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Recly

Recly records audio from watches, phones, and computers, then stores recordings and transcripts in the user's Google Drive. Professionals can transcribe on-device or with their own provider key and use an AI agent to create notes.

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Who it's for

  • Professionals who want to start recordings from a Galaxy Watch or Apple Watch and keep the files in their Google Drive.
  • Teams capturing Zoom, Teams, or Meet calls on Mac or Windows who want separate microphone and call-audio tracks.
  • People already using an AI agent for notes who want it to work from transcript files in Drive.

Not the right fit if…

  • People who need on-device speaker separation: the page states that on-device transcription does not separate speakers.
  • People who need watch recordings to upload directly without a paired phone: watches hand recordings off to the phone for upload and transcription.

How it fits your workflow

Start a recording on a watch, phone, Mac, or Windows PC. On desktop, the app can detect a meeting and ask before capturing the microphone and the other side of a Zoom, Teams, or Meet call as separate tracks.

Recly uploads the original recording to the user's Google Drive. Watch recordings first pass to the paired phone; if offline, uploads wait and retry. The user can then choose on-device transcription, a provider configured with their own API key, or upload-only mode.

The transcript is written as a file next to the recording in Drive. An AI agent can read it and create notes with Recly's example skills, including a skill that saves notes to Notion.

Pricing

Free: Recly is free and open source. On-device transcription is free with no minute cap where a supported device engine is available; external provider usage is charged at that provider's rate.

Recly

Free; open source under AGPL-3.0-or-later

  • · Recording and Google Drive upload
  • · On-device transcription with no minute cap where supported
  • · Upload-only mode
  • · Example AI skills for notes

External transcription

No Recly charge stated; provider usage is billed at the selected provider's rate

  • · Use a personal API key with a supported transcription provider
  • · Provider-dependent speaker separation

Prices checked on Oct 5, 2026 from the vendor's site. They can change; confirm before you buy.

Key features

Recording across devices
Record from Galaxy Watch, Apple Watch, iPhone, macOS, or Windows. Galaxy Watch recording can start with a double press of the home key; Apple Watch recording uses one tap or the Action button on an Ultra.
Desktop meeting capture
The Mac menu-bar app and Windows tray app can detect a meeting and ask before capturing microphone audio and the other side of a Zoom, Teams, or Meet call as separate tracks.
Google Drive storage
Original recordings are uploaded to a folder in the user's Google Drive. Uploads wait and retry when offline, and the original is not deleted before Drive confirms the upload.
Choice of transcription mode
Choose on-device transcription, a supported external provider using a personal API key, or upload-only mode. On-device transcription does not send audio to a speech service.
Transcript files
Transcripts are stored as plain files next to recordings in Drive, using a documented format that other agents, scripts, or apps can read.
Example AI skills for notes
The recly-notes and recly-notion skills can read a transcript and create notes such as minutes, decision logs, interview notes, lecture notes, or memos. The skills can be edited or adapted.

Works with

  • Google Drive
  • Transcription providers
  • Notion
  • AI agent skills
  • Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet

Limitations to know

  • Galaxy Watch recordings are handed off to the paired phone, which handles upload and transcription.
  • On-device transcription does not separate speakers.
  • Android and Windows on-device transcription requires a 64-bit device with at least 6 GiB of memory and a one-time download of approximately 1 GB.
  • Apple on-device transcription requires iOS or macOS 26, supported hardware, and language assets.
  • The Windows app is unsigned, so SmartScreen may warn during installation.
  • The page lists 14 external transcription providers, with 8 available on iPhone; supported transcription languages depend on the provider or device engine.

Alternatives to consider

  • Whispering

    Choose it if you want an open-source transcription app focused on transparency and control over audio and transcription workflows, rather than Recly's watch recording and Drive-centered flow.

  • Whisper Notes

    Choose it if you need fully offline speech-to-text on iPhone or Mac using Whisper models, rather than Recly's choice of on-device or external-provider transcription.

  • StageWhisper Lite

    Choose it if you specifically need a Mac call recorder that produces local transcripts, summaries, and action items without uploading audio, rather than Recly's multi-platform recording and Drive storage.

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Getting started

npx skills add rokrokss/recly

Requirements vary by platform: Android 14+ and Wear OS 5+; iOS 17+ and watchOS 10+; macOS 14.4+ on Apple Silicon; or Windows 11 on x64. Android and Windows on-device transcription additionally requires 64-bit hardware with 6 GiB or more of memory.

  1. Install the app for your platform from Google Play, the App Store, or GitHub Releases.
  2. Sign in to Google to enable Drive uploads.
  3. Choose on-device transcription, configure an external provider with your own API key, or select upload-only mode.
  4. To use the example notes skills, install them with the command shown or follow skills/README.md for setup in Claude or ChatGPT apps.