macOS Shortcut: Transcribe & Summarize Audio
Budget: $10 – $50 USD
I need a fully-packaged macOS Shortcut that I can drop straight into the Shortcuts app (macOS 12 or later) and trust-sign, so importing never throws a security warning. When triggered, the workflow should:
• Scan a source folder that will always contain English MP3 files only.
• For every file it finds, generate an accurate transcript, create a concise summary (a paragraph or two is enough), and append both to a new Apple Notes note titled with the original filename and today’s date.
• Once a file is processed, move it to a “Processed” folder so the shortcut never re-runs on the same audio.
Deliverables
1. A signed .shortcut file ready for import.
Acceptance criteria
• I can run the shortcut without editing it, grant permissions once, and watch one of my MP3s end up transcribed, summarized, and safely stored in Apple Notes.
• No duplicate processing on re-run.
• Source and “Processed” folders can be changed quickly via the Shortcut’s Ask-When-Run or an easy-to-find variable.
If anything here is unclear, let me know—I’m happy to refine folder paths, naming conventions, or summary length before you dive in.
• Scan a source folder that will always contain English MP3 files only.
• For every file it finds, generate an accurate transcript, create a concise summary (a paragraph or two is enough), and append both to a new Apple Notes note titled with the original filename and today’s date.
• Once a file is processed, move it to a “Processed” folder so the shortcut never re-runs on the same audio.
Deliverables
1. A signed .shortcut file ready for import.
Acceptance criteria
• I can run the shortcut without editing it, grant permissions once, and watch one of my MP3s end up transcribed, summarized, and safely stored in Apple Notes.
• No duplicate processing on re-run.
• Source and “Processed” folders can be changed quickly via the Shortcut’s Ask-When-Run or an easy-to-find variable.
If anything here is unclear, let me know—I’m happy to refine folder paths, naming conventions, or summary length before you dive in.