# ElevenLabs Transcription Shortcut

> Apple Shortcut replacing native dictation using ElevenLabs Scribe and OpenAI cleanup

An Apple Shortcuts workflow designed to replace standard device dictation. It records spoken audio, transcribes it through the ElevenLabs Scribe API, refines and formats the text with OpenAI, and copies the clean result directly to the clipboard.

Website: https://icloud.com/shortcuts/43f85b07de814a03b0e2fbb5563b053f

## What it is for

- Dictate long messages or notes with automatic punctuation and formatting
- Replace native iPhone dictation via the Action button for higher accuracy
- Transcribe audio snippets directly to the clipboard on macOS via keyboard shortcuts

## Features

- Records voice input on iOS or macOS devices
- Sends audio files to the ElevenLabs Scribe API endpoint for speech-to-text
- Sends raw transcription to OpenAI to clean up verbal corrections and format output
- Copies final processed text straight to the system clipboard
- Configurable with personal API keys for both ElevenLabs and OpenAI

## Pricing

Free. Shortcut is free; requires paid or free-tier API keys for ElevenLabs and OpenAI

## Details

- Type: Web app
- Category: [Productivity](https://xiry.app/topics/productivity.md)
- Topic: [Text to Speech](https://xiry.app/topics/ai/text-to-speech.md)
- Open source: no
- Platforms: iOS, macOS
- For: Apple users seeking accurate, AI-formatted voice dictation using their own API keys
- Alternative to: Apple Dictation, Whisper Memos, Superwhisper
- Tags: shortcuts, dictation, transcription, elevenlabs, openai, speech to text

## Why it was saved

- [@lukeharries, 21 April 2025](https://x.com/lukeharries/status/1914314972814873018): More accurate than native dictation, allows verbal corrections, and adds line breaks and formatting automatically.

## Related

- [ElevenLabs](https://xiry.app/resources/elevenlabs): AI voice generator, voice cloning, and conversational agent platform (Web app, Freemium)
- [Cartesia Sonic](https://xiry.app/resources/cartesia-sonic): Ultra-low-latency streaming text-to-speech and instant voice cloning model. (AI model, Freemium)
- [Dia](https://xiry.app/resources/dia): Open-source 1.6B text-to-speech model generating multi-speaker dialogue in one pass. (AI model, Open source)
- [Airy](https://xiry.app/resources/airy): Fast, low-cost text-to-speech API and studio for creators and developers (AI model, Freemium)
- [AudioPen](https://xiry.app/resources/audiopen): Converts spoken thoughts into structured, polished writing in customizable styles. (Web app, Freemium)
- [cartesia-python](https://xiry.app/resources/cartesia-python): Official Python library for Cartesia's real-time text-to-speech API (GitHub repo, Paid)

Updated 10 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/elevenlabs-transcription-shortcut

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