebook paper Meeting notesAgenda, notes, decisions and who does what.ChecklistFill-in Post draftOpening, main points and ending for a post or a speech.StepsFill-in
Questions

Good to know

Something else? See Support or write to support@memlow.com.

How long can a voice note be?

Up to 30 minutes per recording, and you can add more than one recording to a note.

Can I speed up playback?

Yes. Each recording plays at 1×, 1.5× or 2×. Tap the speed button on the player to switch.

Is voice typing private?

Voice typing uses your phone's or browser's speech recognition, and some browsers, like Chrome, send the audio to their provider. If you'd rather nothing leaves your device, record a voice note instead.

Why can't I see Speak to type in my browser?

Your browser doesn't offer speech recognition. You can still record voice notes, or use a browser that has it, such as Chrome or Edge.

Are voice notes included in backups?

Yes. Google Drive backups and backup files include your photos and recordings. Drive backups are always encrypted with your backup password.

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