Getting Your Recordings and Transcripts Out: The Export & Portability Guide

• Export early, not at exit. Several owners discover format limits only when leaving — run one real export in week one [EDIT, consistent with the owner threads we track].
• Distinguish audio from transcripts. Raw audio is nearly always downloadable; the AI artifacts (summaries, speaker labels, mind maps) are where ecosystems differ [EDIT].
• Check the deletion path too. Portability out and erasure are different menu items — privacy-conscious owners should verify both (see the privacy guide).

PLAUD (Note, Note Pro, NotePin, NotePin S).

Notion, ChatGPT (MCP server), Zapier, Dropbox integrations [SPEC, plaud.ai Sep 2026] — the deepest export surface in the category. Audio and transcripts export through the app; the MCP route lets external tools query your transcripts directly [SPEC]. The integrations map: our exports & integrations guide.

Notta Memo.

One-click share “to hundreds of platforms, including Slack and Salesforce” [SPEC, shop.notta.ai Sep 2026]; direct PC connection exists specifically for offline/confidential data management [SPEC]. Note the split: Notta’s export strength is app-side; the hardware records locally like the others.

TicNote.

App-based exports with live on-screen transcription during capture [OWNER]; 64 GB on-device storage (~434 hours) gives a large local buffer before anything must move [SPEC]. Brand-specific export format documentation was not machine-retrievable at research time (ticnote.ai help center, 2026-09-05) — verify current formats in-app before relying on a workflow.

HiDock P1.

Integrations “not documented on manufacturer pages” as of Sep 2026 [SPEC, verified on hidock.com] — the honest answer is that export surface is currently undefined in public docs; local recordings are the guaranteed portable asset. This is the trade the HiDock review prices.

iFLYTEK SR302 Pro.

On-device transcription with no account [SPEC] — the data never had to leave, so portability is physical: the device, its storage, and whatever file transfer it supports. The most lock-in-resistant architecture in the field, at the documented cost of cloud-grade English accuracy [REVIEW].

Cells say “not documented” where the manufacturer publishes nothing — that is a finding, not an oversight. Exact audio codecs per device were not uniformly machine-verifiable (help centers blocked 2026-09-05); verify in-app before building a workflow on a specific format.

Not in the audio — every device keeps local recordings. The lock-in is the AI layer: summaries, speaker labels, templates, and search live in each ecosystem’s cloud, and their export formats are the least standardized [EDIT]. If your notes must outlive your subscription, plan the transcript pipeline (Notion via Zapier, MCP queries, scheduled exports) from day one — the cancellation guide covers the leaving end of the same journey.