Joplin App Notes: Voice Typing and OCR
Joplin is a multiplatform free software that allows us to take and organise notes in markdown: we can link notes, attach audio recordings, drawings, files, or photos to each note, and also save a URL, website, or part of it using the Web Clipper (browser extension).
Recent versions of the app for mobile (not available on the desktop app) also allow for what is called as Voice typing, which means you can talk to the app and it transforms what you say into text. I believe it only works with English (I tried to speak in Portuguese and it was translated to English text), but I’m finding it quite useful. You need to create a new note, click on the three dots on the top right corner and choose Voice typing.
On the desktop app (not available on the mobile app), another nice feature is the ability to extract text from images or pdfs. Just right click on the file and choose View OCR text. You need to make sure it is enabled in the settings.
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