Free sleep sounds, rain, ASMR, lo-fi and focus music from across the internet
On-device recording and transcription for Mac, iPhone and iPad
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Free trial with five-minute recording limit per recording. Mac: US$7.99/month or US$79 one-time purchase for unlimited recording on five Macs with one year of updates. iPhone and iPad: US$5.99 one-time in-app purchase.
Key features
Mood-based sound library organized by Sleep, Focus, Nature, Ambient, ASMR, Lo-fi and White Noise
Ambient Worlds with animated visual themes that play alongside sounds
Direct playback from original sources with proper attribution
No sign-in required
No ads
Upvote sounds without an account
Ambient mode for fullscreen playback with visual animations
Sounds from multiple licensed sources including Wikimedia Commons, Internet Archive, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Freesound and YouTube
Live transcription with speaker labels while recording
Record both microphone and system audio together
Local recording library with Markdown notes
Optional screen recording alongside audio
Dictation into any app with double-tap ⌘
Vocabulary customization for improved recognition
Enhanced transcript re-transcription
Access files with third-party AI tools and editors
Import Apple Voice Memos into library
Command-line interface for managing recordings
What makes it different
No accounts, no ads, no paid features or subscriptions
Honors creative commons licenses and public domain status
Built by a single independent creator without investors or sponsors
All recording and transcription runs on your device with no audio uploaded to servers
Plain Markdown files you own, usable outside the app
Sits in your Mac's notch, stays out of the way while recording
Free dictation into any app with no subscription required
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