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The notable, user-facing improvements we’ve shipped to Noteary — newest first. No hype, just what changed and why it helps you remember more of what you hear.
Archive a recording instead of deleting it
EverywhereTake a recording out of your library without destroying anything — the audio, transcript, summary and everything Ask Memory knows about it all stay exactly as they are. On iPhone, swipe a row to archive, move it to a folder, or delete it. On Mac and web, it's in the recording's menu. Find archived recordings under Archived, and unarchive to put one back.
Your keyboard's media keys now control playback
EverywherePlay, pause and skip from your keyboard, headphones, Lock Screen or Control Centre while you listen back — instead of whatever else was playing. On iPhone, playback also keeps going when you leave the app.
Rename a folder
iPhone + MacLong-press a folder to rename it, the way you already could on the web — so fixing a typo no longer means deleting the folder and filing everything into a new one.
Filter your library — and Ask Memory — by date
EverywhereNarrow your library search to a date range, or scope an Ask Memory question to a specific window ("what did we discuss last week?"). Now available on web, Mac, and iPhone.
Delete every recording, or download them all as a ZIP
ExportTwo new options in Settings → Your data: wipe every recording without deleting your account, or download your whole library as a ZIP of Markdown documents.
The web app can now record with no connection
WebLosing your connection right as you hit record used to mean an error. Now it records locally on your device and uploads automatically once you're back online — no live transcript while offline, but nothing is lost.
Ask Memory now understands non-English recordings
MemorySemantic search over your recordings' content previously only really worked in English. It now works across the same wide range of languages Noteary already transcribes.
Recordings past ~2.5 hours now continue automatically
MacA very long live recording used to just stop partway through with no warning. Noteary now rolls it over into a linked continuation recording instead — you'll see it as two entries in your library that read back-to-back, the same way a dropped connection has always been handled.
The menu bar recorder returns to ready on its own
MacAfter a recording finishes processing, the menu bar popover used to sit on an "Open result" screen until you clicked through it. It now returns to the record button on its own a few seconds later — the finished recording stays one click away via a small banner instead of blocking the way to your next recording.
Tidied up the main window
MacRemoved some duplicated and filler content from the library and home screen, and bumped a few undersized fonts for easier reading.
Fixed meeting auto-detect and the recording HUD not starting up
MacIf Noteary launched with just the menu bar icon showing — its normal, everyday state once you've closed the main window — meeting auto-detect and the floating recording HUD could silently never start for that whole session. Both now start correctly no matter how Noteary was launched.
Ask Memory now supports workspace scoping
Mac & iPhoneIf you're on a paid team, Ask Memory on Mac and iPhone now has the same "My memory" / workspace picker the web app already had, so you can search a shared workspace's recordings instead of only your own.
Select multiple recordings to delete or move at once
Mac & iPhoneThe library on Mac and iPhone now has a Select mode: check off several recordings and delete or move them to a folder in one action, instead of one at a time.
Import a transcript on Mac and iPhone
Mac & iPhoneAlready have a transcript (an Otter.ai export, meeting captions) instead of audio? Import it directly on Mac or iPhone — Noteary skips transcription and goes straight to summarizing it. Matches the import option that was already on web.
Interrupted uploads resume as soon as you're back online
MacIf an upload got interrupted by a dropped connection, Noteary on Mac now retries it the moment your network comes back, instead of waiting for the next time you relaunch the app.
Pause and resume right from the menu bar
MacThe quick recorder popover now has a Pause/Resume button alongside Stop, so you don't need to open the main window to pause a recording.
Export SRT and VTT subtitles
Mac & iPhoneRecording detail views on Mac and iPhone can now export SRT and VTT subtitle files directly, matching what was already available on the web.
“Hey Siri, stop recording”
iPhoneAdded a Siri Shortcut to stop a recording in progress, to go with the existing one to start one.
Fixed a library cap at 100 recordings
Mac & iPhoneThe Mac and iPhone library views only ever loaded your first 100 recordings, with nothing to indicate more existed — they now load more as you scroll, and folder filtering was moved server-side so a folder's contents can't come back incomplete either.
Search now matches summaries, action items, tags, and speaker names
SearchSearch used to only look at the title and the transcript — a name mentioned only in the summary, an action item, a tag, or a renamed speaker wouldn’t turn up. It searches all of it now, with a real excerpt around the match instead of a blank snippet on multi-word queries, and the best match shown first instead of buried under an older date.
Fixed a mic/system-audio sync gap, an interruption-recovery gap, and a backwards onboarding card
All platformsFixed an occasional click in Mac recordings caused by a small timing gap between the microphone and system-audio streams under heavy load, an iOS interruption-recovery path that could leave capture running against a stale audio format after a call, and the “getting started” card showing to the wrong users. A recording stopped within 3 seconds of starting is now discarded automatically as a likely accidental tap, and the mobile web app got 5 real layout fixes at narrow screen widths.
Fixed crackling in recordings with system audio on
MacWhen both your microphone and the meeting’s system audio were loud at the same time — which is exactly when someone is talking — the mixed recording could overshoot and get clipped flat, producing harsh static. It’s now smoothed instead of clipped, so loud, overlapping audio comes through clean.
In-app auto-update — no more downloading a DMG by hand
MacNoteary now checks for new versions automatically and, when one’s ready, shows a single “Install & Relaunch” button right in the app. No download page, no dragging a file into Applications. It only ever checks in the background — installing always waits for you to click, so an update can never interrupt a recording. You can also trigger a check any time from the Noteary menu.
