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Safeclip and SimplePractice Note Taker
SimplePractice Note Taker is an optional AI add-on inside the SimplePractice EHR. It captures session audio, transcribes it in real time and drafts progress notes you review and edit before saving. Safeclip is a separate desktop app that keeps the session on your computer and gives you a note to paste into whatever records system you use, including SimplePractice.
Facts at a glance
| Topic | SimplePractice Note Taker | Safeclip |
|---|---|---|
| Where audio is processed | In SimplePractice during the session. Note Taker uses live transcription in the appointment, and draft notes are generated with Claude by Anthropic (per SimplePractice’s Note Taker FAQ). | On your computer with local Whisper. |
| What leaves your device | Session audio and transcripts are handled inside your SimplePractice account as part of their HIPAA program. SimplePractice says the audio is deleted once the transcript is generated. Transcripts are available for review for up to 7 days or until the note is signed, per SimplePractice’s Note Taker FAQ. Since June 17, 2026, SimplePractice may retain a de-identified copy of the transcript to improve Note Taker, with clinician opt-out (Note Taker FAQ and Transcription retention FAQs). | Session audio and notes stay on your computer. They are not sent to Safeclip. The app makes a short list of network calls, published at /what-leaves. |
| Platforms | Inside SimplePractice on the web and mobile apps, for SimplePractice Telehealth and in-person sessions. Requires a SimplePractice subscription. No desktop app listed. | Mac (Apple Silicon), Windows and Linux. |
| Price | $35/month per clinician add-on after a 30-day trial, plus a SimplePractice plan (Starter lists at $49/month). simplepractice.com/pricing showed discounts on both when we checked. | Free to download, or $99 once for the Founding License until December 31, 2026. After that, Safeclip Pro is $144 a year, or $249 once. |
| Business Associate Agreement | SimplePractice offers a BAA. Note Taker FAQ states SimplePractice team members act under HIPAA obligations when providing support. | Not offered. Session content stays on your computer. Why there's no BAA |
| Account required | Yes. SimplePractice account and subscription required. | No account needed to use the app. Sign in only to buy Founding. |
| Offline use | Not stated on their site. | Recording, transcription and local summaries work offline after models are downloaded. |
Where audio is processed
- SimplePractice Note Taker
- In SimplePractice during the session. Note Taker uses live transcription in the appointment, and draft notes are generated with Claude by Anthropic (per SimplePractice’s Note Taker FAQ).
- Safeclip
- On your computer with local Whisper.
What leaves your device
- SimplePractice Note Taker
- Session audio and transcripts are handled inside your SimplePractice account as part of their HIPAA program. SimplePractice says the audio is deleted once the transcript is generated. Transcripts are available for review for up to 7 days or until the note is signed, per SimplePractice’s Note Taker FAQ. Since June 17, 2026, SimplePractice may retain a de-identified copy of the transcript to improve Note Taker, with clinician opt-out (Note Taker FAQ and Transcription retention FAQs).
- Safeclip
- Session audio and notes stay on your computer. They are not sent to Safeclip. The app makes a short list of network calls, published at /what-leaves.
Platforms
- SimplePractice Note Taker
- Inside SimplePractice on the web and mobile apps, for SimplePractice Telehealth and in-person sessions. Requires a SimplePractice subscription. No desktop app listed.
- Safeclip
- Mac (Apple Silicon), Windows and Linux.
Price
- SimplePractice Note Taker
- $35/month per clinician add-on after a 30-day trial, plus a SimplePractice plan (Starter lists at $49/month). simplepractice.com/pricing showed discounts on both when we checked.
- Safeclip
- Free to download, or $99 once for the Founding License until December 31, 2026. After that, Safeclip Pro is $144 a year, or $249 once.
Business Associate Agreement
- SimplePractice Note Taker
- SimplePractice offers a BAA. Note Taker FAQ states SimplePractice team members act under HIPAA obligations when providing support.
- Safeclip
- Not offered. Session content stays on your computer. Why there's no BAA
Account required
- SimplePractice Note Taker
- Yes. SimplePractice account and subscription required.
- Safeclip
- No account needed to use the app. Sign in only to buy Founding.
Offline use
- SimplePractice Note Taker
- Not stated on their site.
- Safeclip
- Recording, transcription and local summaries work offline after models are downloaded.
Competitor cells reflect SimplePractice Note Taker's own site as of October 20, 2026. Products change. If something is wrong, tell us at z@safeclip.io.
Choose SimplePractice Note Taker if...
- You already run your practice in SimplePractice and want notes drafted inside the chart.
- You want progress note drafts that reference your previous note for the same client.
- You need a signed BAA from your documentation vendor.
- You want telehealth, scheduling, billing and AI notes in one EHR.
Choose Safeclip if...
- You want session audio and drafts to stay on your own computer, not in a cloud EHR workflow.
- You use SimplePractice for records but want to record outside their Note Taker add-on.
- You need a desktop app on Linux, or on Windows without living in a browser tab.
- You want to see exactly what leaves your machine before you turn optional features on.
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