Recording Notes

A web application for taking edit notes during podcast, music, or video recording, with real-time collaboration. Export notes to REAPER, Audition, or Resolve to speed up post-production. Integrates with SquadCast, Bitfocus Companion, or your own tools to keep your recording clock in sync with the note timestamps.

Quick Start

npx recordingnotes start

Or install globally:

npm install -g recordingnotes
recordingnotes start

Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser. node v24 or higher is required.

Demo

A demo version is available at recordingnotes.onrender.com. It resets itself after 15 minutes without activity.

Features

• Real-time note-taking - multiple users can annotate the same session simultaneously
• Timestamps - supports relative timestamps for automated sessions or time-of-day for manual sessions
• Session management - create, edit, and delete recording sessions
• Export - download notes as timeline markers in formatted CSV (REAPER, Audition) and CMX3600 EDL (Resolve) files
• Integrations - automated session management via webhooks and the triggers API
• Guest access - generate shareable guest links for single-session collaborations (/?token=xxx)

Documentation

• User Guide - sessions, notes, collaboration, export
• Configuration - settings, environment variables, requirements, clock sync
• Integrations - webhook configuration and triggers API

License

MIT

Authorship

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