Capture interviews and field notes wherever research happens. Turn hours of audio into transcripts you can review, correct, and carry into your own analysis workflow, with local processing by default.Geode works across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, and Windows. Use optional cloud processing only when you choose it.
7-day free trial. No credit card required. Then continue on the Free Plan with 5 hours of local transcription every month.
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Investigative interviews | Field recordings | Focus groups | User research | Multilingual conversations
Record interviews and spoken field notes wherever the work happens.
Return to full text, correct terminology, and search long conversations.
Capture on iPhone or Android in the field, then pick up the same transcript on Mac or Windows — no re-import, no separate purchase.
Keep cloud processing optional for material you prefer to handle on-device.
Many transcription tools assume a scheduled call. Research rarely does.Your work may begin in a participant’s home, a lab, a community space, a classroom, a site visit, or an informal conversation in the field. The task afterward is the same: turn real-world audio into material you can revisit and work with.
Geode is designed for this recording-to-review step. It helps prepare the material for your next method; it does not replace that method.
A research workflow does not end when the recording stops. Geode helps move audio from the field into the work that follows.
Capture the interview or field note.
Move recordings over local Wi-Fi; no cloud upload is required.
Higher-accuracy transcription, speaker separation, review, and summaries.
Continue in the tools and methods you already use.
Capture the conversation wherever the story happens.
Move recordings over local Wi-Fi; no cloud upload is required.
Use desktop transcription, speaker separation, and editing.
Review the record, then use a separate summary for orientation.
Geode prepares transcripts and summaries for your research workflow. It does not replace coding, analysis, or research judgment.
Verify the local workflow Want to verify it? Turn on Airplane Mode and transcribe an interview locally.
Use your phone when the research is happening. Continue on desktop when you need deeper review, speaker separation, editing, and summaries.
One account works across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, and Windows — no separate device license required.
Participant audio is research data. Decide how it is processed, stored, accessed, and retained before it enters your workflow.
Geode supports a local-first workflow, but it does not determine what your ethics approval, consent language, data-management plan, or institutional policy permits. Confirm requirements for recording, transcription, storage, access, retention, sharing, and AI processing before using participant material.
The goal is not another meeting recap. It is a transcript you can return to, correct, search, and carry into the next stage of your work.
Transcribe the conversation
Turn recorded interviews, focus groups, and observations into reviewable text.
Review and edit
Correct participant names, terminology, and transcription errors before you use the material.
Keep conversations organized
Use speaker separation on Mac and Windows to make multi-person recordings easier to follow.
Get an overview first
Use AI summaries to orient yourself before deeper review.
A qualitative interview or focus group can easily run past an hour. On eligible paid plans, Geode local transcription is unlimited and isn't billed by the minute — so session length doesn't turn into a budgeting decision.
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Long-form recording
Work with extended interviews, focus groups, participant observations, and field recordings — whatever the session length turns out to be.
Predictable local cost
Use eligible paid local transcription without minute caps or overage fees, even when session length varies across a study.
Speaker-labeled transcripts
Distinguish moderator from participants automatically on your desktop, then rename labels and correct terminology before the transcript enters your coding or analysis workflow.
Built for the field, not just the desk
Capture a recording on your phone during a site visit, then pick it up on Mac or Windows when you’re ready to review — no separate purchase per device.
Geode is not a qualitative analysis or research-operations platform. It handles the recording-to-review layer, then lets you continue in the research tools and methods you already use.
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Research transcription is the conversion of recorded interviews, focus groups, observations, or spoken field notes into text that a researcher can review and use in their own research process. Geode focuses on recording, transcription, editing, and summaries before your own analysis workflow.
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