# Plaude Archiver: local Plaud Note Pro recording transfer

> Plaude Archiver reconstructs the Plaud Note Pro recording transfer protocol from analysis of the Android app, using REA and JADX in the documented workflow. Its macOS client obtains account keys once, establishes the encrypted BLE session, downloads recordings and decrypts them to Ogg Opus files. Protocol notes cover GATT characteristics, packet framing and handshake variants.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: App · Protocol
- Category: Community REA investigations
- Relationship: Author-reported mixed workflow
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/roopen219/plaude-archiver>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/roopen219/plaude-archiver/blob/e87f34536623b204a60296057e53d7747ac1e0d3/PLAUD_NOTE_PRO_PROTOCOL.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/plaude-archiver-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/plaude-archiver-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/plaude-archiver-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** macOS 13 or later, a Plaud Note Pro, Bluetooth access and a Plaud account for the initial key fetch.
- **Limits:** The protocol notes describe a blocker for the Python BLE script on newer protocol-30 firmware.
- **License:** MIT license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/roopen219/plaude-archiver/blob/e87f34536623b204a60296057e53d7747ac1e0d3/PLAUD_NOTE_PRO_PROTOCOL.md>
2. <https://github.com/roopen219/plaude-archiver/blob/e87f34536623b204a60296057e53d7747ac1e0d3/README.md>

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