Made for Obsidian

Voice to Text, Straight into Obsidian

Speak your thoughts and SpeakPen turns them into clean, structured Markdown notes — transcribed and summarized by AI, then synced to your Obsidian vault.

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iOS 16+ · Free plan included · Plugin in Obsidian's community store

How it works

From spoken idea to Obsidian note in three steps

Speak

Tap record and talk — walking, driving, or between meetings.
Or import an existing audio file.

AI transcribes & structures

Accurate speech-to-text in 99 languages.
Auto-generated title, summary, and clean paragraphs.

Sync to Obsidian

Export as Markdown with YAML frontmatter (title, date, category).
Install "SpeakPen Sync" from Obsidian's community plugins, then paste an API token from speakpen.app/app → Settings → API Tokens.

Why SpeakPen fits an Obsidian workflow

Built around Markdown and plain text, so your notes stay portable and yours.

Clean Markdown

Every note exports as tidy Markdown — headings, bullets, and frontmatter Obsidian understands.

AI summaries

Get a short summary plus the full transcript, so your vault stays skimmable.

Incremental sync

Only what changed since last time is fetched, so syncing stays fast as your vault grows. Re-transcribe or edit a note in SpeakPen and the vault copy is rewritten in place, keeping the filename it was created with. Notes you have edited inside Obsidian are left alone.

99 languages

Speak in your language; SpeakPen keeps the transcript in the same language.

Structured notes

Auto title and category turn a rambly voice memo into a real, organized note.

No lock-in

Plain-text Markdown means your notes are portable — export anytime.

FAQ

Obsidian voice-to-text FAQ

How do I turn voice notes into Obsidian notes?

Record or import audio in SpeakPen, let the AI transcribe and summarize it, then sync to your Obsidian vault as Markdown using the SpeakPen Obsidian plugin or the API. Each note arrives with a title, summary, and full transcript.

Does SpeakPen export Markdown with frontmatter?

Yes. Notes export as clean Markdown with YAML frontmatter (title, date, category, source), so they drop straight into an Obsidian vault.

Which languages are supported?

SpeakPen transcribes 99 languages and keeps the transcript and summary in the language you spoke.

Is it free?

Yes — the free plan includes 3 recordings per month, up to 5 minutes each. Pro unlocks 60 recordings per month, up to 20 minutes each.

Do I need to type anything?

No. You speak, and SpeakPen produces the written note automatically — transcription, summary, title, and category are all generated for you.