voice-memo-organizerlisted
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# Voice Memo Organizer
Turn hundreds of untitled Apple Voice Memos into a searchable, organized archive with descriptive titles, summaries, themes, and key quotes.
## When to Use
- User wants to organize their voice memos
- User mentions having a lot of recordings they can't find or search
- User wants to transcribe voice memos in bulk
- User asks about finding Apple Voice Memos files on macOS
## What It Does
1. **Finds** all Apple Voice Memos on macOS (they're hidden in a non-obvious path)
2. **Extracts** metadata from the SQLite database (dates, durations, labels)
3. **Transcribes** every recording locally using whisper.cpp (no API keys needed)
4. **Summarizes** each transcript with a descriptive title, themes, key quotes, and type
5. **Builds** a searchable master index document
## Prerequisites
- macOS with Voice Memos app (recordings synced via iCloud from iPhone)
- **Full Disk Access** for Terminal: System Settings > Privacy & Security > Full Disk Access > enable your terminal app
- [Homebrew](https://brew.sh) — if not installed: `/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"`
## Step-by-Step Process
### Step 1: Access Voice Memos
Voice Memos are stored at:
```
~/Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.VoiceMemos.shared/Recordings/
```
This path requires Full Disk Access. Verify access:
```bash
ls ~/Library/Group\ Containers/group.com.apple.VoiceMemos.shared/Recordings/ | head -5
```
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