Find and read
Have your AI app find a recording, read the transcript, and answer questions from it.
Your AI apps
Ask ChatGPT or Claude to transcribe your recordings.
Connect your AI app to KolWrite to find recordings, read transcripts, start a transcription, and share the result.
Live demo
Runs in your browser.
This works on your computer today with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and other apps that support MCP over HTTP.
- DesktopKolWrite works on your computer with Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor
- Coming soonChatGPT, Claude.ai, and their phone apps
- Plus or higherneeded to connect AI apps, and the price shows before a transcription starts
- You chooseask first or give full control, set once per app
On your computer today
Turn on AI apps in the KolWrite desktop app and connect the one you use. It stays off until you turn it on, and it only works on that computer.
Fix and organize
Let it fix a word, turn a meeting into a note, and sort recordings into folders.
Transcribe and share
It runs a cloud transcription using your credits and sends back a link to the result.
How to get a transcript from your AI app
Add KolWrite
Open KolWrite settings on your computer, turn on AI apps, and click Connect an app. Support for ChatGPT and Claude.ai is coming.
Sign in and set access
Check which AI company receives the data your app reads, pick ask first or full control, and approve it once.
Ask for the transcript
Just ask in your own words, like “Transcribe the recording called Monday call and send me a share link.”
Check the price and the result
KolWrite shows the cost before starting. The finished transcript goes into your KolWrite account so you can read and edit it.
For developers and AI agents
You can also run everything KolWrite does with a recording through our API. Send the address of an audio or video file from your own code or an AI coding agent, and you'll get back the transcript with word timings, speaker labels, and an SRT file if you request one.
Word timings and speakers
The JSON output gives you the start and end time for every segment, plus individual word timings on models that support alignment. Turn on speaker separation to include a speaker label on each segment.
SRT and translation
Pass output_format as srt if you want subtitles directly from the API. If you are using the Oracle models, you can also set translate_to to get the text back in another language.
Built for agents
The API console publishes plain-text instructions for an agent to read before writing code. This includes agent-instructions.md, along with llms.txt, which links to the full reference.
Questions
Can ChatGPT or Claude transcribe my recordings with KolWrite?
Not yet. Right now, you can do this through the KolWrite desktop app using computer AI apps like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor.
Does KolWrite have an MCP server?
Yes, locally. The KolWrite desktop app includes an HTTP MCP server that only your computer can reach. It stays off until you turn it on in Settings.
Which AI apps work with KolWrite?
On your computer, it works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, VS Code, and any other app that supports MCP over HTTP.
Does it cost anything?
You do not pay KolWrite to connect an AI app, though your AI app has its own plan and pricing. Cloud transcription runs on your own KOL credits. We show you the price beforehand, and nothing starts if your balance is too low.
Is it safe?
Nothing connects without your approval, and you approve each app once. KolWrite shows you the name of the AI company before you connect, since anything your AI app reads goes to that company under its own terms. By default, the app has to ask before deleting, sharing, or spending credits. You can remove an app whenever you like.
Does it work on my phone?
Not yet. The computer connection doesn't work on phones.
Do I need a paid plan?
Yes. Connecting an AI app to KolWrite needs a Plus plan or higher. Your AI app has its own plan and price, and cloud transcription uses your own KOL credits.
Try it with one recording
Transcribe a recording in KolWrite, hook up your AI app, and start asking questions about the transcript.