Live Transcriber: Recorder
Record, Transcribe & Translate
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Now with Dutch: transcribe Dutch speech in real time and translate it into another language while recording. Plus smarter offline transcription and playback.
Capture conversations without losing the moment. Live Transcriber records audio while showing a live transcript and translation, then turns each recording into a searchable note you can revisit anytime.
Dutch speech is supported for real-time transcription and translation.
LIVE TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION
• Follow words as they are spoken
• Translate confirmed transcript lines while recording
• Let Automatic mode choose the right on-device engine for your language
• Choose your input, language, and WAV or M4A format before recording
• Pause and resume without losing your place
FLEXIBLE OFFLINE TRANSCRIPTION
Choose how to process saved audio:
• Standard for everyday transcription
• Fast Offline for quick on-device results
• High Accuracy for a more detailed local pass
• Separate Speakers for multi-speaker recordings
• Import audio from Files or the Share menu
REVIEW WITH CONTEXT
• Tap timestamped transcript lines to jump through the audio
• Save translations with recordings and return to them later
• Edit, copy, share, lock, or delete transcript content
• Scrub precisely, change speed, repeat a recording, or skip silence
TURN RECORDINGS INTO KNOWLEDGE
• Generate summaries, titles, and topic tags
• Search file names, languages, transcript text, summaries, and tags
• Explore recording activity, topics, places, and time by language
• Add tags and optional location context
PRIVACY FIRST
Recordings stay on your device by default. Optional iCloud sync uses your private iCloud storage. Local transcription and intelligence options are available after their models are downloaded. Cloud processing is always optional and requires explicit confirmation.
Useful for meetings, lectures, interviews, language learning, research, journaling, and everyday conversations.
Version 1.1 brings a major upgrade to live and offline transcription.
Dutch, now live
Transcribe Dutch speech in real time and translate it into another language while recording. The new streaming engine also adds automatic punctuation and capitalization.
Faster, smarter on-device transcription
A new on-device streaming engine supports more than 75 language locales. Automatic mode chooses Apple’s on-device transcription when available and the fast offline engine when needed.
More ways to transcribe saved audio
Choose Standard, Fast Offline, High Accuracy, or Separate Speakers, depending on the recording and the result you need.
Translations are now saved
Translations created during recording can be saved with the recording. Translations generated later are remembered too, including your selected translation language.
Redesigned playback
Review recordings with a new compact or expanded player, precise timeline scrubbing, Repeat One, clearer transcript timestamps, and improved transcript navigation.
New recording insights
See your recording activity over the past 12 months, explore time by language, and open recordings grouped by topic or language.
Also includes a refreshed recording and detail experience, more reliable model delivery, performance improvements, and bug fixes.
The developer, 成琦 李, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- 成琦 李
- Size
- Up to 819.9 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 5 more
- English, Dutch, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Chengqi Li
