# Wave — #1 AI Note Taker & Recording App > Wave records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings, phone calls, and lectures. On every device — even your Apple Watch or Wear OS. Free to start, no credit card. ## What Wave is You miss key moments. You lose context. It's a distraction. We built Wave to eliminate manual note-taking so you can focus, listen, and never miss a thing. ## How it works - **Record.** Press one button on a phone, watch, desktop, browser, or Chrome extension. - **Transcribe.** Every recording is transcribed in 76 languages with speaker labels. - **Summarize.** Wave detects the conversation type and writes a structured summary with action items. - **Share.** Export to PDF, OneNote, email, Slack, or a public share link. ## More than just an AI note taker - **Start with one button.** Be in the conversation and don't take notes — Wave does it for you. No extra gadget to buy or charge; your phone or watch is the recorder. - **Catch every conversation.** Capture online meetings, in-person talks, and real phone calls. With Wave Premium you call from your own number and both sides are recorded, transcribed, and summarized. - **Find everything.** Wave accurately summarizes and privately stores your conversations. Access any word or a sentence with the chat feature. - **Use anywhere.** Record on your phone, your desktop, or your wrist — Apple Watch and Wear OS. Wave works everywhere you need it. - **Chat with Wave.** Ask anything about your recordings—titles, takeaways, and more. - **Import content.** Bring in calls, videos, or podcasts and let Wave summarize them. - **Chat in any language.** Talk in any language. Wave will translate and summarize it. - **Record in the background.** Capture audio even when your screen is locked. - **Share with anyone.** Send summaries and transcripts to friends, teammates, or your inbox. - **Join any meeting.** Sync with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, and more. ## Available on every device - iPhone and iPad - Android - Web — app.wave.co, no install - macOS, Windows, and Linux (beta) desktop apps - Chrome extension - Apple Watch and Wear OS ## Start free. Scale as you grow. Free forever. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited recording. Bring your team with centralized billing. ### Free — $0 forever Try Wave before you upgrade. - 30 minutes per month - AI transcription and summaries - Works on iOS, Android, and Web - No credit card required ### Pro — $80 a year on the web, $100 a year in the app stores, or $15 a month For pros who record every day. - Unlimited recording and transcription - AI-powered summaries and action items - Export to PDF, OneNote, email, and more - iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Chrome, and Web - Cancel anytime ### Teams — $7.50 /user/month · min 5 users Centralized billing for your whole team. - Everything in Pro - Centralized billing - Admin dashboard - Invite and manage members - More features coming soon _Prices may vary by platform and region. Monthly and weekly billing also available._ ## Proof points - 200M+ minutes transcribed - 4.9 stars from 12,000+ App Store reviews - 4.7 stars from 2,000+ Play Store reviews - 76 languages supported - SOC 2 Type 1 compliant (Security criteria, control design as of 2025-03-01; no operating-effectiveness period tested) and GDPR compliant - Recordings and transcripts belong to the user. Wave never trains AI models on customer data. ## For developers and agents Wave is also a platform. The Developer API (https://api.wave.co), the hosted MCP server (https://mcp.wave.co), and the Wave CLI (`@waveai/cli`) all read the same session data. See [https://wave.co/developers](https://wave.co/developers). ## There's an answer for every question about Wave ### What is Wave? Wave AI is an AI note taker that records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings, phone calls, lectures, and conversations. It runs on iPhone, Android, [Wave for Web](https://app.wave.co), [Wave for Mac & Windows](https://go.wave.co/desktop), [Apple Watch](https://help.wave.co/recording/recording-on-apple-watch), and Wear OS — everything syncs automatically across devices. ### What is an AI note taker? An AI note taker records a conversation, transcribes it, and writes a summary with the key points and action items, so you can listen instead of typing. Wave is an AI note taker for meetings, phone calls, lectures, and in-person conversations. ### How does Wave work? Press record anywhere. Wave captures your audio, transcribes it with industry-leading AI, and generates a clean, searchable summary. You can [customize the summary format](https://help.wave.co/ai-features/how-to-use-customize-summary), [add notes and photos while recording](https://help.wave.co/ai-features/taking-notes-during-a-recording), and share the result anywhere. ### Which devices can I use Wave on? Wave runs on iPhone, iPad, Android, any browser at [app.wave.co](https://app.wave.co), [Wave for Mac and Windows](https://go.wave.co/desktop), Apple Watch, and Wear OS smartwatches. Everything syncs across devices — see [Using Wave on Multiple Devices](https://help.wave.co/getting-started/using-wave-on-multiple-devices). ### What can I record with Wave? Anything — in-person conversations, phone calls, video meetings, lectures, podcasts, interviews, voice memos. You can also import existing audio files, YouTube videos, and PDFs. See [All the Ways to Wave](https://help.wave.co/getting-started/all-the-ways-to-wave). ### Can Wave record phone calls? Yes. On iPhone, Wave records incoming and outgoing calls through a Phone Bridge — see [Recording Phone Calls with Wave](https://help.wave.co/recording/recording-phone-calls-with-wave). ### Does Wave record Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams? Yes. Connect your Google or Outlook calendar and Wave will send a meeting bot to any Zoom, Meet, or Teams call. In the [Wave desktop app](https://go.wave.co/desktop) you can also capture meetings by recording your computer audio directly. See [How to Record Calendar Meetings](https://help.wave.co/meetings/how-to-record-calendar-meetings-with-wave). ### Can Wave record in the background or with my screen off? Yes. Wave keeps recording while you use other apps or turn your screen off. ### Does Wave work offline? You can record offline. Transcription and summarization process as soon as you're back online. ### How accurate are the transcriptions? Wave uses a best-in-class speech recognition engine with a very low word error rate, including automatic speaker labels across [76 languages](https://help.wave.co/ai-features/language-translation). ### What languages does Wave support? Wave transcribes and summarizes in 76 languages and can translate between any of them after recording. See [Language & Translation](https://help.wave.co/ai-features/language-translation). ### Does Wave identify speakers automatically? Yes. [Voice ID](https://help.wave.co/ai-features/voice-id-automatic-speaker-identification) learns the voices of people you talk to — name a speaker once and Wave will automatically label them in every future recording. ### Can I customize my summaries? Yes. Wave includes built-in templates (meeting notes, action items, executive summary, sales call, lecture notes, and more), and you can save your own. See [How to Use Customize Summary](https://help.wave.co/ai-features/how-to-use-customize-summary). ### Can I search or chat across all my recordings? Yes. [Wave Assistant](https://help.wave.co/ai-features/wave-assistant-search-and-chat-across-all-your-sessions-beta) searches and chats across your entire recording history. Ask "what did we decide in the marketing meetings?" and Wave finds and answers from the relevant sessions automatically. ### Can I import audio files, YouTube videos, or PDFs? Yes. Wave imports [audio files](https://help.wave.co/importing/how-to-import-an-audio-file-into-wave), [YouTube videos](https://help.wave.co/importing/how-to-import-youtube-videos-into-wave), and [PDFs](https://help.wave.co/importing/importing-pdfs-into-wave) on mobile and web. ### How do I share transcripts and summaries? You can [export to Notion, Google Docs, OneNote, Evernote, PDF, or DOCX](https://help.wave.co/managing-sharing/sharing-and-exporting-your-wave-sessions), email summaries, or [generate a public share link](https://help.wave.co/managing-sharing/share-to-public-web-url) that anyone can open in a browser — no Wave account required. ### Is there a limit on recording time? The Free plan includes 30 minutes per month. Pro includes unlimited recording, transcription, and summaries. [Manage your subscription](https://help.wave.co/account-billing/manage-your-wave-subscription) from Settings in any Wave app. ### What about my privacy, and does Wave train AI on my recordings? No — Wave never uses your recordings, transcripts, or summaries to train AI models. Your data is encrypted at rest and in transit, SOC 2 compliant, and fully owned by you. Read our [Privacy Policy](https://wave.co/privacy), or learn [how to permanently delete your account](https://help.wave.co/account-billing/how-to-delete-your-wave-account). ### Does Wave work with Claude, ChatGPT, or Zapier? Yes. Wave has a [Developer API](https://api.wave.co), an MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT at [mcp.wave.co](https://mcp.wave.co), and a Zapier integration. See [Connecting Wave to Your Workflow](https://help.wave.co/integrations/the-wave-agents-toolkit-connect-your-data-to-any-other-tool). ### Can I use Wave for my team or company? Yes. Wave Teams offers centralized billing, volume pricing, and bulk licensing for businesses, while every person keeps their own private account. Admins get a team console that shows usage, never recordings. Learn more at [teams.wave.co](https://teams.wave.co). --- ## Machine-readable resources - [Site overview for LLMs](https://wave.co/llms.txt) — product, pricing, positioning, and competitive context in one file - [OpenAPI specification](https://wave.co/openapi.json) — every Wave API endpoint, typed - [MCP manifest](https://wave.co/.well-known/mcp) — how to connect an agent to Wave - [API catalog](https://wave.co/.well-known/api-catalog) — every Wave API, with spec and docs links (RFC 9727) - [Documentation MCP server](https://wave.co/mcp) — this documentation over MCP, no authentication - [Sitemap](https://wave.co/sitemap.xml) — every indexable URL - [Developer portal](https://wave.co/developers) · [Contact](https://wave.co/contact)