Edit any AI summary in the Plaud App: correct details, refine wording, or add context as needed.
What is summary editing?
Plaud App lets you edit the summary attached to any recording. Tap into the text and the keyboard appears so you can correct, refine, or expand the summary. Edits save automatically with the recording.
How to edit a summary?
- Open a recording in the Plaud App.
- Tap on Notes and select the summary you want to edit.
- Tap anywhere in the summary text. The keyboard appears and you can edit directly.
- Changes save automatically. Tap outside the summary to dismiss the keyboard.
How to change the title of a recording?
By default, Plaud names each recording after its end time. To set a custom title, open the recording, tap Notes, and edit the title field in the Summary section. The change saves automatically.
How to add or delete photos in a summary?
When you generate a summary using a template, Plaud includes photos in the output by default. To remove a photo, tap it in the summary and delete it. To add a photo, copy it from your device and paste it directly into the summary.
Limits and tips for editing
- Edits save automatically. Your changes save with the recording. There's no save button.
- Your transcript is unchanged. Editing a summary only changes the summary text. The recording's transcript stays intact.
- Edits sync across platforms. Summaries edited in the Plaud App appear updated on Plaud Web automatically.
FAQ about editing summaries
Can I undo my edits to a note?
While editing, use your device's standard text undo gesture. Once you exit the summary, edits are saved and cannot be undone.
Will my edits be lost if I regenerate the summary?
Yes. Regenerating a summary creates a new version from the transcript and replaces your edited version. To keep your edits, copy them before regenerating.
Where do my edited notes show up?
Edited summaries appear on the same recording across Plaud App and Plaud Web.
Can I delete a summary?
Deleting the summary module is not currently supported — transcription and summary are generated together. If you want to remove the summary content, tap to open the summary, select all the text, and delete it manually.
Can I customize how recordings are named?
You can rename any recording manually. By default, Plaud names each recording after its end time, but you can open the recording, tap Notes, and edit the title field to set any title you want, including one with a date such as 2026-06-12. Renaming files in bulk is not currently supported, and you can't set a custom file name for files forwarded through AutoFlow.
Can a template set the recording's title automatically?
No. A summary template only controls how Plaud structures the content inside your notes, so it can pull details such as a chapter or scene name into the summary. It does not rename the recording itself. To change the recording's title, edit the title field manually as described above.
Can Plaud title a recording from what I say or from the transcript?
Not currently. Plaud does not auto-title a recording based on its first spoken sentence or transcript content. Each recording is named after its end time by default, and you set a custom title by editing the title field manually.
I edited the transcript. How do I update the summary?
Editing the transcript does not automatically update a summary that was already generated. To create a summary that reflects your transcript edits, open the recording, tap the + icon next to the Summary or Notepad tabs, and choose Auto or a template. This adds the new summary in a separate tab and keeps your existing summary, as described in Multidimensional summaries.
Do not use Re-transcribe for this. Re-transcribe consumes transcription minutes and replaces the transcript, AI summary, and notes for the recording — see Re-transcribe. If you want to regenerate an existing summary in place, copy any edits you want to keep first, because regenerating replaces them.