At a very basic level, Jott is an online transcription service. It converts spoken notes into text & emails them to you.

But there is more to Jott than that. It is also a bridge between many other web based productivity tools & emails like GMail , Remember the Milk & I want Sandy .

You cam sign up for free with the Jott Basic free transcription service & free personal online assistance services .

Jott Basic is still free and includes unlimited online voice-to-text notes . You can view those notes online with web apps, and there is a new desktop application Jott Express. Jott Express works in offline mode & it can sync up with iPhones with Jott for iPhone application.

Although the basic Jott is free at the cost of ads, the Jott Blog explains the various commercial pricing available for more features from the tool.

Key Features of Jott includes:

• Free Online Voice-to-Text Notes – this is a pure online transcription service. You call Jot, dictate the notes & Jott converts them into text. The notes are always available online at Jott.com or they can be sent back to you in email or SMS
• Maintain & Update To-Do Lists – 1 phone call to Jott will create & maintain to-do lists. You call Jott, say the name of the list you want, and leave a message. Your voice message will be converted to text and added to that list for you. You can set reminders on your notes, organize them into lists, prioritize them, or as mark them as complete when you are finished
• Online Collaboration & Group Messages – With a phone call to Jott, you can send emails or text messages to your entire group, team, or organization
• Hands Free Emailing – This is one of the best features. You can send a personal email or SMS to a friend (or anyone for that matter) without typing it. Call Jott, leave the voice message & Jott will email or SMS your message in writing to anyone you want

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