In person and on the go

Not every conversation happens in a tab. A plain microphone recording gets the same treatment as a meeting capture: transcript, speaker labels, timestamps, summary.

In the room

On a computer, open the note, click Record audio in the editor toolbar, choose Microphone, and set the device down. You can also click Microphone in the New note row. Speaker labels are applied to mic recordings too — Banter separates voices even from a single channel, and afterward you can pick who each voice is in the transcript pane.

On iPhone and iPad, use the Banter iOS app. Recording is unavailable in phone browsers, including Android browsers.

On your phone

Use the mobile web app to write, dictate, search, and chat. Use the iOS app to record conversations:

• Recording keeps running with the screen locked and in your pocket.
• Uploads happen in the background and retry on bad connections — a recording captured offline uploads when you’re back on a network.
• Optional System audio capture records supported app playback without your microphone. Enable it in Settings → Updates → Preview features → Mobile system audio. Call and meeting apps are unsupported, and locking the screen may end this kind of recording; use Microphone for room conversations.

Email [email protected] for access.

From your wrist

The Apple Watch companion records without your phone in hand: tap record, pick the target note from the synced list, talk. Recordings stay on the watch until your iPhone is in range, then transfer and upload through the normal pipeline. Nothing is lost if you’re offline all day.

Just you talking?

If there’s no conversation to label — you’re capturing your own thoughts — use dictation instead. It inserts text directly into the note and keeps no audio.