ClinicFrame is an ambient AI medical scribe that listens to a visit and writes the clinical note for you. This guide walks through your first note end to end: install the desktop app, add a patient, record a session, review the generated note, and move it into your record. Most clinicians complete their first note within ten minutes of signing up, with no EHR configuration and no training session.
Before you begin
ClinicFrame runs in your browser or as a desktop app for Mac and Windows, and it never joins the visit as a meeting bot. It captures in-person audio through the microphone and telehealth audio from the call itself: the desktop app records system audio on Mac and Windows, and the browser captures a shared Chrome or Edge tab. Get it from the ClinicFrame page, sign in, and you start on the Free plan, with no credit card required.
Step 1: Add a patient
Open the Patients section and create a record. A first name, last name, and date of birth are all you need to start. You can fill in medications, allergies, conditions, referrals, surgeries, and hospitalizations whenever they come up, and the record keeps enriching itself from every session you run. Linking a patient is optional at the start of a session and can be done afterward, so a walk-in never blocks you from recording.
Step 2: Start a session
Click New Session, choose the session type, optionally select the patient, and press record. Speak naturally: the scribe transcribes in real time and labels who is speaking. There are three ways to capture a visit, and all three end in the same structured note:
| Setting | How ClinicFrame captures it | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| In person | Ambient capture through your computer's microphone | Office visits, exams, rounds at a desk |
| Telehealth | System audio on your computer, no bot in the call | Video visits on any platform |
| Dictation | You narrate, the scribe structures it | Chart catch-up, quick follow-ups |
Sessions run up to two hours of net recording, with pause and resume at any point. Only one session is active at a time, so starting a new one saves and closes the current one automatically.
Step 3: Review the generated note
When you end the session, the note generates automatically, typically within ten to twenty seconds. By default you get the Enhanced note, which reads the encounter and chooses the clinically appropriate structure on its own. If your practice documents in a fixed format, you can generate the note in SOAP, DAP, BIRP, or a custom template instead. Every section is editable in a full rich-text editor, and anything you typed in the Quick Bar during the session is taken into account.
Step 4: Save or export
The note saves to the patient's record. From there you can copy the full formatted note into your EHR in seconds, or export it as a PDF that includes the patient's name and date of birth, the session date, and the template used. Need the same visit in another format? Use New format to regenerate it without recording again.
Where to go next
- In-person, telehealth, and dictation sessions, explained in depth.
- SOAP, DAP, and BIRP, and how to pick the right one.
- Evaluating AI medical scribe accuracy with your own visits.
