Ask anything about your recordings. Ask Plaud searches across your entire library of transcripts and summaries to surface the answers and insights you need.
What is Ask Across All Files?
Ask Across All Files lets you ask questions across your entire recording library. Ask Plaud draws from transcripts and summaries of your recordings to surface a grounded answer, even when the information spans multiple past meetings, interviews, or notes.
How to ask across all files?
- Click Ask Plaud in the sidebar.
- Ask Plaud about recordings, notes, or anything else.
Notes on Ask Across All Files
- Answers from your entire library. Ask Plaud draws from transcripts and summaries across all your recordings, so answers surface regardless of which file they're in.
- Transcribed files only. A recording needs to be transcribed before Ask Plaud can reference its content.
- Use Ask Based on a Single File for depth. When you already know which recording to explore, Ask Based on a Single File keeps the conversation grounded in that context.
FAQ about Ask Across All Files
Will the AI search files I haven't transcribed?
No. Ask Plaud only references recordings that have been transcribed. Transcribe a file first to include it.
How is this different from Ask Based on a Single File?
Ask Across All Files draws from every recording in your library, useful when the answer could be in any file. Ask Based on a Single File focuses on one recording, giving you more grounded, detailed answers when you know where to look.
Can I cite which file an answer came from?
Yes. Ask Plaud surfaces references to the source recordings alongside each answer. To explore the relevant passages directly, open that recording in Ask Based on a Single File.