Speech in, document out

Say it out loud.
Nodl does the rest.

Save valuable time with Nodl. You speak your thoughts and Nodl turns them into finished documents: clinical notes, a journal entry, a note, or a to-do list. No transcript left for you to work through. No second pass.

Your words are yours, and Nodl protects them:

  • Encrypted on servers in Germany
  • AI exclusively from the EU
  • No training on your data
  • Export or delete anytime
The difference

A transcript isn't a document. It's work still ahead of you.

Dictation apps hand your words back to you, with every um and slip. Nodl gives you what you actually want: the finished document.

What you say, between two rooms

“Mrs. B, room twelve … uh, recovery good, wound clean, no fever since yesterday. This morning's labs were fine, CRP falling. Um … we can plan discharge for Thursday, prepare the GP letter, and physio should stop by again about the stair climbing.”

What Nodl makes of it

Progress note, Mrs. B., room 12

  • Course: Wound clean, patient fever-free for 24 h.
  • Findings: CRP declining (morning labs).
  • Plan: Discharge planned for Thursday; prepare GP letter; physiotherapy: evaluate stair climbing.

Illustrative example. All content is fictitious.

What's said in the treatment room

“… when removing the wisdom tooth, in rare cases the nerve can be injured, which may show up as numbness in the lower lip and chin. Do you have any questions about that?” “No, that's okay. Let's do it.”

What Nodl makes of it

Conversation record, consent, AI-assisted draft

  • Procedure: Removal of wisdom tooth (38)
  • Risks named: Nerve injury, numbness of lower lip/chin
  • Follow-up questions: Opportunity given, no open questions
  • Consent: Given verbally

AI-assisted documentation draft, to be reviewed professionally, example from 06/11/2026

Illustrative example. All content is fictitious. Recording requires the patient's consent.

What you whisper at 3 a.m.

“okay, I can't sleep … the presentation tomorrow … no, I'll start differently, with the customer story. Don't forget: call Mom back. And maybe the newsletter idea after all … just start small, once a month …”

What's ready for you in the morning

Your note from last night

  • Presentation: Change the opening, start with the customer story.
  • To-do: Call Mom back.
  • Idea: Start a newsletter, small, once a month.

Illustrative example.

What you tell, on a walk

“today was such a strange day … first the stress with the car in the morning, but then the talk with Lena, that really made me happy. We haven't talked like that in months …”

What's in your journal

Journal entry, June 11

A day with two faces. The morning began with frustration, the car, again. But then came the talk with Lena. We talked like we hadn't in months, and only then did I notice how much I'd missed it.

Illustrative example.

What's said in the interview

“yeah so, um, the switch to working from home was for us, how should I put it, at first it was chaos, you know? Really. But after about two, three months, that, we had these routines, meetings in the morning, and, um, nobody really wants to go back.”

What Nodl makes of it

Clean copy, interview B3, para. 12

The switch to working from home was chaotic at first. After two to three months, however, routines had become established, such as morning meetings. By now nobody on the team wants to go back to the office.

The verbatim transcript is kept, for the appendix and original quotes.

Illustrative example. All content is fictitious.

What you speak in after the session

“so, session with M. … we were on the topic of setting boundaries at work, she actually had the conversation with her boss, went better than expected … um, agreement until next time: try the weekend rule, no emails after Saturday noon … and at the next appointment she wants to tackle the topic of salary.”

What Nodl makes of it

Session note, client M., session 6

  • Topic: Setting boundaries at work
  • Course: Conversation with supervisor took place; outcome more positive than expected.
  • Agreement: Test the “weekend rule,” no emails after Saturday, 12 noon.
  • Next session: Topic of salary negotiation.

Illustrative example. All content is fictitious.

What you say in German

“also, ähm, für unseren Partner in London brauch ich das nochmal auf Englisch … die Projektverzögerung liegt am Lieferanten, wir rechnen mit zwei Wochen Verspätung, und Finance muss die Budgetfreigabe bis Freitag haben … und Marketing soll die Kundenkommunikation vorbereiten, sobald der neue Zeitplan steht.”

