Cloud is OpenAI only. Turning off AI features switches transcription back to On-device.
Voice notes and AI
Transcribe voice notes on your device or with OpenAI, and let your model title them, tidy the transcript and write notes.
- Default
- On-device
- Where
- Settings → Voice
- On
- Mac, iPhone, iPad
On-device or Cloud
On-device transcribes on your device and is the default. Cloud sends the audio to OpenAI and needs OpenAI connected.
Choose Settings… (⌘,) and click Voice, under Capture.
Under Transcribe with, choose On-device or Cloud.
For On-device, pick a Model. One that isn't on this Mac downloads when you pick it.
For Cloud, connect OpenAI in the OpenAI row, then pick a Model. Choosing Cloud turns on AI features.
Pick a Language, or leave Auto detect.
In Resurf's Settings, tap Voice.
Under Transcribe with, choose On-device or Cloud. Cloud shows only when AI is on and this device has allowed it.
For On-device, download or pick a model. For Cloud, pick a Speech model.
Titles and clean-up
When AI features are on and a model is picked, each new voice note gets a short title and a cleaned-up transcript from your model. Clean-up fixes grammar and punctuation and removes filler words, keeping your words and their order. The original transcript is kept.
Without AI, Auto title uses the first words of the transcript instead. Only a note still titled Voice note is renamed.
Not available on Mac.
In Resurf's Settings, tap Voice.
Turn Auto title and Clean up transcript on or off. Both are on by default and show while AI is on for this device.
Mac has no switch for these: it follows your iPhone or iPad setting. They run whenever AI features are on, even with Suggest as you capture off.
Generate notes
Write a note from a voice note's transcript in one of three styles: Clean up tidies it, Format makes headed, bulleted notes, and Meeting notes writes a summary with Key points, Decisions and Action items.
Open a voice note and click Notes.
Click Clean up, Format or Meeting notes.
Open a voice note and tap Notes.
Tap Generate notes, then Clean up, Format or Meeting notes.
This needs AI features on and a model, and sends the transcript to your provider. If the note already has text, Resurf asks before replacing it.
Transcribe again
On the Transcript tab, Re-transcribe runs transcription again with your current Transcribe with setting. On Mac it's the button at the right, and Resurf asks before replacing a transcript. On iPhone and iPad it's under the text and doesn't ask first.
Questions
Can I use Claude or Gemini to transcribe?
No. Cloud transcription is OpenAI only.
Why is Cloud missing on my iPhone?
AI is off, or this device hasn't allowed AI yet. Turn on AI in Resurf's Settings and tap Allow.
Generate notes is greyed out.
The voice note has no transcript yet. Transcribe it first.