# Export your call history and voicemail

A file per person and per day, and every voicemail beside its audio with Apple's transcript, kept in sync on your Mac.

[Download for Mac](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/exporter-notes-to-markdown/id6741618455?mt=12)

## A person, as a file.

The front matter counts the calls, answered and missed, in and out, and the time on the phone. Then a line per call, newest first, each with its own block id to link to.

`+447700900123.md`

```markdown
---
title: "Ana Lima"
id: "+447700900123"
created: 2026-10-27T07:00:00
modified: 2026-10-27T10:00:00
source_url: "tel:+447700900123"
phone: "+447700900123"
total_calls: 2
answered: 1
missed: 1
incoming: 1
outgoing: 1
total_duration: "5:12"
---

# Ana Lima

- 📞→ 2026-10-27 10:00 - 5:12 ^call-C00000010000
- 📞← 2026-10-27 07:00 ❌ - 0:00 ^call-C00000020000
```

## What comes out

Everything in calls-export: a file per person in contacts/, a file per day in days/, and your voicemail in voicemail/.

- A file per person: Every call with them, newest first, and how many calls, how many missed and how long you talked, as properties.
- A file per day: Every call that day, oldest first, with who it was, how long, and whether it was missed or a video call.
- Voicemail with its words: Each voicemail as a note with Apple's transcript, its recording copied beside it, and linked from the call that left it.
- Names from Contacts: With Contacts connected, files and lines carry the person's name. The files stay named by the number, so a new name never moves them.
- Phone and FaceTime: The calls in your Mac's call history, phone and FaceTime, audio and video, answered and missed.
- Only on your Mac: The call history and voicemail are read on your Mac. Nothing is uploaded, and no account is needed.

## How it works

1. Connect Phone Calls: Pick the call history folder in the panel Exporter opens, so it may read your calls.
2. Connect Voicemail: On the card's Voicemail tab, press Connect and pick FaceTime's folder, where your Mac keeps voicemail.
3. It syncs: Your calls arrive as files, and new calls and voicemails follow as they come in.

How it works: [Phone Calls docs](https://exporter.dev/docs/phone-calls) · Guides: [Voicemail transcripts](https://exporter.dev/guides/phone-calls/voicemail-transcripts) · [Calls to Obsidian](https://exporter.dev/guides/phone-calls/call-history-to-obsidian)

## Questions

### What does it cost?

Your 50 most recent calls are free, with their voicemails. Unlock Phone Calls is one purchase for every call.

### Which calls are there?

The ones in your Mac's call history: FaceTime calls, and the phone calls your iPhone shares with this Mac.

### Do I get the voicemail transcripts?

Yes, the transcript Apple made for each voicemail, with how sure Apple was when it says. A voicemail with no transcript says so.

### Are recorded calls in Apple Notes covered?

Those live in Notes: the Apple Notes export writes a recorded call's transcript under its audio.

### Does anything leave my Mac?

No. The call history and voicemail are read on your Mac, and the files stay in the folder you choose.

### Can I use the files in Obsidian or Claude?

Yes. They are plain Markdown with front matter: pick a folder inside your Obsidian vault, or point Claude Code at the folder.

## Against the alternatives

The Phone and FaceTime apps show your recent calls and play voicemail one at a time; neither exports them.

| | Exporter | The Phone app | Screenshots |
|---|---|---|---|
| Every call at once | Yes | No, a list only | By hand |
| Voicemail transcripts as text | Yes | One at a time, in the app | No |
| A file per person and per day | Yes | No | No |
| Kept in sync | Yes | No | No |
| Price | 50 calls free, then a one-time purchase | Free | Free |

## Related

- [Phone Calls](https://exporter.dev/docs/phone-calls): Connect, voicemail, files and fixes
- [Phone Calls guides](https://exporter.dev/guides/phone-calls): Voicemail transcripts and Obsidian
- [Pricing](https://exporter.dev/pricing): Free allowances, unlocks and Exporter Cloud

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every page: https://exporter.dev/llms.txt