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Fast by default. On-device transcription. Your brain can finally relax.
You've been here before.
Your brain runs faster than your fingers. Cleft keeps up. Talk or type, your call.
From people already thinking out loud
You literally have built one of the BEST apps for ADHD people.
I was just rambling with my phone on the desk and it got the recording perfect and organized it into topics and steps. Very impressive.
If I'm dictating a to-do list to myself, I use Cleft as it is really good at organizing my ramblings into checklists and bullet point lists.
I was so impressed with the way it synthesizes the meaning of your voice note. The way Cleft just brings it all together in a shorter, nicer formatted, easy to read note is a game changer for me.
This is the best tech add I've made in literal years. I use it multiple times a day and can't recommend it enough.
Might be the first actual "AI marketed" application that seems to work and isn't some sort of scam.
How it works
Three taps. Zero typing.
Talk it out. Cleft cleans it up. Your note is ready to use.
Talk
Talk. Don't type.
Hit record and just think out loud.
Process
Genius takes a moment.
Cleft turns the ramble into something you can actually use.
Note
Your note, your way.
Summary, actions, and transcript in one place.
Like a camera dial
Same thought, different note.
Pick Organised, No bullets, or Verbatim from the dial. Save custom styles for formats you use often.
Organised
Clear sections and bullet points.
No bullets
Clear sections written as flowing paragraphs.
Verbatim
A cleaner transcript that stays close to what you said.
You own your thoughts
Transcribes locally
Your recording becomes text on your device. Notes sync securely.
Works offline
Record and transcribe without Wi-Fi.
Capture anywhere
iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch, and CarPlay.
Built for rocket-fuel brains
“As someone with ADHD, I love this app for processing ideas. I recommend it to all my coaching clients.”
Cleft was built for brains that move faster than fingers can type. You don't need another system to manage. You need capture, not organization.
Rambles welcome. Judgment not included.
Read the ManifestoCleft works alongside your tools
Capture in Cleft, then send Markdown-ready notes wherever your work already lives. File-first local sync keeps notes as files you own, so you can bring them into notes, docs, tasks, or automations right away.
- Notion: Drop polished notes into your workspace without rebuilding capture.
- Apple Notes: Send quick thoughts to the notes app already on every Apple device.
- Apple Reminders: Turn spoken action items into reminders you will actually see.
- Apple Journal: Capture reflections first, then keep them in your journal.
- Reflect: Move clean captures into your networked notes without losing the source file.
- Obsidian: Save Markdown into your vault and keep your graph yours.
- Bear: Move clean Markdown into Bear for writing, tags, and tidy archives.
- Craft: Turn spoken ideas into docs you can keep shaping.
- Capacities: Capture raw thoughts, then connect them in your PKM space.
- NotePlan: Bring notes into your calendar-led planning flow.
- Drafts: Start with voice, then run Drafts actions on clean text.
- Ulysses: Carry spoken drafts into long-form writing without retyping.
- Logseq: Save local Markdown for outlines, journals, and backlinks.
- iA Writer: Carry Markdown-ready drafts into focused writing.
- Things 3: Turn action-heavy notes into tasks you can trust.
- Todoist: Route next actions while the thought is still fresh.
- Zapier: Automate handoff to the rest of your stack.
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Keep the thought while it's still there.
Your brain can finally relax.
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