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Dictate therapy notes between clients, on your computer

Short answer

Say a progress note between clients, paste it into your notes, and turn a supervision recording into text. The audio is turned into text on your computer; whether to record a client session is a clinical and legal decision Lesskeys cannot make for you.

macOS 13+ on Apple Silicon · No subscriptionWindows 10 and 11 · No subscription

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Illustration of a therapist's day. A strip shows a client, then the gap between sessions, then the next client. In the gap the therapist says a progress note out loud and the words are written line by line on a ruled paper note, which ends marked Ready to paste. The note is an invented sample, not a real client.
Sample day and sample note, not a real client. You read and correct every note before you file it.

Three jobs

What a therapist does with it

  1. Dictate a progress note.

    SOAP, DAP or BIRP: the format is yours.

  2. Dictate a letter or an email.

    To a referrer or a client, in any app that takes pasted text.

    99 languages
  3. Transcribe a supervision recording.

    Speaker labels, and a searchable transcript next to the audio.

Works with MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF, MP4, MOV and M4V files. Convert other formats first.

Consent

Recording a client is your decision

Whether to record a session is a clinical and legal decision, not a software one.

Record only with informed consent and within your jurisdiction's rules and your professional body's guidance. Many therapists never record a session.

Your audio

Session audio stays on your computer

Speech becomes text on your computer. The audio is not uploaded.

Notes and recordings are files on your computer: how they are protected is up to the setup you already run. Lesskeys makes no claim about the privacy rules that apply to your practice; you are responsible for them.

  • Nothinguploaded
  • Offlineworks with the internet off
  • No accountneeded

Check it

Read every note before you file it

Names, medication names and clinical terms can come out wrong.

It is a general speech model. In a recording it can give a line to the wrong speaker, so check the labels. You set how many people spoke (2 by default).

  • No note templates
  • No summaries
  • No treatment plans
  • No records-system link

On a Mac

A therapist on a Mac

  • macOS 13 or later, Apple Silicon
  • No bot joins the call

Tell the people you record; some places require everyone's consent.

On Windows

A therapist on Windows

  • Windows 10 and 11
  • Record Call needs only your microphone
  • No bot joins the call

Tell the people you record; some places require everyone's consent.

Questions

Questions about Lesskeys for therapists

Does Lesskeys follow the privacy rules for client records?

Lesskeys makes no claim about the privacy rules that apply to your practice. The audio is turned into text on your computer and is not uploaded, but you or your practice are responsible for the rules; ask whoever advises you.

Can I dictate directly into my notes app or records system?

Yes, anywhere you can paste text. Dictate, then paste the text into the field. Lesskeys has no connection to any records system.

Can I record therapy sessions with it?

Yes, with your client's informed consent. Open Lesskeys before the session and press Record Call; for an online session, a small “Call detected” prompt also appears in the call apps and websites it recognizes. Stay within your jurisdiction's rules and professional guidance.

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