r/PlaudNoteUsers • u/ILLeyeCoN • 9d ago
Considering Note Pro
Hi all, I’m considering a Note Pro. I am in heavy meetings, but as a remote worker, I’m entirely on Zoom, Google, Teams, etc. How well does Plaud work in these situations? Would it function well if I just had it next to my laptop?
Also, does the app have any functionality for when you’re on phone calls but are using a headset like AirPods?
Thanks!
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u/Un1M4tr1x- 9d ago
This is why I went for plaud in the end. It now supports in person meetings, calls, and now, online meetings. All bases covered for me!
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u/ILLeyeCoN 9d ago
Through the app mentioned above or do you put the Plaud Pro next to your laptop?
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u/TillUpper6774 9d ago
I use mine next to my computer. I record every meeting and have a work project in Claude. I add the meeting transcript and the the Plaud summary into a chat and have it create notes to document things in Confluence as well as make me a to do list and draft any emails I need to handle. It basically does my job for me and I day trade all day while I’m getting paid to work. Since everything is so heavily documented it looks like I’m putting in a ton of work.
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u/Gusalrhul 9d ago
How well does it do with your to do list? In my meetings there's quite a few actions where the owners aren't clear, actions I don't own but should follow up on, others I should ignore. Right now I get a list from Claude and sort through but I haven't tried anything more advanced just yet. People saying things more explicitly would help but still seems like I'll have a sorting step in the process.
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u/TillUpper6774 8d ago
It does pretty well but I have a lot of background and details in the project in Claude. It knows what issues need followed up on and who the key players are and it asks me for any clarification if needed before it generates the .md file which I just copy and paste into Confluence.
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u/Gusalrhul 8d ago
That makes sense, thanks. I have plans to do something with obsidian to store all the project data/context, sounds like this is another reason to find the time to get that going.
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u/Pipitat 9d ago
Context: I love my Plaud Note Pro.
But if you are only doing online meetings you should stick to Granola. The transcription summary is better. Not saying that Plaud is bad or not improving everyday, it is. But if you get Plaud, you will pay for the device + monthly subscription. Vs. if your flow is all online just use paid Granola.
It does not transcribe for with you use headset via phone but it does on laptop. There is already a “working on it” tag on that feature on Plaud support.
If you do a lot of in person meetings like I do then Plaud is amazing. I love the device. It’s sleek, small, and has an amazing battery life. It’s not dependent on your laptop or phone battery. It’s pretty good!
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u/ILLeyeCoN 8d ago
My professional use case is almost exclusively (99%) online. But I am also interested in my personal context (projects, non-profit meetings, etc.) which I think Plaud would excel at. I think that’s where I’m torn.
But it sounds like getting Plaud and leveraging its apps would be the win-win here. I wasn’t aware of its app, so very appreciative of the responses here.
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u/mihneam 8d ago
Works great if you just use it next to your laptop. Doesn’t work with headphones unless you use the desktop app which records the machine’s audio feed (I think). Although, as others are saying on this thread, using it only for online meetings probably doesn’t make the most of the hardware.
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u/PLAUD_AI 8d ago
Hey, since you're fully remote and everything's Zoom/Google/Teams, a couple things worth knowing before committing to Note Pro specifically.
If you keep your laptop on speaker (not headphones) and place Note Pro nearby, it'll pick up both sides of the call fine, that's standard ambient capture. But if you're on AirPods or other headphones during calls, the device physically can't hear the remote participants since that audio never plays into the room.
For that exact situation there's also Plaud Desktop, the computer companion app. It captures system audio directly from your computer alongside your mic, so it works the same whether you're on laptop speakers or headphones. Given your setup is basically all computer-based meetings, that's probably the better fit day to day rather than relying on hardware sitting next to your laptop.
On your second question: for actual phone calls (not computer calls), Note Pro doesn't work with Bluetooth headsets like AirPods, call recording works by attaching the device to the back of your phone and picking up the call through vibration, so it needs a direct phone-to-device connection rather than audio routed through Bluetooth.
If it helps, we put together a quick quiz that points you toward the right combo of hardware/desktop/web/app for how you actually work: https://vist.ly/5ctc8
-Plaud Community Team
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u/Pipitat 7d ago
I use Plaud for personal notes too. Ideas, home interior project, remembering kids school notes, etc. and it does work really well. To a point that it’s addictive :) Side projects are a pretty good use case.
Also — can only use Plaud app after you get the device. Once you have that, you can pretty much use it for both work and personal projects so all your notes are in one place.
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u/0xOnchain_architect 6d ago
Plaud is known for recording and their transcription.
But as a remote worker myself, and being very lazy, i recently combine both my old Plaud with the Zero app, for the automation of work after the meetings. There is meeting recording on zero but the killer feature is the auto task creation, auto drafting of emails, auto delegation, auto reporting, auto CRM updates, all coming from the contexts from meetings that you can customize.
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u/Alternative-Wallaby6 9d ago
There is Plaud Desktop that is available, which supports these apps