DictaLens

DictaLens is DictaAI’s built-in transcription analysis and insight tool. It helps you analyze transcripts and documents using AI data analytics to generate summaries, detect sentiment, identify errors, and answer custom questions directly from your content without hallucinations. DictaLens works with transcribed audio and video files as well as uploaded PDFs, and it supports both single-file analysis and multi-file analysis for combined insights.

Key Capabilities

DictaLens provides a complete set of tools for structured conversation intelligence and content review.

How to use DictaLens?

How to use DictaLens?

Open AI Analysis

  • From the left-side navigation menu, click AI Analysis
  • Select the date range for the files you want to analyze
  • Click Search to display uploaded files
  • Select one or more files
  • Click Analyze Files to open DictaLens

DictaLens Interface Overview

The DictaLens workspace is divided into three main sections.

Right Panel – Idea Palette

Right Panel – Idea Palette

The Idea Palette contains predefined prompts organized by category. These prompts are designed to extract common insights quickly and consistently.

Available categories:

  • Universal
  • Academic
  • Legal
  • Podcast
  • Business & Project Management
  • Interviews & Market Research
  • Social Media & Marketing

When multiple files are selected, prompts automatically adjust to provide cross-file analysis.

Middle Panel - Ask Anything (Custom Prompt Box)

Middle Panel - Ask Anything (Custom Prompt Box)

The Ask Anything panel allows you to interact directly with DictaLens using custom queries.

You can switch between:

  • Express Mode - For quick summaries or direct answers
  • Advanced Mode - For deeper AI data analytics and more detailed responses

Type your question or instruction and click Send to generate results.

Bottom Left - AI Memory

Bottom Left - AI Memory

AI Memory displays your usage details:

  • Used Memory - Processing already consumed
  • Remaining Memory - Available processing left in your plan
  • Upgrade Alerts - Notifications when usage is nearing plan limits

Using the Idea Palette (Prompt Library)

Using the Idea Palette (Prompt Library)

Using the Idea Palette (Prompt Library)

  • Click a prompt category (for example, Universal)
  • Select a prompt (for example, Grammar Correction)
  • The prompt appears in the Ask Anything box
  • Click Send to run the analysis

You can repeat this process to try different prompts or categories on the same content.

Writing Custom Prompts

Writing Custom Prompts

You are not limited to preset prompts. DictaLens supports free-form queries for advanced transcription analysis.

Custom prompts allow you to:

  • Extract specific information
  • Reformat content
  • Identify insights unique to your use case
  • Generate structured outputs from conversations

DictaLens responds using only the content of your uploaded files as reference.

Using DictaLens With Project files along with your Transcripts

DictaLens also supports PDF document analysis.

Steps for PDF Analysis

Steps for PDF Analysis

  • In the DictaAI dashboard, click Add Data Sources
  • Upload PDFs (up to 350 pages)
  • Click Continue to AI Analysis
  • Use all DictaLens features, including summaries, sentiment analysis, and custom prompts

Upload a transcript or document

Upload a transcript or document and run AI analysis to surface key insights. Refine results with built-in or custom prompts, then export or reuse instantly.