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Plaud Note Pro is the world’s most advanced AI note taker, designed for professionals in high-leverage roles who demand flawless recording and instant insights. It captures studio-grade audio up to 5 meters away with AI beamforming and smart dual-mode recording. During critical discussions, short press to highlight key moments as they happen, ensuring decisions and next steps are clearly marked in your summary.

Plaud NotePin S is a wearable AI note taker built for professionals who need to stay present while capturing what matters. Lightweight and hands-free, you can wear it four different ways using the included accessories: clip, magnetic pin, wristband, and lanyard. Start recording with a single long press to capture walk-and-talks, hallway conversations, and spontaneous brainstorms without pulling out your phone. With clear audio capture up to 3 meters, Plaud NotePin S turns real-world conversations into organized summaries, key takeaways, and actionable next steps.

The main difference between Plaud NotePin S and Plaud Note Pro is their form factor and primary use case as AI note takers.

Core difference
Plaud NotePin S is a wearable AI note taker designed for hands-free capture of in-person conversations, while Plaud Note Pro is a credit-card-sized AI note taker designed for phone calls and meetings, either attached to your phone or placed on a table.

• Plaud NotePin S: Wearable AI note taker for on-the-go conversations
  Plaud NotePin S is built for professionals who need to capture conversations while moving. It is ideal for walk-and-talks, lectures, clinical consultations, and spontaneous discussions where using a phone would interrupt the flow. Its wearable design allows hands-free recording, and the Press to Highlight feature lets users mark important moments in real time for clearer AI summaries.
• Plaud Note Pro: AI note taker for meetings and calls
  Plaud Note Pro is designed for structured discussions such as in-person meetings and phone calls. It captures clear audio from up to 5 meters away with AI beamforming and supports smart dual-mode recording. The InstantView Display provides at-a-glance device status, and Press to Highlight helps users tag key decisions and action items during conversations.

• Which one should you choose?

Choose Plaud NotePin S if you want maximum mobility and hands-free recording for real-world conversations.

Choose Plaud Note Pro if your work focuses on meetings and phone calls where higher audio performance and visible device status matter.

Bottom line
Both devices are AI note takers, but Plaud NotePin S is optimized for wearability and capture in motion, while Plaud Note Pro is optimized for meetings, calls, and professional environments.

To get started with Plaud Note Pro, follow these steps:

Step 1: Connect to the Plaud App

Download the Plaud App on your phone and bind your device to manage recordings and unlock AI features.

Step 2: Press to capture

Long-press the Record Button and hold it for 1 second until you feel 1 vibration, indicating that the recording has started.

Step 3: Stop and save

Long-press the Record Button and hold it for 1 second until you feel 2 vibrations, indicating that the recording has ended. After you finish recording, the audio will be saved on your device automatically.

Step 4: Transfer files to the Plaud App

When your device stays connected to the Plaud App, audio files on the device will transfer to the app automatically.

Step 5: Transcribe and summarize

Open a transferred file in the Plaud App, then choose one of the following:

• Auto Generation: AI detects the audio language automatically and selects the most suitable template.
• Custom Generation: Manually select the audio language, template, and other settings.

Yes. Plaud Note Pro is engineered for the complexity of modern work, delivering superior clarity in meetings, calls, and multi-speaker environments where traditional devices struggle.Key differences:

• Clear voice capture at a distance
  Plaud Note Pro captures voices from up to 5 meters (Enhance Mode) and maintains stable pickup within 3 meters (Endurance Mode).
  Traditional dictation devices are typically limited to close-range, single-speaker recording.
• Designed for collaboration
  The hardware is optimized for multi-speaker conversations, ensuring every voice in a meeting or group discussion is distinguished and clear.
• Smart dual-mode recording
  Plaud Note Pro automatically switches between phone calls and in-person meetings, without manual mode changes.
• Hardware-first audio quality
  Recording quality of Plaud Note Pro is driven by 4 MEMS microphones and AI beamforming, filtering background noise to focus on the human voice.

📍 In summary:
Traditional dictation devices work best for near-field personal dictation, while Plaud Note Pro delivers clearer and more reliable recordings for meetings, calls, and multi-speaker environments, delivering clearer, actionable insights in any environment.

Yes. While smartphones are powerful generalists, Plaud Note Pro is a dedicated note taker engineered to capture intelligence without the friction, interruptions, or limitations of a phone app.

Key advantages include:

• Instant capture: Start recording instantly with one long-press, completely bypassing the friction of unlocking a phone, finding an app, and navigating screens.

◦ With a phone: You risk losing the flow by pausing to unlock, locate the app, and hit record—plus, incoming calls often interrupt the recording.

◦ With Plaud: You simply press and focus.

• Hardware-first clarity: Plaud Note Pro utilizes 4 MEMS microphones and AI beamforming to capture studio-grade audio from up to 5 m away. Most smartphones are designed for near-field calls and struggle to capture clear voices in large meetings or noisy environments.

• Professional endurance: Plaud Note Pro delivers up to 50 hours of continuous recording on a single charge. This ensures you never run out of power during critical sessions and keeps your phone battery free for other work.

• From audio to insight: A phone app records files; Plaud extracts value. The device seamlessly integrates with the Plaud App to transcribe and transform conversations into structured insights using 10 000+ professional summary templates tailored to your specific industry.

Plaud is built with privacy at its core. We’re fully compliant with ISO 27001, ISO 27701, GDPR, SOC II, HIPAA, and EN18031 standards, and all data is protected with industry-leading encryption during transfer and storage.

You do not! Plaud is free to use for up to 300 minutes every month. However, we do have Plaud Al membership plans for professionals that use it every single day.