User Guide
Recording a meeting
Section titled “Recording a meeting”Start a recording manually from the toolbar, or let auto-detection start one for you when it recognizes a meeting app has become active (see Configuration). Stop recording when the meeting ends; Markdrip transcribes using your selected task settings and saves a new note. All tasks use this device by default.
Reviewing a transcript
Section titled “Reviewing a transcript”Each note shows the transcript broken into segments, one per speaker turn. From a note you can:
- Edit a segment’s text inline to fix a transcription error.
- Tag or re-tag which speaker said a segment.
- Play back the audio aligned to a segment.
Use your meeting app
Section titled “Use your meeting app”Markdrip captures your microphone and optional system audio. It does not need a meeting bot or an integration with Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, or Slack to record. You can also record in-person conversations through your microphone. Grant the required audio permissions and choose the appropriate audio sources. Automatic meeting detection is separate and varies by application; you can start a recording manually.
On-device recording and transcription have no monthly minute quota on either Free or Plus. Your device’s storage and processing capacity still apply. Optional external AI providers have their own charges and usage limits.
Import an existing recording
Section titled “Import an existing recording”In Meetings, select Import and choose a WAV, MP3, M4A, or FLAC file. Markdrip imports the audio for transcription so you can search and revisit it alongside your other notes. The import currently accepts files up to 12 hours and enforces file-size and decoded-audio safeguards. Importing a recording does not transfer an account or workspace from another notes service.
People and speakers
Section titled “People and speakers”Markdrip groups segments by speaker within a meeting. Choose Remember voice to enable voice memory. The first time, a short explanation asks you to enable local voice memory and confirms your responsibility for informing participants. After that one-time awareness step, naming speakers can save voices automatically while Remember voices is on. Auto-name settings control applying known names. Review and remove saved voices in People; turning memory off stops new saving and does not erase existing voices.
Prepare for a calendar meeting
Section titled “Prepare for a calendar meeting”Today and Meetings show upcoming calendar events. Select Prepare meeting on an event to save an agenda, questions, and notes on this device. Reopen the event’s notes or start its recording with that preparation. The recording view keeps notes and agenda beside an independently scrolling transcript. Saved preparation remains if you disconnect the calendar.
Calendar context
Section titled “Calendar context”Connect a local calendar or a supported remote account from Today, Meetings, or Settings → Connections. Choose which calendars to read. Local calendar access uses operating-system permission; remote connections require account authorization. See Configuration for setup and how to clear calendar-derived note details.
Review your meeting activity
Section titled “Review your meeting activity”Open Meeting activity to review saved meeting counts, recorded duration, monthly patterns, and estimated speaking time where speaker identities are available. Calculations stay on your device; missing information stays visible. See Meeting activity for definitions and limits.
Searching your vault
Section titled “Searching your vault”Use search to find notes by content, participant, or tag. Search runs entirely against your local vault index — no query ever leaves your device.
Add tags to a note to group related meetings (e.g. by project or team) and filter the note list by tag.
Check answers in Ask
Section titled “Check answers in Ask”Ask shows whether it uses a local or cloud model. Local processing keeps your questions and meeting data on this device. Local models may give less detailed or accurate answers than larger cloud models; results also depend on available memory and the notes they can use. Check important answers against their sources.
Ask has clearer instructions to use available note-search results and acknowledge missing evidence. This improves guidance, but does not guarantee a correct answer. If you choose a cloud provider for Ask, your question and relevant meeting context are sent to that provider under the task permission you approved.