Sometimes you don't want dictated text injected into another app — you want a scratch pad where you can capture thoughts, then shape them. VoxBee's Notes tab is exactly that: a voice-driven notepad with AI-powered transformation templates.
How Voice Notes Work
- Create a note — Open VoxBee and switch to the Notes tab
- Dictate into it — When the Notes tab is focused, dictation goes into your active note instead of the frontmost app
- Transform with AI — Apply LLM templates to reformat, summarize, expand, or clean up your text
Why Voice Notes?
Push-to-talk dictation is great for injecting text into emails, documents, and code editors. But sometimes you need a staging area:
- Brain dumps — Capture a stream of consciousness, then use AI to structure it
- Meeting prep — Dictate talking points, then transform them into an agenda
- Writing drafts — Speak your first draft, then polish with AI templates
- Quick capture — Grab an idea before it disappears, refine it later
AI Templates
VoxBee uses your configured AI provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, or local Ollama) to transform notes. Templates let you:
- Summarize long dictation into bullet points
- Reformat rough notes into structured text
- Expand brief notes into detailed paragraphs
- Clean up grammar and remove filler words
The AI processes only the text — your original audio never leaves your device.
Storage
Notes are saved as individual JSON files on disk, with debounced auto-save. They're stored alongside your other VoxBee data in your configured directory.
Learn more about VoxBee Dictation or download VoxBee to try voice notes free for 14 days.