Verbatim
Everything exactly as it sounded, including filler words, repetitions and false starts. For research or a legal context, where the exact wording matters.
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Frequently asked questions
Conversation transcription
Transcribe the conversation. Without typing it up.
You talk, Notuly writes the report: the summary, the decisions and the action points in your inbox. If you choose, the transcript comes along as a .txt attachment. The audio is deleted within a minute of processing.
Available on macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
Languages
Find your language.
Type your language or pick a region: these are the 90+ spoken languages Notuly understands during the conversation. The report itself comes in Dutch or English, your choice for each recording.
AfrikaansAkanAlbanianAmharicArabicArmenianAssameseAzerbaijaniBasqueBelarusianBosnianBulgarianBurmeseCatalanCebuanoChineseCroatianCzechDanishDogriDutchEnglishEstonianFinnishFrenchGalicianGeorgianGermanGreekGujaratiHausaHebrewHindiHungarianIcelandicIndonesianItalianJapaneseJavaneseKannadaKazakhKikuyuKinyarwandaKirundiKyrgyzLatvianLithuanianLugandaMacedonianMalayMalayalamMarathiMongolianNepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSepediSesothoSindhiSlovakSlovenianSpanishSundaneseSwahiliSwatiSwedishTagalogTajikTamilTeluguThaiTibetanTsongaTswanaTurkishUkrainianUrduUyghurUzbekVendaVietnameseWarayWelshWolofYorubaZulu
Short answer
Transcribing a conversation means turning an audio recording into text. Notuly does it automatically: put your phone on the table or open the desktop app, and within ten minutes the meeting report is in your inbox, with the full transcript attached, word for word and speaker by speaker. By then the audio has already been deleted.
- What you get
- The report in your inbox, full transcript attached (.txt)
- Speakers
- Up to 32 speakers, written out per speaker
- Languages
- 90+ spoken languages; the report in Dutch or English
- Speed
- Within ten minutes of the conversation
- Processing
- Our own AI on Dutch servers in Amsterdam
- Recording
- Audio deleted within a minute of processing
- Platforms
- macOS, Windows, iOS and Android
- Free to try
- Three conversations per month, no payment details needed
The basics
What does it mean to transcribe a conversation?
Transcription turns spoken language into written text. There are three common forms, and the one you choose decides how readable the text ends up.
Clean read
The same content in tidy sentences, without the ums and the half-finished thoughts. The version you can read back without stumbling.
Summarised
Just the main thread: what was discussed, decided and agreed. Not word for word, but the essence.
Manual or automatic
One hour of audio, two speeds.
Transcribing by hand means listening back, pausing, typing, rewinding. You catch every nuance, but count on four to six hours of work for every hour of recording. Automatic software handles that same hour in a few minutes; all you do is give the result a quick check.
| Method | Time for 1 hour of audio | What to watch for |
|---|---|---|
| Typing it up yourself | 4 to 6 hours | A lot of work; you usually only do it once |
| Automatic (software) | A few minutes | Where your recording goes; then a quick check |
So the difference is no longer speed, but what you check before you hand your recording to any software:
- Where is my recording processed, and is it deleted afterwards?
- Is my audio used to train AI?
- Is there a data processing agreement if personal data is involved?
With Notuly, all three have short answers. Processing runs on our own servers in Amsterdam, the audio is deleted within a minute of processing, and your conversations are not used as training data. The data processing agreement (GDPR Article 28) is available on Team and above.
The report
A transcript is not yet a report.
A transcript writes everything out: every turn, every digression, every side track. Useful for tracking down an exact quote, but nobody reads twenty pages of transcript to find the point. A meeting report or minutes do the opposite: they give you the main thread, with the decisions and action points set apart.
With Notuly you don't have to choose. You get the report to share, and the full transcript attached to search back through.
- Full transcript attachedWord for word and speaker by speaker, as a .txt file with the email. For searching back through.
- SummaryThe heart of the conversation in a few sentences. For sharing.
- DecisionsWhat was agreed? Clearly listed.
- Action points with a name and a deadlineWho does what, and by when. Daniël emails the client today.
- 90+ spoken languagesNotuly detects the spoken language automatically; your report comes in Dutch or English.
A template for every conversation.
The form that report takes depends on the conversation. Notuly recognises the type of conversation and picks the form that fits. Empty sections simply drop out. On Team and above you create your own templates with your own branding.
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Transcribing with Otter, Fireflies or Copilot?
Otter and Fireflies transcribe your online meetings, and Copilot takes the notes inside Teams. They're good at that, as long as the conversation happens in a meeting app. Sit down with someone in the room, and they do nothing. And your audio goes to servers in the US.
Notuly transcribes every conversation: in-person, hybrid and online. No bot entering your meeting; Notuly takes the notes in the background, on its own servers in Amsterdam, and the audio is deleted within a minute of processing.
The full comparison per tool, feature by feature: Notuly vs Otter, Notuly vs Fireflies and Notuly vs Copilot.
How it works
Transcribe a conversation in three steps.
No uploads, no settings, no IT department. You can make your first transcript straight after downloading.
