As Told
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Voice

Or just say it.

Speak into the note you're already writing. Tap the mic, talk the way you normally talk, and keep going.

The As Told recording panel over the note being written: a level meter, an elapsed time of 00:01, and Cancel and Done controls.
  1. Cursor
  2. Speak
  3. Keep writing

It comes back as ordinary text.

If the cursor is somewhere in the text, the transcript arrives right there. If you're just reading, it appends to the end.

There is no separate voice-note library and no transcript screen to visit. What comes back is ordinary, editable text — restructure it, add to it, or type straight over it.

A note in As Told titled Alaska trip idea, holding a spoken thought that moves between Telugu and English, transcribed in both scripts exactly as it was said.
Spoken structure

Say it, and it takes shape.

A clear, standalone command turns the next thing you say into a heading, a list, or a checklist.

You say

“Heading. Alaska trip.”

Your note

Alaska trip

You say

“Subheading. Where to stay.”

Your note

Where to stay

You say

“Bullet list. Anchorage. Next item. Seward.”

Your note
  • Anchorage
  • Seward
You say

“Checklist. Call Ravi. Next item. Buy groceries.”

Your note
  • Call Ravi
  • Buy groceries
You say

“End list.”

Your note

Back to prose.

You say

“My checklist is getting too long.”

Your note

My checklist is getting too long.

Only an isolated command counts. A missed command is recoverable; a phantom one rewrites your note.

Fidelity

Punctuation, not rewriting.

Speech has sentences and pauses; writing shows them with punctuation and paragraph breaks. As Told adds that layer, and stops there.

  • No grammar correction
  • No paraphrasing
  • No summarising
  • No translation

Your slang, your names, your repetitions and your filler words stay in. The rule the whole feature is built on: preserve the words, format the speech.

You said

Actually I don’t know maybe we can go Saturday but if Ravi is coming then Sunday is probably better what do you think

You get

Actually, I don’t know. Maybe we can go Saturday, but if Ravi is coming, then Sunday is probably better. What do you think?

Never

Ravi and I should probably go on Sunday instead of Saturday.

Languages

English, Telugu, Hindi — and the mix.

Real speech switches language mid-clause, so As Told is built for code-switching and keeps each language in its own script.

  • English
  • తెలుగు
  • हिन्दी
  • Telugu + English
  • Hindi + English
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What happens to the recording

You're asked before anything is sent.

Transcription needs more computing power than a phone should spend, so the recording goes over an encrypted connection to OpenAI, comes back as text, and is not kept.

Nothing else from your note goes with it — no title, no existing text, no search history. The first time you finish a recording, As Told says so plainly and waits for your answer. You answer once.

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As Told asking permission before sending a recording: a Voice transcription sheet explaining that the audio goes to OpenAI and that nothing else from the note is sent, with Cancel and Continue.

Say it however it comes.

Write it. Say it. Keep it.

Coming to the App Store

For iPhone.