Getting Started with Thought Stream

Work in Progress 🏗️

This page is a work in progress and does not include all the features yet! In case you have questions or problems that are not covered in this guide check out FAQ & Troubleshooting.

1. This plugin can be installed from "Community Plugins" inside Obsidian or via the BRAT Plugin.
2. For this plugin to work, you will need to provide your OpenAI API key (or an OpenAI compatible API + key).
3. See the Settings section of this README file for more information.

🎯 How to Use

Access Recording RecorderModal

Click on the ribbon button to open the recording controls interface.

Record Audio

Use the "Start" button to begin recording. You can pause and resume the recording using the "Pause/Resume" button. Click the "Stop" button once you're done. After stopping the recording, the plugin will automatically transcribe the audio and create a new note with the transcribed content and linked audio file in the specified folder.

You can quickly start or stop recording using the Alt + Q shortcut.

Upload Existing Audio File

You can also transcribe an existing audio file:

• Open the command palette with Ctrl/Cmd + P.
• Search for "Upload Audio File" and select it.
• A file dialog will appear. Choose the audio file you want to transcribe.
• The plugin will transcribe the selected file and create a new note with the content and linked audio file in the specified folder.

Command Palette for Quick Actions

Both "Start/Stop recording" and "Upload Audio File" actions can also be accessed quickly through the command palette.

For further explanation of using this plugin, check out the article "Speech-to-text in Obsidian using OpenAI Whisper Service" by TfT Hacker