Meeting auto-detect now follows the call, not the window title
MacNoteary used to work out whether your meeting was still going by looking at window titles. Teams changes its window when you join a call, so Noteary thought the meeting had ended — and stopped a recording ten minutes in while it was still running. It now watches whether the meeting app is holding your microphone, which is precisely what being in a call means. It records for as long as you’re on the call, and stops shortly after you leave.
Meeting auto-detect no longer cuts a recording short
MacNoteary recognises the window Teams shows before you join a call. Once you actually joined, the in-call window looked to Noteary like the meeting had ended — and about ten minutes later it stopped the recording and filed it as finished, while the meeting was still going. Noteary now never stops a recording just because it can’t see the meeting window any more. It stops when the meeting app quits, or when you stop it; otherwise it keeps recording and lets you know it’s still going.
A dropped connection no longer leaves a hole in the transcript
Mac & iPhoneIf the network hiccuped mid-recording, Noteary kept capturing and reconnected — but the audio from those seconds never reached the server, so the transcript simply skipped them with nothing to say why. That audio is now held on your device and sent the moment the connection is back, including if you pause or stop while it’s still reconnecting.
Clicking away mid-recording asks first
WebOpening your library, jumping through the command palette, reloading the tab, or logging out used to end a live recording on the spot, without a word. Now Noteary asks before doing anything that would stop it.
Recordings made offline finish uploading on their own
WebA recording queued while you were offline now uploads as soon as you’re back — when you reconnect, when you return to the tab, or the next time you open Noteary. On Safari it could previously wait indefinitely.
Recordings can no longer get stuck with nothing coming for them
EverywhereA recording whose processing was interrupted at exactly the wrong moment could sit in your library untranscribed forever. Noteary now finds those and finishes them.
Noteary offers to record when a meeting starts
MacWhen a Zoom, Teams, Webex, Google Meet, or Slack huddle call begins, a small card appears asking if you want to record it. One click starts capture with the meeting’s audio already selected. Ignore it and it disappears on its own — the countdown drains behind the text. Noteary never joins the call, and nothing is recorded unless you say so.
A recording HUD that stays out of the way
MacWhile recording, a compact bar shows elapsed time and a live level meter, with pause and stop right there. It floats above full-screen meetings, and you can drag it anywhere — it reappears where you left it next time.
Pause and resume, and auto-stop when the call ends
MacPause for a side conversation and pick up where you left off. When the meeting window goes away for good, Noteary stops the recording on its own instead of quietly capturing your empty room.
Import transcripts you already have
WebDrop in .txt, .srt, or .vtt files — including exports from Otter — and they’re analyzed and added to your library exactly like a recording you made here. Select as many as you like; they upload and process in the background.
Record any meeting app on Mac
MacPick Zoom, Teams, Meet, or any other app from a live list and Noteary captures just that conversation alongside your mic — not everything else making noise on your Mac.
Pause and resume live recordings
Mac & iOSStep away mid-meeting without losing your place. Pause holds the timer and picks back up exactly where you left off — on Mac and iPhone.
Live recordings survive a dropped connection
ReliabilityLose signal or lock your phone mid-recording and Noteary reconnects to the same recording in progress instead of cutting it short or starting a duplicate.
Workspace admin on Mac
MacManage your team's workspace — seats, members, and roles — right from the Mac app, no need to switch to a browser.
Direct messages within your workspace
TeamMessage teammates in your organization about a recording without leaving Noteary.
Waveform scrubber in the player
PlayerSee the whole recording at a glance and drag straight to any moment. The quiet gaps and the loud parts are visible, so finding the bit you need no longer means guessing at a plain progress bar.
Follow-along transcript
PlayerAs audio plays, the transcript highlights the line being spoken and scrolls to keep it in view. Tap any line to jump playback to that exact word.
Keyboard-driven playback
AccessibilityPlay and pause, skip forward and back, and change speed without touching the mouse. A shortcuts panel lists every key, so you can review a recording hands-on-keys.
Command palette on the web
WebPress ⌘K (or Ctrl-K) to jump to any recording or run a common action from the keyboard — no hunting through menus.
Word (.docx) export
ExportDownload a clean, formatted Word document of any recording — summary, transcript, and action items — alongside the existing Markdown, PDF, and subtitle exports. Ready to drop into a report or share with someone who lives in Word.
Relevance-ranked search
MemorySearch results are now ordered by how well they actually match what you asked, using full-text ranking — so the moment you’re looking for tends to sit at the top instead of buried mid-list.
Faster memory search at scale
Memory“Ask your memory” stays quick even as your library grows into hundreds of recordings, thanks to a new vector index behind the scenes. More history, same instant answers.
Spotlight search on Apple devices
Apple appsRecordings are indexed in Spotlight on iPhone and Mac. Search from the home screen or desktop and open the right recording without launching the app first.
Offline upload queue on the web
ReliabilityStart an upload with a shaky connection and it’s saved to a queue that finishes on its own once you’re back online — no lost files, no manual retries.
Interactive demo
DemoPress play on a real sample recording — scrub the waveform, watch the transcript follow along, and see the summary, action items, and key dates Noteary pulls out. No account required.
Use-case landing pages
DiscoverDedicated pages for the ways people actually use Noteary — doctor visits, lectures, interviews, meetings, phone calls, and podcasts — each showing what capture and recall look like for that moment.
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