What Nodl translates: English

Translated transcript, EN

For our partner in London, I need this in English again: the project delay is due to the supplier; we expect a two-week delay, and Finance needs budget approval by Friday. Marketing should prepare customer communication as soon as the revised timeline is confirmed.

The original transcript is kept, the translation comes in addition in one of 70 languages.

Illustrative example. All content is fictitious.

That's the difference: you don't just get your words back. You get your result.

Who it's for

Nodl is for you when the rework gets old.

Nodl exists because nobody wants to touch their own words twice. Take a look:

Doctors

“You dictate all day, then sit there in the evening listening to yourself talk.”

With Nodl, your dictation becomes the finished record entry directly. Your evening starts when you leave the clinic.

Nodl for doctors

Dentists & practices

“After every consent talk you're back at the file, typing up what was just said.”

With Nodl, the conversation, recorded with consent, becomes the structured documentation draft for the file. To proofread, not to rewrite.

Nodl for your practice

The racing mind

“3 a.m.: your head is running, the light stays off, and the thought slips away.”

Say it out loud and go back to sleep. In the morning it's sorted and waiting for you.

Nodl for the night

Journaling

“You want to keep a journal, but by evening you don't have the energy to sit down and write.”

Just tell Nodl about your day. It writes the entry, in your voice.

Nodl as a journal

Theses & interviews

“Ten interviews done, and 50 hours of typing stand between you and the analysis.”

Nodl delivers a verbatim transcript and a smoothed clean copy from one recording. You start straight with the analysis.

Nodl for interviews

Coaches & consultants

“After the session the next appointment is waiting. You do the notes at night. Or never.”

Three minutes of speaking, a finished session note. The thread stays, confidential and encrypted.

Nodl for coaches & consultants
How it works

Three steps. There is no fourth.

  1. Speak

    Record in your browser or upload audio. Messiness is expressly allowed, speak the way you think.

  2. Nodl understands

    Nodl doesn't just transcribe. It recognizes what you mean: tasks, findings, ideas, reminders, and puts them in order.

  3. Finished document

    You pick the format, whether a record entry, journal, or note, and get the finished result. To read, not to rework.

  4. Rework

    Doesn't exist. That's exactly the point.

Features

Everything in. Nothing extra.

Nodl isn't a dictaphone with a cloud attachment. From recording to finished document: in your format, on your devices, with your data.

14 languages

Nodl transcribes in 14 languages, with technical terms, dialect, and sentences spoken every which way.

Translation into 70 languages

Have your transcript automatically translated into one of 70 languages on request, with no second pass.

Transcript available instantly

While you speak, you see the live transcript. After the recording, the finished version is ready.

Your own document templates

Create formats with instructions and sample documents, Nodl adopts your style and your structure.

Tell speakers apart

In interviews and conversations, Nodl recognizes multiple voices and keeps them apart in the transcript.

Download audio

The original recording stays in your workspace, playable anytime and savable as a file.

PDF, Word, and Markdown

Export finished documents in the format your day needs, to share or to archive.

Export everything

Copy transcripts, download documents, save audio, your texts, transcripts, and documents are yours.

Desktop and smartphone

Record in the browser or upload audio, with no app install, wherever you speak.

Languages

Speak in your language.

Nodl transcribes your recording in 14 languages, whether you ramble or use technical terms. The interface comes in German and English. You can record in all the languages listed.

  • English
  • Chinese
  • Hindi
  • Spanish
  • Arabic
  • French
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • German
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Italian
  • Dutch
  • Indonesian / Malay
Trust

Your words are yours.

At Nodl, security, privacy, and trust come first. Nodl protects your data and your privacy from prying eyes. These are the promises Nodl keeps for you:

Encrypted on servers in Germany

Everything that's stored sits encrypted on servers in Germany. Unencrypted storage is switched off at Nodl, not just unchecked.

AI exclusively from the EU

Every bit of processing runs through AI providers in the EU. Your data never leaves the EU, not for transcription, not for structuring.

Nothing stays with the AI provider

Our AI providers don't store your data. After processing, it's deleted there immediately. No copy is created outside your workspace.

