# Voice note — Detent

> A voice reply with a waveform of dots that inks in as it plays, a speed that steps to 2×, and a transcript that follows the voice word by word.

Canonical: https://detentui.com/components/voicenote
Last updated: 2026-11-10

## About

A voice reply with a waveform of dots that inks in as it plays, a speed that steps to 2×, and a transcript that follows the voice word by word.

## Details

- The waveform is a field of dots: louder moments reach further from the middle, the pauses between phrases fall to a murmur, and what’s been played is inked.
- Drag across it to scrub; the time rolls rather than jumps, and the speed steps 1×, 1.5×, 2× with each press.
- The transcript follows the voice: what’s been said reads in ink, what’s coming in grey, so skipping back greys it again from there.
- Pass the audio and it plays for real; without it the note runs on a clock, with the waveform worked out from the words’ timing.

## Keyboard shortcuts

| Keys | Action |
| --- | --- |
| ← → | Skip two seconds |

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn add https://detentui.com/r/voicenote
```

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