Summaries, chat & action items

Summarize a recording

Turn a transcript into Cornell notes, minutes, bullets, and more, on-device.

Updated 2026-06-14

A summary turns a long transcript into something you can act on in seconds. Echo Chamber generates these on your device, so the content of your conversation never leaves it.

Summary styles you can choose

  • Cornell notes, with cues, notes, and a summary, great for study and review.
  • Meeting minutes, a structured record of decisions and discussion.
  • Bullet points, the key takeaways at a glance.
  • Outline, the structure of what was said.
  • Q&A, the questions raised and answers given.
  • Executive summary, the short version for someone who was not there.
  1. 1

    Open a recording and choose Summarize

    Find the AI options on the recording's detail screen.

  2. 2

    Pick a style

    Choose the format that fits, such as Cornell notes or bullet points.

  3. 3

    Read, copy, or export

    Use the summary in the app, or include it when you export the recording.

Cornell-style notes generated on device
Cornell notes generated from a transcript, entirely on-device.
Summaries run on your device

Summaries are generated on-device using Apple Intelligence on compatible devices, with bundled on-device Bonsai 1.7B as the local fallback on supported hardware without Apple Intelligence. Your transcript is not sent to an outside service.

Without Apple Intelligence

On compatible devices, Apple Intelligence handles transcript intelligence. Supported hardware without Apple Intelligence uses the bundled on-device Bonsai 1.7B fallback. Either path keeps the work on your device.

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