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Stay fully present.
We'll handle the notes.

Record once. Sidenotes turns your session into a clear, client-ready note — GROW, SOAPIER, or your own template — in under 10 minutes, entirely on your Mac. No cloud, no accounts, no client data shared.

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The hidden cost

You lose the session twice.

Once during, when your attention is already in the notes. Once after, when the session is over — and the writing isn't.

Split attention: You want to be fully there with your client. Part of you is already drafting the notes.
Post-session depletion: A session takes its toll. The documentation doesn't wait for you to recover.
Raw to client-ready: Recordings, fragments, half-thoughts — and somewhere in there, a structured note has to emerge.
Confidentiality risk: Generic AI tools want your recordings. Your ethics — and your clients — don't.

How it works

Press Record. Sidenotes does the rest.

Three steps. All on your Mac.

Record: Record the session, talk through your reflections right after, or import a recording you already have. Then forget about it.
Transcribe: Your recording is transcribed on your Mac — accurately, in 12+ languages. Nothing is uploaded, nothing leaves your device.
Structure: Choose a template — GROW, SOAPIER, ICF Log, or your own. Sidenotes turns the transcript into a clear, client-ready note, ready before your next session.

Transcription

Accurate transcription. Without the cloud.

Built for real coaching audio — soft voices, strong accents, mid-sentence pauses, thinking out loud.

Editable, line by line.: Read through, correct what matters, leave the rest. The transcript is yours to shape.
12+ languages.: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, and more — including recordings that switch language mid-stream.
Jump back to any moment.: Every segment is timestamped. Click any line in the transcript and the audio jumps to that exact second.

Sidenotes transcription view showing a timestamped coaching transcript

From voice to documentation

Cleaned up. Structured. Still yours.

Spoken transcript

Um, I think, like, the thing that really hit her was that she felt she had to hold everything together, you know, and if she delegates, maybe she's not valuable anymore.

Polished transcript

I think the thing that really hit her was that she felt she had to hold everything together, and if she delegates, maybe she's not valuable anymore.

Polishing

Start with the words that were actually said

Sidenotes removes filler, false starts, and repetition. The words that remain are still yours — no paraphrasing of what's underneath.

Original transcript

00:42 Then I asked, “What was the moment that hit you the hardest?” She said it was when everyone started telling her she was the problem.

Polished editor

The moment that hit her hardest was realizing that being seen as “the problem” felt connected to her sense of value in the team.

Edit & Compare

Compare against the original anytime

Switch back to the raw transcript with one click. Edit the polished version until it still sounds true to what was said.

Style instructions

Keep original wording intact

Stay close to the original phrasing.

Remove filler words only

Clean speech without changing meaning.

Use concise coaching language

Keep notes calm, direct, and useful.

Style & Instructions

Match your existing documentation voice

Set instructions for tone, wording, and structure. Every polished transcript follows the style you already use.

Templates

GROW Session Note

Goal · Reality · Options · Will

ICF Log

Core competencies

SOAPIER

Clinical structure

Finished record

Ready

Goal

Clarify what she wants to delegate without feeling less valuable.

Reality

She currently holds too many decisions and hesitates to ask for support.

Next step

Choose one task to hand over before the next session.

Documentation-ready

Generate the format you'd file anyway

Choose GROW, ICF Log, SOAPIER, or your own template. Sidenotes turns the polished transcript into a complete record — ready to review and keep.

Templates

Pick a format. Or build your own.

Six structured formats out of the box. Plus a plain-text editor for anything you build yourself.

Markdown export
Edit before saving
Unlimited custom templates
Works offline

Session Note.: Full post-session documentation: key themes, client insights, commitments, and next steps. Ready to file or share.
GROW Note.: Structured around Goal, Reality, Options, and Will. The classic outcome-focused frame.
SOAPIER Note.: Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan, Intervention, Evaluation, Response. Systematic, evidence-led documentation.
Coaching Log.: Session log with self-reflection fields — built for credentialing, CPD, and supervision documentation.
Action Items.: Extracts all commitments, tasks, and follow-up actions from the session — with owner and deadline fields.
+ Custom Templates.: Build any template you need with plain-text prompts. Unlimited.

Privacy & Local-First

Your data stays with you. Full stop.

Coaches work with sensitive client information. Sidenotes assumes that from the start — no cloud dependency, no external servers, no compromise.

Stored locally on your device: All your sessions, transcripts, and notes stay on your own machine — never on external servers.
On-device transcription: All speech recognition runs on your Mac. No cloud upload, no external server, no third-party processing your sessions.
No account required: Download and start immediately. No registration, no email, no subscription needed to use the core features.
Choose your AI: A bundled local model runs out of the box — nothing to set up, nothing leaves your Mac. Want more control? Connect any OpenAI-compatible provider, local or cloud — your call, your terms.

Or bring your own.

A bundled local model runs out of the box. Prefer a different provider? Connect any you already use.

Whisper

Ollama

OpenAI

Anthropic

Mistral

Gemini

OpenRouter

Pricing

Buy it once. Keep it forever.

Start with the free trial. Buy a Pro license when Sidenotes becomes part of your coaching workflow.

Free Trial

Try 10 sessions free. See if it fits before you buy.

10 Sidenote generations included
Full transcription and structuring
Built-in templates for trial generations
No credit card needed

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macOS · Apple Silicon

Pro

€129

Your version keeps working forever. One year of updates included.

Unlimited note generations
One-time license key
1 year of updates included
Updates after year one: €59/yr — your version keeps working either way
Unlimited custom templates
Priority support

Buy Pro license

30-day money-back guarantee

FAQ

Questions coaches actually ask.

: No, not by default. Speech recognition runs on your Mac, so your audio is never uploaded. If you stay with the bundled local model, the full flow stays on your Mac. If you choose a cloud provider, only the transcript goes to that provider for the AI step — your call, your terms.
: Yes — fully, if you use the bundled local model. Speech recognition on your Mac and the local AI step both work without an internet connection. If you connect a cloud provider, only that optional AI step needs to be online.
: Sidenotes includes a bundled local model out of the box — no setup, no account. If you want, you can also connect any OpenAI-compatible provider, local or cloud, with your own API key. Whatever that provider charges is between you and them; Sidenotes adds no AI usage fees.
: Yes — by importing the recording. Sidenotes doesn't integrate with Zoom or Teams directly, but any audio or video file from those platforms (or any other) can be imported. The transcription and note-generation flow is the same.
: Polishing cleans your raw transcript by removing filler words and hesitations like "um," "uh," and "you know" while preserving the original meaning and phrasing. You can decide what gets cleaned up and adjust the writing style to match how you want your notes to read.
: Yes. Build unlimited custom templates with plain-text prompts — define the sections, the format, and any specific instructions for your approach. The free trial includes built-in templates; Pro adds unlimited custom ones.
: Yes. You buy the Pro desktop license once. Your version keeps working forever — no subscription, no expiry. The license includes one year of updates; after that, you can renew updates for €59/year if you want the latest features, or stay on your current version, which keeps working.
: Nothing. Sidenotes is a desktop app with a one-time license — there's no recurring payment to stop. Even if you never renew updates, your version keeps working, and your sessions, transcripts, and notes stay exactly where they always were: on your Mac, in your file system, in plain Markdown.

Final step

Try Sidenotes on your next session.

Run 10 sessions free on your Mac. No account, no subscription, and no client data leaving your device by default.

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Stay fully present.We'll handle the notes.