Record
Open the app, or start Notuly in your online meeting, and press the record button. In the room? Phone in the middle of the table. That's all the preparation there is.
Process
Notuly processes the audio on its own servers in Amsterdam and recognises who is speaking: up to 32 speakers in a single conversation, in more than 90 languages, up to 98% accurate.
Receive
Within ten minutes the report is in everyone's inbox, with the full transcript attached. By then the audio has already been deleted.
On all your devices
Also on macOS and Windows.
Meeting on Teams, Zoom or Google Meet? The desktop app takes the notes straight from your laptop. And the iPhone and Android apps capture every conversation on the go.
Choose your plan.
Starter
Free
- 3 conversations per month
- 60 minutes per recording
- Report with summary and action points
- Conversation type detection
- Dutch servers, nothing kept
Pro
€9.99 / month
- Everything in Starter
- Unlimited conversations
- Unlimited recording length
- Up to 32 speakers
- Word file (.docx)
- Choose from the Notuly templates
Team
€10.99 / licence / month
- Everything in Pro
- Your own branding in the Word file
- Create your own templates
- Team management with roles
- One central invoice
- Priority support
- Data processing agreement
Fourteen days free
Enterprise
Custom
- Everything in Team
- Personal account manager
- SSO (single sign-on)
- Custom DPA
- Volume discount
Starter & Pro: prices incl. VAT · Team & Enterprise: prices excl. VAT
We don't store your conversations.
The audio is deleted within a minute of processing. Once your report has been sent, we no longer hold your data. What we don't keep can't leak.
Our own servers in AmsterdamAn ISO 27001-certified data centre. Your data never leaves the EU.
Our own AI modelSelf-hosted in the EU. No Big Tech anywhere in the process.
No training on your conversationsWhat's said stays yours.
Data processing agreement (GDPR)Available to organisations, on Team and above.
We work in line with:
ISO 27001.
We work in line with ISO standards. Our data servers run in an ISO 27001-certified data centre in Amsterdam.
Frequently asked questions.
How do I transcribe a conversation?+
You transcribe a conversation by turning the recording into text, either by hand or automatically. By hand, you listen back and type it out (four to six hours per hour of audio); automatically, software does it in minutes and you give the result a quick check. With Notuly there's nothing to upload: you record the conversation with the app and the transcript arrives on its own.
Can I convert audio to text automatically?+
Yes, transcription software turns an audio recording into text automatically, usually within a few minutes. Above all, check where your recording is processed and whether it's deleted afterwards.
What's the difference between a transcript and a report?+
A transcript is the word-for-word text of everything that was said; a report or summary gives just the main thread, with the decisions and action points set apart. With Notuly you get both: the report in your inbox, with the full transcript attached.
How long does it take to type up an hour of audio?+
Typing up an hour of audio by hand easily takes four to six hours, depending on your typing speed, the number of speakers and the sound quality. Automatic software usually handles that same hour in a few minutes.
Is my recording safe?+
That depends on the service: check where the audio is processed, whether it's deleted, and whether it's used for training. With Notuly, the audio is deleted within a minute of processing, your data stays on Dutch servers, and it's never used for training.
Which languages does conversation transcription work in?+
Notuly understands more than 90 spoken languages, even when the conversation switches between them. Your report comes in Dutch or English; the transcript follows what was said, word for word.
How accurate is automatic transcription?+
Accuracy depends on the audio quality, the accents, the jargon and how many people talk over each other. On a clean recording Notuly reaches up to 98% accuracy; always expect to give the text a quick check.
Do I need a data processing agreement to have a conversation transcribed?+
Yes. If you have recordings containing personal data processed by an external service, the GDPR requires a data processing agreement (Article 28). You sign it before the first recording is processed; with Notuly it's available on Team and above.
What is verbatim transcription?+
Verbatim, or literal, transcription means writing everything out exactly as it sounded, including filler words, repetitions and false starts. You use it when the exact wording matters; for readability you choose a clean-read version instead.
What does transcribing a conversation cost?+
By hand it mainly costs time: four to six hours per hour of audio. With Notuly you start free on the Starter plan: three conversations per month, no payment details needed. Paid subscriptions are per licence; the current prices are further up this page.
Do I get the full transcript or just a summary?+
Both. The report with the summary, the decisions and the action points is in your inbox; the full transcript comes attached as a .txt file, word for word and speaker by speaker. The report is for sharing, the transcript for searching back through.
Does the transcript recognise who is speaking?+
Yes. Notuly recognises up to 32 speakers in a single conversation and shows in the transcript what each speaker said, without storing any voices.
Does conversation transcription work for in-person conversations too?+
Yes, that's exactly what Notuly was built for. Put your phone on the table and have the conversation; no meeting app needs to be involved. For online meetings on Teams, Zoom or Google Meet you use the desktop app for macOS and Windows.
Can I try conversation transcription for free?+
Yes. The free Starter plan gives you three conversations per month, month after month. No payment details needed, and no obligation.
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You keep the text, not the audio.
Record your next conversation and see what lands in your inbox: the report. If you choose, the transcript comes along as a .txt attachment. Three conversations free, no payment details needed.