# Voiceliner

> Open-source voice note-taker and outliner with on-device transcription

Voiceliner is an open-source mobile app designed for capturing spoken thoughts into structured outlines. It records voice memos, transcribes them directly on your device, and keeps audio playable alongside text. It also records location data with notes so you can remember where ideas originated.

Website: https://a9.io/voiceliner

## What it is for

- Capture quick thoughts, dreams, and ideas hands-free on walks
- Organize voice notes into hierarchical bulleted outlines
- Export transcribed spoken notes into text prompts for AI tools

## Features

- Push-to-record voice memo capture
- On-device automatic speech transcription (native on iOS, Vosk on Android)
- Hierarchical outliner structure for organizing notes
- Searchable notes with original audio playback
- Automatic location tagging for notes
- Backup support for Google Drive and iCloud

## Pricing

Free and open source

## Details

- Type: Mobile app
- Category: [Productivity](https://xiry.app/topics/productivity.md)
- Open source: yes
- Platforms: iOS, Android
- For: Thinkers, writers, and creators wanting fast, private voice capture and outliner structure
- Alternative to: Otter.ai, Apple Voice Memos, Google Keep
- Tags: voice notes, transcription, outliner, brainstorming, local first, open source

## Why it was saved

- [@akilwade, 13 September 2023](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxI3SsSMYFw/): Enables rapid hands-free recording of ideas and dreams with quick text export for AI prompting.

## Compare

- [Alternatives to Otter.ai](https://xiry.app/alternatives/otter-ai.md)

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Updated 3 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/voiceliner

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