Capturing Knowledge

Private Language supports multiple capture methods because expertise lives in different forms. A potter's glaze recipe is different from a teacher's classroom technique, and both are different from a clinician's diagnostic intuition.

Capture methods

Voice capture

The fastest way to preserve in-the-moment knowledge. Tap the microphone and speak naturally about what you just did, observed, or learned. Voice captures are transcribed automatically and analyzed for knowledge extraction.

Best for: Post-session reflections, process narration, spontaneous observations.

Photo capture

Upload images of your work, materials, workspace, or results. The AI analyzes visual elements and cross-references them with your existing knowledge graph.

Best for: Material documentation, before/after comparisons, spatial arrangements.

Video capture

Record techniques, processes, or demonstrations. Video captures are especially valuable for physical skills that resist verbal description — the way you hold a tool, the rhythm of a process, the visual cues you watch for.

Best for: Physical techniques, multi-step processes, demonstrations.

Text capture

Type reflections, observations, or structured notes. Text captures work well for deliberate, thoughtful documentation where you've already processed the experience.

Best for: End-of-day reflections, structured observations, hypothesis documentation.

Seven-dimensional extraction

Every capture is analyzed across seven dimensions of knowledge. This is what makes Private Language different from a simple note-taking app — it finds structure in your knowledge that you didn't put there explicitly.

• Extraction Dimensions — Deep dive into how extraction works