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Choose a video or YouTube link
Choose an MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, MP3, or M4A file and select a range, or paste a supported YouTube link. Uploaded files are read locally before you start processing.
Video → text & notes
Video to Notes — Turn Videos into Clear AI Notes
For students, researchers, and anyone who would rather read the key points than watch the whole thing.
Upload an MP4 or paste a supported YouTube link into this AI video to notes converter. Get a transcript, summary, key points, and a timeline. Review your notes, then download them as Markdown or text. For uploaded files, your video stays in your browser — only the extracted audio is sent for processing.
- Upload a video
- Choose a file and the range you need.
- MP4 to notes & text
- Full transcript plus AI notes.
- YouTube to notes
- Paste a supported video link.
How it works
Three steps from a video to text and notes.
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Transcribe and summarize
For files, we extract audio in your browser and send it for transcription. For YouTube, we use an available transcript. AI turns the text into a summary, key points, a timeline, and any action items, decisions, or key terms.
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Read, copy, or download
Review the notes summary on the page, copy it, or download the notes as Markdown and the full transcript as a text file.
Convert MP4 to notes
Choose an MP4 recording, select the part you need, and turn its audio into a transcript and AI notes. MOV, WebM, and MKV files work too. The website accepts files up to 2 GB and selected ranges up to two hours, subject to your remaining audio allowance.
Need the full wording as well as a summary? Download the transcript, or explore the video to text converter.
Only need the words from an MP4? The MP4 to text converter gives you the plain transcript to copy or save as .txt.
Turn YouTube videos into notes
Paste a supported YouTube link on this page to turn an available transcript into a summary and key points. YouTube to notes works best with videos that have captions; transcript availability varies, so some videos cannot be processed.
Only need the gist of a video? The YouTube summarizer puts the link box first and gives you a summary, key points and a timeline.
Publishing a video? The YouTube timestamp generator turns its topics into chapters for the description and makes links to any moment.
Use the Chrome extension for notes while browsing YouTube and additional export formats.
Video notes while you browse
Get the Chrome extension.
Use the Chrome extension to turn local video files and supported YouTube videos into notes while you browse. Keep a transcript, summary, and timeline from lectures, tutorials, and recorded meetings, with exports as PDF, Markdown, HTML, or TXT.
- Turn long MP4s and other video files into notes
- Make notes from supported YouTube videos
- Handle long lectures, talks, and meetings
- Export to PDF, Markdown, HTML, or TXT
FAQ
Video to Notes questions
How do I turn a video into notes?
Choose a video file and select a range, or paste a supported YouTube link on this page. Video to Notes turns the file audio or available YouTube transcript into AI notes — a summary, key points, and a timeline — you can read, copy, or download.
Is my video uploaded to a server?
For uploaded files, the original video stays in your browser. We extract audio locally and send only that audio for transcription and notes. For YouTube links, we retrieve an available transcript to generate the notes.
Can I make notes from a YouTube link or a longer video?
Yes. Paste a supported YouTube link directly on this page; processing depends on transcript availability. For local files, select up to two hours from a video, subject to your remaining audio allowance and the 2 GB file limit. The Chrome extension also supports local video files and YouTube workflows.
What can I export — text, Markdown, or notes?
You can download the AI notes as a Markdown (.md) file and the full transcript as a plain text (.txt) file, or copy the notes to your clipboard. The Chrome extension also offers PDF and HTML exports.
Can it convert MP4 to notes or MP4 to text?
Yes. The converter transcribes the selected MP4 audio to text, then writes AI notes from the transcript, so one recording gives you both. MOV, WebM, and MKV work the same way.
Is there a usage limit?
Use up to one hour of audio a day free without signing in. Sign in optionally for Trial PRO or purchased hour packs. The original video stays in your browser; selected audio is uploaded for processing.
What file types are supported?
Common video and audio formats work — MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, MP3, and M4A among them. You can also paste a supported YouTube link to generate notes from an available transcript.
Try it now
Convert your video to notes and text.
Use up to one hour of audio a day free without signing in. Sign in optionally for Trial PRO or purchased hour packs. The original video stays in your browser; selected audio is uploaded for processing.