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Setup

Set up one-tap recording

A minute of setup, then one tap starts every recording.

Needs watchOS 26, iOS 26 or macOS 26. The Action button is on iPhone 15 Pro and later, except iPhone Duo. Summaries and Ask need Apple Intelligence.

Installing the public beta? The steps for each device, Mac included, are on the beta page.

Public beta

Three ways

Pick the one closest to you

Most people start from the watch face.

Apple Watch

Add Konote to your watch face

  1. Touch and hold the watch face, then tap Edit.
  2. Swipe to the end, to Complications, and tap a spot.
  3. Choose Konote › Start recording, then press the Digital Crown.

Now one tap on your watch face starts recording.

A thumb presses the iPhone Action button; Konote starts recordingA thumb presses the iPhone Action button; Konote starts recording

iPhone

Set the Action button

  1. Open Settings › Action Button.
  2. Swipe to Controls.
  3. Tap the button below it and choose Konote Recording.

Press and hold the Action button to start. On iPhone Duo or another iPhone without one, add Konote Recording to Control Center or the Lock Screen.

Mac

Press ⌘R

  1. In the Konote window, press ⌘R, or click the red ring at the bottom right.
  2. Or click the Konote icon in the menu bar and choose Record on This Mac.

Or let meetings start it: Konote Settings › Auto-record meetings.

More ways to start

Control Center or Lock Screen

Any iPhone can start Konote from Control Center.

Control Center

  1. Swipe down from the top right to open Control Center.
  2. Tap +, then Add a Control.
  3. Choose Konote Recording.

Lock Screen

  1. Touch and hold the Lock Screen, tap Customize, then Lock Screen.
  2. Remove a control at the bottom, then tap + in its place.
  3. Choose Konote Recording.

Let meetings start it

Konote can start with a meeting, and tells you every time.

  1. Open Konote Settings › Auto-record meetings and turn it on.
  2. Choose the calendars to watch.
  3. Under When a call starts, pick Ask or Record automatically.

And ask everyone before you record.

Recording tips

Getting the best recording

Konote transcribes what the microphone hears, so on the table is usually enough, and a few habits make it better.

  1. Start a minute early

    Start before the meeting, so the first words are on the recording.

  2. Watch: wrist uncovered

    Wear it as usual. A sleeve over the watch makes the sound muffled; arm on the table rather than your lap helps.

  3. iPhone: on the table

    On the table it hears everyone well; the bottom edge toward the speaker sounds best. In a pocket or a bag it is muffled.

  4. Several devices: spread out

    Put each in a different part of the room. Konote uses the clearest.

  5. Away from noise

    Vents, projectors and laptop fans cover quiet voices. Keep your iPhone off the laptop.

  6. Online calls on a Mac

    Konote records both sides of the call. Headphones are fine.

Good to know

Long meetings
Konote sets no time limit. Keep your watch charged for long meetings: watchOS can pause a recording when the battery runs low.
Phone calls
iOS doesn’t let apps record phone or FaceTime calls. If one comes in, Konote pauses and picks up again after the call.
Outdoors and on site
Konote has no wind-noise filtering. Set your iPhone on a surface near the people talking, away from wind and machines.

And ask everyone before you record.

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