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Short answers to common questions about how Murmr works, privacy, and supported platforms.
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Step-by-step tutorials for templates, destinations, Siri dictation, and using Murmr on macOS.
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Top questions
A few high-level answers. For more detail, head to the full FAQ.
What is Murmr?
Murmr is a privacy-first speech capture app that turns spoken thoughts into structured, workflow-ready notes using on-device transcription and Apple Foundation Models.
Which platforms does Murmr support?
Murmr runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, with iCloud sync inside your private container. On Mac you need macOS 26 or later. On iPhone, on-device refinement uses Apple Intelligence, so you need a device that supports it: iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or any iPhone 16 or newer. iPad and Apple Watch work with the same Apple ID; check the app or TestFlight notes for the latest model requirements.
Is my audio or text sent to your servers?
No. Transcription and cleanup run on your devices. iCloud sync is optional and keeps your data inside your own Apple ID. Once you export or share content from Murmr (e.g. to Obsidian, another app, or the clipboard), it is outside Murmr’s control.
Concepts
Templates and destinations
How Murmr turns refined speech into structured output and where that output can go.
Templates
A template defines the shape of the note Murmr produces from your transcript: sections, headings, metadata (date, tags, priority), and formats like dev logs, GitHub issues, or Slack-style bullets. You pick a template per capture or use a default. Bundled templates cover common workflows; custom templates sync via iCloud so they’re available on all your devices.
Destinations
A destination is where the rendered output goes after you apply a template. Murmr can send directly into an Obsidian vault (native support), to the system Share Sheet for other apps, or to the clipboard. You choose the destination when saving or sharing so the same capture can feed different apps depending on the task.
Integrations
Obsidian and more
Where your structured notes can land today and in the future.
Obsidian is supported natively. You can send formatted notes straight into your vault via deep links and destinations, with first-class behaviour for templates and metadata. More note-taking platforms (e.g. Logseq, Notion) are planned; they’ll be added subject to time and demand. In the meantime, the Share Sheet and copy/paste work with any app that accepts text.
How to guides
Set up Murmr for your workflow
Practical, end-to-end guides for templates, destinations, Siri dictation, and using Murmr on macOS.
Templates & destinations (Obsidian + Share Sheet)
How templates work, how destinations route output, starter templates (copy/paste), and best-practice setup for Obsidian and the Share Sheet.
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Use Hey Siri to log into Murmr: what to say, step-by-step flow, and why Siri does the transcription in this mode (Murmr only cleans and stores).
Read guideMurmr on macOS
Use the menu bar app and global keyboard shortcut (⌘⇧D) to record from anywhere, with floating HUD and paste into any app.
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