# What is Canto?

> Canto is an AI voice recorder and meeting notetaker for iOS, Android, and the web that turns conversations into transcripts, notes, and answers.

Updated: 2026-08-16 · Canonical: https://usecanto.com/help/getting-started/what-is-canto/

Canto is an AI voice recorder and meeting notetaker. You record a conversation — in person, from a meeting link, or by importing audio — and Canto turns it into a speaker-separated transcript, structured notes with action items, and a knowledge base you can search and chat with.

## What does Canto do?

Canto handles the full life of a conversation:

1. **Record** on iPhone, Android, or the web, or send the Canto notetaker bot into a Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, or Zoom meeting.
2. **Transcribe** automatically in any language you speak, with speakers separated and every word tap-to-playable.
3. **Summarize** into notes with an overview, decisions, action items, and open questions.
4. **Answer** questions with AI chat and semantic search across everything you've recorded.

## Where does Canto run?

- **iOS** — record from the app, widgets, Live Activity, or Control Center. Available on the App Store.
- **Android** — record from the app, home-screen widget, or Quick Settings tile. Available on Google Play.
- **Web** — the full product at usecanto.com, plus web-only extras like Insights and team billing.

Recordings sync across all your devices through your Canto account. See [What's different on iOS, Android, and the web?](https://usecanto.com/help/getting-started/canto-on-ios-android-web/) for the details.

## What does Canto cost?

The free plan includes 100 transcription minutes per month, along with monthly allowances for AI chat, search, and template runs. Pro removes the limits, and Team plans add organisation-wide sharing with one bill. See [What do Free, Pro, and Team include?](https://usecanto.com/help/billing/plans/)

## Which languages does Canto support?

Transcription detects the spoken language automatically — you don't pick one. The app itself, and everything AI writes (titles, notes, chat answers), follows your chosen language: English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Polish, Norwegian, Swedish, Bosnian, Croatian, or Serbian.