UI Language

Choose your preferred interface language. Notably supports:

• English
• Portuguese (Português)
• Spanish (Español)
• French (Français)

Theme

Control the application appearance:

• Automatically match your macOS appearance
• Always use light mode
• Always use dark mode

Dark theme uses background #0c1222, text #f1f5f9, muted text #94a3b8

Keyboard Shortcut

Customize the global keyboard shortcut to start/stop recordings. Click the shortcut field and press your desired key combination.

Default: ⌘N (Command + N)

Audio Input Device

Select which microphone Notably uses for recordings. All available input devices are listed in the dropdown.

App Updates

Stay up to date with the latest features and improvements:

• Check for Updates: Manually check if a new version is available
• Auto-Update: Automatically download and install updates in the background

Transcription Language

Choose the language for transcription:

• Auto-detect: Automatically identify the spoken language
• Specific language: Force transcription in a particular language for better accuracy

Supports 99+ languages including English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, and more

Real-time Model

Select the AI model used during live recording for real-time transcription. Smaller models are faster but less accurate, while larger models provide better quality.

Recommended: base or small for real-time performance

Post-recording Model

Choose the model for post-recording transcription. This happens after you stop recording, so you can use larger, more accurate models without performance concerns.

Recommended: medium or large for best accuracy

Enable Real-time Transcription

Toggle real-time transcription during recording. When enabled, you'll see transcribed text appear as you speak. Disable to save system resources during recording.

Auto Post-recording Transcription

Automatically start post-recording transcription when you stop a recording. When disabled, you can manually trigger transcription from the recording details view.

Download & Manage Models

Notably uses OpenAI's Whisper AI models for transcription. All models run locally on your device. Download the models you need based on your accuracy and speed requirements.

Available Models

Each model offers different trade-offs:

• tiny: Fastest, smallest (~75MB), lowest accuracy - good for quick tests
• base: Fast, small (~140MB), decent accuracy - ideal for real-time
• small: Balanced (~470MB) - good all-around choice
• medium: High accuracy (~1.5GB) - recommended for post-recording
• large: Best accuracy (~3GB), slower - for critical transcriptions

Model Details

For each downloaded model, you can view:

• File size and disk space usage
• Relative accuracy rating
• Processing speed characteristics
• Download status and progress

Delete Models

Remove models you no longer need to free up disk space. You can always re-download them later. Note that you cannot delete a model currently set as your real-time or post-recording model.

Permissions

View and manage macOS permissions:

• Microphone: Required for recording audio
• System Audio: Status of system audio capture capability

If permissions are denied, you'll see instructions to enable them in System Settings

Reduced Animations

Disable UI animations for better performance on older hardware or if you prefer a simpler interface.

Telemetry Controls

Notably respects your privacy. Telemetry is disabled by default. When enabled, anonymous usage statistics help improve the app:

• Usage Analytics: Anonymous events like recording start/stop, feature usage
• Crash Reports: Error logs to help fix bugs

Your anonymous user ID is displayed here. No personal data, meeting content, or transcriptions are ever collected.

See the Privacy Policy for full details.

Application Folder

Quick access to Notably's data directory:

• Recordings stored at: ~/Library/Application Support/io.binarygap.notably/recordings/
• Logs available at: ~/Library/Application Support/io.binarygap.notably/logs/
• Database and models stored locally

Click "Open Application Folder" to access these files in Finder