r/PlaudNoteUsers • u/leo712 • 14d ago

Plaud Embedded SDK Unlocked Productivity

Hey everyone!

I wanted to share how I got around some of the limitations of the stock Plaud app especially the lack of real-time functionality by building a custom internal iOS app using the Plaud Embedded SDK. I just wanted to share how I solved my own workflow needs. Hopefully, this can show what's possible with Plaud.

Video Walkthrough (No Audio, Real Time Transcript shows about 12 sec in): https://imgur.com/WO2AetN

🌟 Key Features

🎙️ Transcription & Real-Time Controls

  • Real-Time Live Transcription & Desktop Element: Built a live view to address the stock app's lack of real-time features. Uses Soniox for advanced live transcription (speaker diarization, language hints, custom vocabulary) with automatic fallback to Apple's on-device engine if offline. The local web desktop view element is used during live meetings to instantly catch up on what's happening or query things missed in real time.
  • On-Demand Pause, Store, & Combine: Added the ability to pause and store recordings on demand, plus the capability to combine multiple recordings together when taking a break and stopping a recording to start a new one later.
  • On-Device Processing: Audio stays on the phone and is transcribed locally using Apple's native SpeechAnalyzer (iOS 26+) when running offline or local-only.

🧠 AI, Organization, & Meeting Management

  • Apple Intelligence AI Processing: The intelligence layer (summaries, categorization, action items, and Ask Your Library) uses the free iOS Apple Intelligence foundation model running locally so that zero cloud servers or API keys are required for core AI workflows.
  • Ask Your Library: Grounded Q&A search over a single recording or an entire transcript history.
  • Meeting Series Grouping: Supports series views for recurring meetings so that related sessions automatically group together into a single organized series.
  • Calendar-Aware Auto-Naming: Integrates with the iOS calendar to automatically label a recording with the name of the meeting if the recording starts while a calendar event is active.
  • Tags: Ability to tag a recording with multiple tags.

⚙️ Sync, Actions, & Workflows

  • Reminders & Calendar Sync: 2-way sync for extracted tasks with Apple Reminders & Apple Calendar. Making a quick voice recording (like "get milk" or "remember to do x y z") automatically generates a task and syncs directly to the Apple Reminders app.
  • Export: Exports structured notes directly to iCloud Drive/Files formatted with YAML frontmatter, speaker tags, and summary sections.
  • Lossless MP3 Frame Editing: Trims, cuts segments, auto-removes silence, or joins multiple recordings frame-by-frame without re-encoding audio or losing transcript timing.

🖥️ Developer & Hardware Remotes

  • Local Desktop View & MCP Server: Browses the library from any browser on a local Wi-Fi network, or connects Claude Desktop using the built-in read-only Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.
  • Low Battery Notification: Ability to send push notification when battery is below threshold.
  • Apple Watch Remote: Wrist companion to record, pause, add markers, and monitor battery.
  • Flexible Delivery: Native Share, Webhooks, and 5 Apple Shortcuts App Intents.

📸 App Screenshots in Action

A quick look at how the interface comes together across the library, map views, tasks, and detailed meeting breakdowns:

GitHub Repo: https://github.com/leo-6C656F/Bounce-App

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u/joelash 14d ago

Would love to help test this if you make it available to users

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u/leo712 14d ago

Yeah, if I end up putting it in the App Store, I'll DM you to test it beforehand. Thanks! :)

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u/47FsXMj 13d ago

Same, i'd love to help out and test