Edit a transcript

You can correct the text of any transcript segment on the web — fix a misheard name, a technical term, or a garbled sentence. Edits save per segment and sync to the recording everywhere, including the iOS and Android apps.

How do I edit a transcript?

1. Open the recording on the web.
2. Choose Edit transcript — it's in the recording's menu and at the top of the transcript pane.
3. A drawer opens with every segment as an editable text field, each still labelled with its speaker and timestamp. Change whatever needs fixing.
4. Click Save.

You edit the words only. Speakers, timestamps, and segment boundaries stay as they are — to change who a line is attributed to, see Rename speakers in a transcript; you cannot move a line to a different speaker, split segments, or merge them.

Who can edit a transcript?

• The owner — always.
• Space members — anyone the recording is shared with through a Space can edit the transcript, and everyone sees the corrected text.
• Public-link viewers — no. A share link is read-only; viewers see the corrected transcript but get no Edit transcript option. See Who can see and do what?

If your access is removed while you have the editor open, saving fails with "Couldn't save — you may no longer have access."

Can I edit on iOS or Android?

Transcript editing lives on the web. The mobile apps show edited text — a correction made in the browser appears in the apps as soon as it syncs — but the segment editor itself isn't available there. Open the same recording at usecanto.com to make corrections.

What happens to playback and AI after an edit?

• Playback — tapping an edited segment still plays the audio from that segment's start. The word-by-word highlight during playback is skipped for edited segments, because the corrected text no longer lines up with the original word timings. Unedited segments keep the full behavior. See Jump the audio to any word.
• Exports and copies — PDF, Markdown, and copied transcripts use your corrected text.
• Notes and chat — existing AI notes were written from the original transcript and don't rewrite themselves when you edit. If a correction matters for the notes, regenerate them — see Edit or regenerate the summary.

Is the original text kept?

The original transcription is stored alongside your edit, but there is currently no button to revert a segment to it. Treat edits as corrections, not annotations — if you want to keep your own commentary, use the notes instead.