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rzen 86d74806c9 Add voice notes: on-device transcription, multi-language, watch capture
- Schema v2: Note.AudioInfo, .m4a sidecar next to the note JSON in iCloud
- AudioRecorderService (iOS/macOS) + SpeechAnalyzer transcription pipeline
  with enabled-language set and confidence-based auto-pick, re-transcribe menu
- Settings > Transcription > Languages with asset download/reserve handling
- watchOS app + accessory complication: one-button recorder, WCSession
  transferFile to phone, WatchInbox staging, direct-upsert ingestion
- Player UI, transcription status chips, quick-capture mic in notes list
- Version 0.2, changelog + README updated
2026-07-15 13:30:43 -04:00

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# Contextful
Context-aware note taking for iOS and macOS. Product name **Contextful**; project working name "Notes", bundle id `dev.rzen.indie.Notes`.
The idea: every note silently captures the context it was taken in — where you
were, what time it was — and that context is used to *recall* notes later.
Walk back into the coffee shop and the note with the barista's name bubbles to
the top of the list.
## Key features
- **Quick text notes** — jot something down in two taps; first line doubles as the title
- **Voice notes** — record a memo (iPhone, Mac, or Apple Watch); the audio is kept and transcribed on-device afterwards, with a per-note "re-transcribe in another language" override and a settings screen to enable transcription languages
- **Apple Watch capture** — a watch-face complication opens a one-button recorder; the recording transfers to your iPhone over WatchConnectivity, which ingests and transcribes it (no iCloud on the watch)
- **Automatic context capture** — location, place name (reverse-geocoded), time zone, and device are stamped onto every note, best-effort and privacy-friendly (all data stays in your iCloud)
- **"Right here, right now" recall** — a ranked shelf of notes whose capture context matches your current place and time, above the regular newest-first list
- **Tags** — manual organization alongside the automatic context; browse notes by tag
- **Search** — full-text over note text, tags, and captured place names
- **iCloud sync** — notes live as JSON files in your iCloud Drive (visible in Files.app) and sync across iPhone and Mac; the local database is just a rebuildable cache
- **iOS + macOS + watchOS** — same app and data across iPhone and Mac, with an Apple Watch companion for voice capture
- **Backups** — one-tap local backup and restore of all notes (IndieBackup); backup files can be shared and imported across devices
- **About screen** — version info, changelog, and license in Settings (iOS) and the About window (macOS) via IndieAbout
Planned: richer context signals, smarter ranking.
## Architecture
- SwiftUI, iOS 26+ / macOS 26+, Swift 6 strict concurrency, XcodeGen (`xcodegen generate`)
- Storage per the icloud-sync-engine pattern: iCloud Drive JSON documents are
the sole source of truth (via the [IndieSync](https://git.rzen.dev/rzen/indie-sync)
package); a SwiftData cache is populated exclusively by metadata-observer
events and can be wiped/rebuilt at any time
- Context capture in `Services/ContextService.swift` (CoreLocation +
MapKit reverse geocoding); ranking in `Services/Relevance.swift`
## Build
```bash
xcodegen generate
xcodebuild build -project Notes.xcodeproj -scheme Notes \
-destination 'platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 17 Pro'
```
Requires `APPLE_TEAM_ID` in the environment for code signing.