# Plaud NotePin

> Plaud NotePin is a 0.59-ounce wearable recorder that turns in-person conversations into searchable transcripts, speaker-labeled summaries, action items, and mind maps in Plaud's app and web service. Its reason to exist is simple: a dedicated button on your clothing is easier to reach than a phone when a useful conversation begins. The $159 hardware includes 300 transcription minutes per month, while frequent recorders will need a paid plan. It suits interviewers, clinicians, field workers, students, and meeting-heavy professionals who value presence more than another screen, provided they ask permission to record and accept cloud processing for AI output.

- **Created by:** Plaud
- **Launched:** 2024
- **Platforms:** hardware, ios, android, web, macos, windows
- **Pricing:** Paid hardware with a free service tier. The original Plaud NotePin is listed at $159 in the US and includes 300 transcription minutes per month. Current listed plans include Pro at $99.99/year or $17.99/month for 1,200 minutes per month; Unlimited at $19.99/month when billed annually or $29.99 month-to-month; and Team at $20 to $25 per user/month when billed annually. Pricing and plan features vary by market and can change. The newer NotePin S launched at $179.
- **Key features:** One-press recording, Wearable mounting, Transcription in 112 languages, Structured AI notes, Ask Plaud

## Features

- **One-press recording** — A long press starts an in-person recording and another press stops it, with vibration and an LED used as status feedback.
- **Wearable mounting** — The device can attach as a magnetic pin or clip; optional accessories let it work as a wristband or necklace.
- **Transcription in 112 languages** — Plaud Intelligence converts uploaded recordings to text and can add speaker labels.
- **Structured AI notes** — The service generates summaries, action items, mind maps, and role-specific views using a library of more than 10,000 templates.
- **Ask Plaud** — Users can query recordings in natural language and receive answers tied back to source material.
- **Multimodal context** — Text notes, images, and highlighted moments can be added in the app to influence a summary.
- **Local capture and cloud processing** — Audio is recorded to the device without an internet connection; transcription and AI features require transfer to Plaud's cloud service.
- **Broad exports** — Audio, transcripts, summaries, and mind maps export in formats including MP3, WAV, TXT, SRT, Markdown, DOCX, PDF, and PNG, depending on content and platform.
- **Apple Find My support** — The original NotePin can be added to Apple's Find My network for locating the device.

## Achievements

- Won a Red Dot Design Award in the Product Design category in 2025.
- Won a TWICE Picks Award at CES 2025, according to Plaud's CES recap.
- Tom's Guide selected NotePin as a winner in its 2025 AI Awards.
- Plaud said its community had passed 700,000 users across 170-plus countries by April 2025.
- Forbes reported in September 2025 that Plaud had sold more than 1 million recording devices across its lineup and was profitable.
- Plaud's company profile reported more than 2 million ecosystem users worldwide by 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Plaud launched the successor NotePin S at CES for $179, adding a physical Highlight button and bundling the pin, clip, wristband, and lanyard. Plaud Desktop also launched for capturing online meetings on Mac and PC.
- **2025-10** — Plaud Intelligence 3.0 brought multimodal input, Press to Highlight, multidimensional summaries, source-linked Ask Plaud answers, and redesigned App and Web experiences.
- **2025-04** — NotePin received a 2025 Red Dot Design Award in the Product Design category.
- **2024-08** — Plaud introduced the original NotePin internationally as a wearable AI recorder and opened preorders.

## Links

- Website: https://www.plaud.ai/products/plaud-notepin
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/plaudai/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/PLAUDAI
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PlaudAI
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plaud_official/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/plaudai/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@plaud_official

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Last updated: 2026-08-20