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How Otonota works, in the order you meet it: the window, then Settings.

• Getting started

  From install to your first recording. Microphone and screen-recording permissions, and how the window is laid out.

• Recording

  Choosing an audio source, using Otonota with Zoom or Google Meet, input devices, and what happens if a recording is interrupted.

• Choosing engines

  The engines in the free version (the Mac's built-in ones plus one WhisperKit and one MLX model), the Pro engines, what fits in how much memory, and downloading and deleting models.

• Summaries and translation

  The four summary modes, how often summaries update (the window), output language, glossary and context hints, live translation.

• Import and export

  Importing audio and video files (Pro), exporting your recording and text, data with elapsed times (Pro), and where data lives.

• Settings

  Every item in the Settings window (⌘,), in the order the app shows them.

• Troubleshooting

  No summary appears, system audio isn't captured, transcription falls behind, and other fixes.