SlateApple Watch voice recorder
One tap on your wrist.
The transcript on your iPhone.
Slate Live Translator Recorder turns your Apple Watch into a voice recorder. Tap once on your wrist to start recording, even without your iPhone nearby. The recording syncs to your iPhone automatically, where Slate transcribes it in any of 99 languages and writes a summary you can search, share and ask questions about.
How do you record a voice memo on Apple Watch with Slate?
The Slate Apple Watch app comes with Slate for iPhone. There's nothing extra to buy or set up: install Slate on your iPhone, sign in, and open Slate on your watch. To record a voice memo, open Slate on your Apple Watch and tap once to start. The watch shows a running timer, and one more tap stops the recording. Slate then sends the recording to your iPhone automatically. If your iPhone isn't nearby, Slate keeps recording on the watch and syncs when you're back. On your iPhone, Slate transcribes the recording in any of 99 languages, with speaker labels, and writes a summary with key points and action items. You can ask Slate questions about it, or share it as text or PDF. Slate needs watchOS 11 or later on the watch and iOS 18 or later on the iPhone.
Tap once to record
Open Slate on your Apple Watch and tap to start. The watch shows a running timer, and one more tap stops the recording. It's handy when your hands are full.
It syncs by itself
Slate sends the recording to your iPhone automatically. If your iPhone isn't nearby, Slate keeps recording on the watch and syncs when you're back.
Read, ask, share
On your iPhone, Slate transcribes the recording with speaker labels and writes a summary with key points and action items. Ask it questions, or share it as text or PDF.
Can Slate record on Apple Watch without the iPhone nearby?
Yes. Slate records on the Apple Watch itself, so you can start a recording with one tap on your wrist even when your iPhone isn't nearby, for a quick idea, a voice memo or a hallway chat. The watch keeps recording on its own, and recording doesn't need an internet connection. When you're back near your iPhone, Slate syncs the recording to it automatically. Transcription and translation need internet, so Slate transcribes the recording after it reaches your iPhone and you're online. You then get a transcript in any of 99 languages and a summary with key points and action items. Slate on Apple Watch needs watchOS 11 or later, and the watch app comes with Slate for iPhone at no extra cost.
- Start recording with one tap on your wrist
- Records on its own, even without your iPhone nearby
- Syncs to your iPhone automatically
- Good for quick ideas, voice memos and hallway chats
What does Slate do with an Apple Watch recording?
Slate turns each watch recording into a note in the Slate app on your iPhone. Slate transcribes the recording in any of 99 languages, with speaker labels, and writes a summary with key points, priorities and action items that you can read at a glance. Instead of replaying the audio, you can ask Slate a question about the recording and get the answer. Every transcript is searchable: jump to a timestamp, sort recordings into folders, and share a note as text or PDF. The note sits in the same library as everything you record on iPhone and Mac, so a voice memo from your wrist ends up next to your lectures and calls. Sign in on Slate for Mac as well and your watch recordings are there too.
Transcript in 99 languages
Slate transcribes recordings in 99 languages. See the full list on the languages page.
Summary and action items
Key points, priorities and action items, laid out so you can read them at a glance.
Ask your recordings
No need to replay the audio. Ask Slate a question about the recording and get the answer.
Find and share
Search every transcript, jump to the timestamp, sort recordings into folders, and share as text or PDF.
Sign in on Slate for Mac as well and your watch recordings, summaries and chats are there too.
What do you need to use Slate on Apple Watch?
To use Slate on Apple Watch, you need an Apple Watch with watchOS 11 or later and an iPhone with iOS 18 or later. The Slate Apple Watch app comes with Slate for iPhone, so there is nothing extra to buy: install Slate on your iPhone from the App Store, sign in with Apple, Google or email, and open Slate on your watch. Slate is free to download, and the free plan includes 100 minutes every month across iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac. Pro adds unlimited recording and transcription. You don't need your iPhone nearby to record. Recordings sync to your iPhone automatically, where Slate transcribes them in any of 99 languages.
Slate for iPhone, with the Apple Watch app included
Sign in with Apple, Google or email. The free plan includes 100 minutes every month and works on iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac. Pro adds unlimited recording and transcription.
Apple Watch questions.
Does the Slate Apple Watch app cost extra?
No. The Apple Watch app comes with Slate for iPhone, which is free to download. The free plan includes 100 minutes every month, and you can upgrade to Pro on the pricing page whenever you need more.
Which languages can Slate transcribe from Apple Watch recordings?
Slate transcribes recordings in 99 languages, including the ones you record on Apple Watch. Live transcription and translation in 60+ languages is available in the iPhone and Mac apps; see the live translator and languages pages.
Does Slate on Apple Watch work offline?
Your Apple Watch records without a connection, and Slate adds the transcript and summary once the recording has synced to your iPhone and you're online. What works offline in Slate.
Can I record Zoom or Teams calls from my Apple Watch?
On iPhone and Apple Watch, Slate records through the microphone. To record Zoom, Google Meet, Teams and Webex calls without a bot, use Slate for Mac; see recording meetings on a Mac.
Is my audio private?
Slate encrypts your watch recordings in transit and at rest, and deleting one in Slate also deletes the copy on our servers. How Slate handles your audio.
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