Importing & Exporting

Silkwave Voice isn't limited to audio you record inside the app. You can import audio files you already have and transcribe them on-device, and export any recording - audio, transcript, and summary - as a single file to back up or share.

Importing Audio Files

Bring in audio you already have - voice memos, downloaded meetings, podcasts, or recordings from other apps - and Silkwave Voice transcribes them locally, just like a live recording.

There are two ways to import:

• Import files button: Click Import files in the sidebar, then choose one or more audio files.
• Drag and drop: Drag audio files from Finder directly onto the app window.

Supported formats: MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV, AIFF, AIF, CAF, and FLAC.

You can import several files at once. In the import dialog, choose the transcription language for each file from a dropdown - so you can bring in an English meeting and a German interview in the same batch and have each one transcribed correctly.

When you click Import, each file is transcribed on-device and - if you have AI Summarization set up - summarized automatically. Imported recordings appear in your sidebar alongside everything else, ready to search, play back, and chat with.

Exporting a Recording

Export packages a single recording into a .zip file so you can archive it or share it with others. This works for any recording - whether you recorded it live or imported it.

1. Right-click a recording in the sidebar.
2. Choose Export.
3. Pick a location and filename in the save dialog.

The .zip archive contains:

• Audio - the recording's audio file. Omitted if you recorded with Save Audio turned off.
• transcript.txt - the full transcript as plain text.
• summary.md - the AI summary in Markdown, if the recording has one.

Anything a recording doesn't have is simply left out of the archive.