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Long Recording

Record meetings, lectures, and interviews with automatic transcription and formatting.

Overview

Long Recording is designed for extended audio capture — meetings, lectures, interviews, and other scenarios where you need to record and transcribe long-form content. Unlike voice input which inserts text at your cursor, Long Recording saves a full transcript that you can review and copy later.

How It Works

  1. Open the Long Recording page from the sidebar
  2. Tap Start Recording to begin
  3. Speak or let the audio play — you can pause and resume at any time
  4. Tap Finish when done
  5. Typeoff automatically transcribes the recording and formats the result

The transcription runs in the background — you can leave the page and come back when it's done.

Features

  • Pause & resume — pause the recording at any time without ending the session
  • Background transcription — transcription happens in the background after recording ends, no need to wait on the page
  • Formatted output — AI automatically organizes the transcript with proper paragraphs and formatting
  • Original + formatted views — switch between the raw transcription and the AI-formatted version
  • Import audio files — import existing audio files for transcription (max 80 MB, up to 1 hour)
  • Recording history — all recordings are saved and accessible from the Long Recording page

Usage

Long Recording transcription counts toward your plan's usage quota (shared with voice input). Free users have a weekly character limit; Pro users have unlimited access.

Recording Indicator

During long recording, the same floating capsule appears at the bottom of your screen, with cancel, pause, and finish buttons for easy control without switching back to the app.

Voice Input vs. Long Recording

Voice InputLong Recording
PurposeType text at cursor by speakingRecord and transcribe long audio
TriggerShortcut key (Fn / Right Ctrl)Start button in the app
OutputInserted at cursor positionSaved as a transcript to review
Best forQuick text entryMeetings, lectures, interviews
Pause/ResumeNoYes
AI formattingGrammar, fillers, punctuationFull transcript organization

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