VoiceScribe

VoiceScribe is a complete native iOS app source template for recording voice notes, transcribing them on device and summarizing them with Apple's NaturalLanguage framework - no API keys, no backend, no third-party dependencies. Record with a live waveform, get an editable summary with overview, key takeaways and action items, organize notes into folders, export to PDF and ship it under your own brand.

Highlights

• Record voice notes with a live waveform recording screen and duration timer
• On-device speech recognition via Apple's Speech framework (US English by default, one locale identifier to change)
• Extractive AI-style summaries: sentence scoring picks the Overview, Key Takeaways and parsed Action Items - all editable afterwards
• 4-page onboarding flow with a privacy pitch and a permissions dashboard, including recovery alerts that deep-link to iOS Settings
• Folder organization with icon and color pickers, favorites and full-text search
• Audio player tab with waveform visualizer, seeking and playback speed control
• PDF export of transcripts and summaries via UIGraphicsPDFRenderer
• Local notification review reminders scheduled from the note share menu
• Designed empty state plus demo seed data for a great first-run experience
• Orphaned audio file sweep at startup keeps storage clean
• 100% offline: recording, transcription setup, summarization, PDF export and notifications all use frameworks that ship with iOS
• One-file design system: change the accent gradient in Theme.swift and the whole app re-skins itself

Technology

• SwiftUI + SwiftData, iOS 17.0+, iPhone portrait
• Speech framework (SFSpeechRecognizer) with on-device recognition where available
• NaturalLanguage framework extractive summarizer behind a swappable SummaryGenerating protocol
• AVAudioRecorder / AVAudioPlayer with @Observable-era view models
• Zero third-party dependencies: no CocoaPods, no SPM packages, no sign-in
• Pre-configured Info.plist: microphone and speech recognition usage strings, audio background mode

Requirements

• macOS 14.0+ and Xcode 15.0+ (Swift 5.9+)
• iOS 17.0+ device or simulator; a physical iPhone is required for recording and transcription testing
• Apple Developer account only for device testing and App Store submission

What You Get

• Complete Xcode project source: models, views, services, view models and unit tests
• Swappable summary engine: conform one type to SummaryGenerating to plug in a remote LLM backend without touching any view code
• documentation.html: setup, bundle ID, rebranding, re-skin, extension points, troubleshooting and App Store submission checklist
• README.md with a quick-start and project overview
• 11 app screenshots
• Full rights to rebrand, reskin, extend and publish on the App Store

Please note: this is a source code template, not a compiled app. A Mac with Xcode 15+ is required to build it. If you have questions, use the contact form on the site, I usually reply within 24 hours.