Meeting summaries

A summary turns a long recording into the key points, decisions, and action items.

Create a summary

1. Open a recording in the Library.
2. Switch to the Summary tab.
3. Click Create summary.

Before you click, the app tells you which engine it will use (Will use: …) and whether the content stays on your device (On device or Sends to [provider]). While it runs, you see progress as it reads the recording.

Which language the summary is written in

• If the recording has a translation: in the target language, based on the translation.
• If it has no translation: in the spoken language.
• If the language isn't known: in the interface language.

What's in a summary

A summary is formatted text, usually made up of the key points, topics, decisions, action items (who, what, and by when, only if the recording mentions it), and open questions. With small models that run on your device, or with Apple Intelligence, summaries are shorter.

Toolbar buttons (Mac)

Once a summary exists, the toolbar has:

• Copy: copies the content to the clipboard.
• Email: opens a new email with the recording's name as the subject (shown only if your Mac has a mail app).
• Share: the system share menu (Mail, Messages, AirDrop, Notes…).
• Export: saves a .md file.
• Edit: opens a visual editor, with no need to type Markdown, with Bold, Italic, Heading, and Bullet list buttons. Click Save or Cancel.
• Regenerate: deletes the old summary and creates a new one.

On iPhone and iPad, use Regenerate to redo it, and the share button at the top of the screen to send it (plain text).

Summary engines

Choose the engine in Settings → Intelligence & engine → Advanced → Summary on Mac, or Settings → Intelligence & engines → Summaries on iPhone and iPad.

When Apple Intelligence isn't available

If your device isn't supported, Apple Intelligence isn't turned on, or the model is still downloading, the app tells you why. It then tries another default engine, and finally creates a quick extractive summary: it picks sentences from the recording, is not written by AI, and carries a warning note at the top. To get an AI summary, turn on Apple Intelligence in System Settings or choose a cloud model.

See also Translation and summary errors.