No training on your data

Your recordings and documents don't train any AI models. Not with us, not with our providers. Period.

No secret copies

Nodl stores exactly what you see in your workspace: recording, transcript, document. Nothing more. And when you delete something, it's really gone.

Your data belongs to you

Export or delete everything: anytime, completely, without having to ask anyone. Your words are your property, not our raw material.

Openly documented in detail: Security Privacy AI Transparency Subprocessors

Start without risk. Scale when it pays off.

Free Trial

Try Nodl on real recordings before choosing a paid plan.

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Upgrade when you want more recording volume.

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What's included

  • Up to 3 recordings total
  • Up to 2 custom formats
  • Up to 1 hour per recording
  • Full workflow: record, understand, document
  • Live transcript in real time as you speak
  • Transcription in 14 languages
  • Automatic translation into 70 languages
  • Custom document templates with examples
  • Automatic speaker identification
  • Play back and download audio
  • Export as PDF, Word, and Markdown
  • Browser-based, no app installation needed
  • Encrypted, private workspace

Starter

Great for anyone who records regularly and wants polished documents without the hassle.

$39 / month

Monthly, cancel anytime

All prices include VAT.

Cancel anytime, no lock-in

What's included

  • 500 recordings per month
  • Unlimited document templates
  • Unlimited exports & audio downloads
  • Full workflow: record, understand, document
  • Live transcript in real time as you speak
  • Transcription in 14 languages
  • Automatic translation into 70 languages
  • Custom document templates with examples
  • Automatic speaker identification
  • Play back and download audio
  • Export as PDF, Word, and Markdown
  • Browser-based, no app installation needed
  • Encrypted, private workspace
Recommended

Business

For professional use with higher volume and tamper-evident documentation.

$129 / month

Monthly, cancel anytime

All prices include VAT.

Cancel anytime, no lock-in

What's included

  • 2,000 recordings per month
  • Unlimited document templates
  • Unlimited exports & audio downloads

Nodl can provide a certificate that proves the audio recording was not altered and existed before. Verifiable by official bodies.

Learn more
  • Full workflow: record, understand, document
  • Live transcript in real time as you speak
  • Transcription in 14 languages
  • Automatic translation into 70 languages
  • Custom document templates with examples
  • Automatic speaker identification
  • Play back and download audio
  • Export as PDF, Word, and Markdown
  • Browser-based, no app installation needed
  • Encrypted, private workspace
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FAQ

The questions you're asking yourself right now

Why not just a dictation app or ChatGPT?

A dictation app only gives you a transcript back: text you still have to sort, trim, and rewrite. A chat assistant knows neither your formats nor your style. And your data usually ends up outside the EU there, often including training. With Nodl, everything runs on AI from the EU. Storage is encrypted in Germany. Nobody trains on your data. Understanding, structuring, formatting, and storing securely: all in one place.

What happens to my recordings?

They're stored encrypted on servers in Germany and stay in your private workspace, together with the transcript and finished document. Processing runs exclusively through AI providers in the EU, who don't store your data but delete it immediately after processing. No model is trained on your data. And it's yours: you can export or delete everything completely at any time.

Does Nodl understand me when I ramble?

Especially then. Nodl is built for unstructured speech: half sentences, topic jumps, ums and pauses. Speaking print-ready isn't your job. Creating order is Nodl's.

Do I have to install anything?

No. Nodl runs in the browser, on any device with a microphone. Record, upload, get your document.

Can I try Nodl for free?

Yes. The free trial includes up to 3 recordings in total, up to 2 formats (incl. default), and up to 1 hour(s) per recording. That's enough to try Nodl with your real dictations, thoughts, or days.

What format do I get my documents in?

As cleanly structured documents right inside Nodl, and as a Markdown download when you want to reuse them. You create your own formats yourself: from a progress note to a journal in your own voice.

Your next thought is coming anyway.

This time you just have to say it out loud. In five minutes you'll have your first finished document, and you'll know whether Nodl is for you.

Encrypted on servers in Germany, AI exclusively from the EU