Recorded lecture → notes

Create lecture notes from video with a transcript and AI summary.

For students and lifelong learners who would rather review clean notes than rewatch the whole class.

Convert a lecture video to a notes summary automatically: drop a recorded lecture — MP4, MOV, WebM, or MKV — and AI notes from the video are written for you: a full transcript plus study notes with a summary, the key points and definitions, and a timeline you can download as Markdown, HTML, PDF or plain text. Works for a short or long video, and the audio is extracted in your browser; only the audio is sent for transcription, so in Browser mode, the default, the original lecture video never leaves your device. You can also paste a YouTube lecture link.

Add a recorded lecture to get started

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You’ll be able to choose an MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, MP3, or M4A.

Higher-quality transcripts and notes

multiple languages · Files up to 8 GB · Results by email

From $3.25/monthwith a yearly subscription

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Study summary
Key points and definitions.
Lecture to text
Full searchable transcript.
Private by default
In Browser mode, only audio is sent.

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How it works

Three steps from a lecture to study notes.

01

Add your lecture

Drag in a recorded lecture — MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, MP3, or M4A. The file is read locally; nothing is uploaded yet.

02

Transcribe and summarize

We extract the audio in your browser, transcribe the lecture to text, then use AI to turn it into a study summary, the key points and definitions, and a timeline.

03

Review, copy, or download

Read the study notes on the page, copy them into your notes app, or download the notes as Markdown, HTML or PDF and the full lecture transcript as a text file.

Why use it

Study the lecture, not the playback bar.

Get a study summary and key points instead of pausing and rewinding to scribble notes.

Use the timeline to jump straight back to the topic you need before an exam.

Keep the lecture transcript and notes as files you own to revise from anytime.

This page takes full lecture recordings and YouTube links (videos with captions only); the Chrome extension also works right on the YouTube watch page.

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FAQ

Lecture notes questions

How do I turn a lecture into notes?

Drop a recorded lecture onto the box at the top of this page or choose a file. By default the audio is extracted in your browser and transcribed, then AI writes study notes — a summary, the key points, key terms with short definitions, and a timeline — that you can read on the page or download as Markdown, HTML, PDF or plain text.

Can I get the notes in a different language from the lecture?

Yes. Before you start you can set the spoken language of the recording and the language you want the notes in, separately — both default to auto-detect. So an English lecture can produce notes in your own language, while the transcript stays in the language that was actually spoken.

What do the lecture notes include?

The full lecture transcript plus study notes: a summary of what was covered, the key points, a list of key terms with short definitions — useful when a lecture introduces a lot of new vocabulary — and a timeline so you can jump back to a topic to review it. Download the notes as Markdown (.md), HTML or PDF and the transcript as plain text (.txt).

What if the audio is poor or the lecturer has a strong accent?

Transcription quality follows the audio. If a recording is quiet, echoey, or heavily accented, setting the spoken language yourself instead of leaving it on auto-detect usually helps, because the model no longer has to guess which language it is hearing. Very noisy recordings will still produce mistakes — the full transcript is there so you can check anything that matters.

Can I get notes from a long lecture or a YouTube lecture?

Yes. Common recordings work — MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, plus audio files like MP3 and M4A. In Browser mode, the default, transcribe up to two hours per range, then move the range to the next part; Server mode (paid plans) processes the whole recording if your remaining audio time covers it. Browser mode, the default, takes files up to 2 GB; Server mode (paid plans) takes files up to 8 GB. YouTube lecture links work too, if the video has captions.

Try it now

Turn your recorded lecture into study notes.

Try transcription and AI notes without signing up. Paid plans include higher-quality transcripts and notes, multiple languages, result emails so you can close the page after upload, Server files up to 8 GB and selections as long as your plan time allows. In Browser mode, the default, your original video stays in your browser and only selected audio is uploaded; Server mode on paid plans uploads the video and deletes it after extraction.

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