Get Started

Podex is an iOS app for private, local-first podcast transcription. Add a feed, download an episode, transcribe it with Apple's on-device Speech framework, then copy or export the transcript as plain text.

Requirements

• iOS 26 or later
• A device that supports the required on-device Speech recognition assets
• Network access for feed refreshes and episode downloads
• Storage space for downloaded audio and generated transcripts

Speech asset availability depends on the device, OS version, locale, and Apple's installed recognition models. Podex does not silently fall back to server recognition when local transcription is unavailable.

Basic Flow

1. Add an RSS or Atom feed URL.
2. Wait for Podex to fetch the show and episode list.
3. Open an episode and download its audio.
4. Start local transcription after the audio is available.
5. Follow the transcript while listening.
6. Copy the transcript or export it as a .txt file.

Local Data

Podex stores feed metadata, downloaded audio, playback state, and transcripts inside the app sandbox. Removing an episode download removes its local audio, but transcript deletion is handled separately so you can decide what to keep.

For more detail about data handling, see the Privacy Policy.