Take notes without taking notes
You talk. noFriction listens, transcribes on your device, and turns the conversation into notes you can act on. The example: a 34-minute kickoff call with a new client.
Record the conversation
Step 1
Tap Record and say what it is
Choose Meeting, how long it should run (it stops by itself, or pick No limit), and an optional Notebook such as "Brightwater pilot" to keep related recordings together.
If the meeting is on your calendar, the recording takes its name and the people invited.
Tell people you're recording. In many places everyone must agree.
The transcript appears as people talk. It's made on your iPhone or Mac, so it works offline and nothing leaves your device.
Mark what matters
Step 2
Tap Mark this moment
One tap marks it Important. Within a few seconds you can change it to Question or Follow up, and add a short note.
On a Mac, press ⌃⌥⌘M to mark even while your call or slides are in front.
Get the notes
Step 3
Stop, then Make notes
Open the recording and tap Make notes. You get a summary, the decisions and the action items, with owners and dates only when someone actually said them.
On a Mac, once AI is set up, notes are made automatically when a recording longer than six minutes stops.
Step 4
Send the follow-up
Tap Follow-up email for a short draft to the people who were there, recapping what was decided and who does what. Edit it and share it from your mail app.
Find it later
Step 5
Search anything that was said
In Recordings, search titles, people, topics or any word that was said. On a Mac, press ⌘K; clicking a matching line opens the recording at that moment.
Step 6
Or just ask
Chat answers questions from your own recordings, like "What action items are still open?". Every answer cites the recording it came from; tap a citation to jump there.
Set up AI once
Notes, Chat and follow-up emails use AI you choose. Nothing is set up until you choose it.
- Apple on-device on a device with Apple Intelligence: no key, nothing leaves the device.
- Your own account with ChatGPT (OpenAI), Anthropic (Claude), Muse (Meta), Grok (xAI), Mistral or any compatible endpoint: pick its card, paste your key, and tap Test connection. Before anything is sent to an internet service, the app asks you and names where it goes.
More ways to use it
Weekly team sync
Keep every sync in one notebook, mark Follow up when someone takes something on, and ask Chat "What's still open for Acme?" before the next one.
Doctor's appointment
Record it as Personal in a "Health" notebook. You get a summary, key points and to-dos, so you don't have to remember the dosage or the next step.
Interview or research call
Mark each strong quote as Important, then find it later by searching a word from it. Strike anything from the record and it's gone everywhere.