Speak your notes.
Penman turns your voice into beautifully organized notes — then its AI builds flashcards, quizzes, and summaries out of them. 120+ languages, iCloud sync, zero friction.
A notebook that works as fast as you think
Everything below is built into the app — the free tools on this site are just a taste.
Speech to text in 120+ languages
Dictate notes, lectures, and meetings with accurate live transcription — with speaker labels on recordings.
AI study tools
Turn any note into flashcards and practice quizzes automatically. Snap a worksheet, get a test.
Ask your notes anything
Space Chat answers questions with citations pointing to the exact note or PDF it came from.
Scan & import everything
Document scanning, PDF chat, and YouTube imports — transcripts, summaries, and vocab included.
Text to speech
Listen to your notes on the go. Proofread by ear, study hands-free, rest your eyes.
iCloud sync & Spaces
Every note synced privately across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Share whole Spaces with a class or team.
Rich editor + Apple Pencil
A fast rich-text editor with bidirectional writing support — sketch diagrams straight into your notes.
Export anywhere
PDF, TXT, HTML, or image — your ideas travel in whatever format the world needs.
Built for how you take notes
Students
Lecture recordings → notes, flashcards, quizzes
Professionals
Meetings with speaker labels and action items
Teachers
Record lessons, share Spaces, auto-quizzes
Parents
Snap a worksheet, get a practice quiz
Language learners
Transcribe foreign audio, build vocab cards
Creators
Voice-to-article drafts and interview transcripts
Researchers
PDF chat, paper summaries, lit review notes
Free note-taking tools
No signup, no upload — a growing toolbox that runs entirely in your browser.
Speech to Text Online
Dictate and watch your words turn into text, right in the browser.
Voice Recorder Online
Record voice memos instantly and download them — no app required.
Text to Speech Online
Paste text and hear it read aloud in natural voices.
Word Counter
Instant word, character, sentence counts plus reading time and keyword density.
Online Notepad
A clean notepad that saves as you type and never leaves your device.
Markdown Editor Online
Write Markdown with a live preview, then export clean HTML or .md.
Case Converter
Convert text between every capitalization style in one click.
Text Cleaner
Deduplicate, sort, trim, and tidy messy pasted text.
Penman Premium
Unlock the full AI study engine
Unlimited AI summaries, flashcard & quiz generation, Space Chat, speaker diarization, and every export format. One subscription across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
See Premium in the appQuestions, answered
What is Penman?
Penman is a voice-first note-taking app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Speak, and it becomes organized text — then AI turns your notes into flashcards, quizzes, summaries, and action items.
Is Penman free?
Yes — transcription, the editor, notebooks, iCloud sync, and sharing are free. Penman Premium unlocks advanced AI features, unlimited exports, and more.
Are the tools on this site really free?
Completely — no account, no watermark, no upload. They run in your browser and exist to be genuinely useful. If you like them, you'll love the app.
Does Penman work offline / is it private?
Notes live on your device and sync through your own iCloud account — we don't run a note server. The web tools here process everything locally too.
Do it all in Penman
Penman turns your voice into organized notes — with AI study tools, iCloud sync, and exports built in.