Shlau
Turn WhatsApp voice notes into searchable text
Voice notes are easy to send and impossible to find. Shlau transcribes what you forward so the words you said become the words you can search.
Forward the voice note
From WhatsApp or Telegram, send the audio to Shlau. No new recorder app.
Get a transcript
Shlau turns the audio into text you can scan — including long rambles.
Read it in your language
If the note came in another language, you can still read it in yours.
Search the words you said
Weeks later, ask for "the voice note about the apartment" and find it.
How voice note transcription works in Shlau
Forward the audio
From WhatsApp or Telegram, send the voice note to your Shlau number or bot. Nothing new to install.
Shlau writes it down
The clip becomes a transcript in your archive — including long rambles and mixed languages.
Open the clip and the text
Weeks later, type “the voice note about the apartment” and open the matching clip plus its transcript.
Example from a Shlau archive
You forward
A 47-second WhatsApp voice note in German about a two-room apartment on Oderberger Straße, balcony, available in May.
You get in Shlau
Transcript you can scan and search: “The apartment on Oderberger has two rooms and a balcony. Available from May.” Filed with the original audio.
Frequently asked questions
- How does Shlau transcribe WhatsApp voice notes?
- Forward the voice note to Shlau. It converts the audio into searchable text so you can scan or search the words later.
- Can I search voice notes by what I said?
- Yes. After transcription, queries like "voice note about the apartment" can surface the right clip even weeks later.
- Does transcription work across languages?
- Shlau can transcribe and help you read notes in your language even when the original audio was spoken in another language.
- Do I need a separate recorder app?
- No. Forward voice notes from WhatsApp or Telegram. There is nothing new to install to start.