Fact · Transcription
A 2025 user comment on Goodnotes' feedback forum asks for audio files and MP3 files to be transcribed, not only live recordings, which suggests that imported audio is not transcribed by the app today.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“adding the option to have a audio files or am MP3 file transcribed within a text doc would make many students lifes easier”
[Audio Recording] Generate Audio Transcripts (Goodnotes customer suggestions for Apple), Goodnotes feedback forum, 2026, Comments on the suggestion thread, December 2025.
Open the original- What it measures
- A public suggestion thread titled Generate Audio Transcripts, in Goodnotes' forum for Apple customers. The comment is from a user, not from Goodnotes.
- What it does not show
- This is one user comment, and it shows a request rather than a rule. It is evidence that a feature was wanted and not offered at the time, so check Goodnotes' current support pages before you rely on it.