NotizAIGet the transcript of a YouTube video, and a study note with it
Explainer videos and recorded online lectures are great until you need to revise them. Paste the link, keep the transcript and get a note instead of scrubbing through forty minutes again.
A good YouTube lecture can explain a reaction mechanism or a proof better than your textbook. The problem comes three weeks later, when you want to find that one explanation again and end up rewatching half the video. NotizAI lets you get the transcript of a YouTube video and turns it into a structured note, so the useful part stays with your course material.
Paste the link of a YouTube video that has captions. NotizAI works from the caption text: it keeps the full text in the transcript tab and writes a note with headings, the core points, key terms and things to watch out for. Your YouTube lecture becomes notes in the same format as everything else in your notebook.
Captions are the requirement. Videos without captions can't be read, and neither can live streams or Shorts. Before pasting a link, open the video and check that the CC button shows captions. Many university channels, course platforms that publish on YouTube and good educational creators caption their videos.
Public web pages work as well. Paste the address of an article, a course page or an online textbook chapter and NotizAI reads the main text and leaves out menus and side columns. Pages behind a login, such as your university's learning platform, can't be opened; copy the text and paste it as a typed note instead.
Once the note exists, the video's content gets the full toolkit: flashcards, a quiz, a mind map, an infographic and Ask AI. Online lecture notes made this way sit right next to the notes from your recorded lectures and slides.
Organic chemistry · SN1 vs SN2 (video lecture)
SN2 happens in one step: the nucleophile attacks as the leaving group leaves. SN1 goes through a carbocation in two steps.
Carbocation: a positively charged carbon intermediate; the more substituted, the more stable.
Primary substrates favour SN2; tertiary substrates favour SN1.
Remember: SN2 inverts the configuration at the carbon; SN1 tends to give a mixture.
Watch out: polar protic solvents stabilise the carbocation and push towards SN1.
Which videos work
Any YouTube video with captions: recorded university lectures, explainer channels, conference talks, language lessons. Not supported are videos without captions, live streams and Shorts. Other video sites are not supported either; NotizAI reads YouTube links and public web pages.
What the note looks like for a video
Videos are often looser than lectures, with an intro, a sponsor message, a recap at the end. The note concentrates on the subject matter and groups it under headings, so a fifty-minute video can become a single page of study notes.
Web pages as sources
Articles linked in your course, a chapter of an open textbook or a reference page on a method work well. Pages that mostly consist of images or interactive elements give less to work with than text-heavy pages.
How it works
Check for captions
Open the video on YouTube and make sure captions are available.
Copy the link
From the share button or the address bar.
Paste it into a new note
Choose the course notebook it belongs to.
Read the note and transcript
The note gives the structure; the transcript tab keeps the caption text.
Revise without rewatching
Use the flashcards and quiz instead of replaying the video.
In your semester
Your lecturer recommends a video
Paste it into the course notebook so the recommendation becomes part of your material, not a forgotten browser tab.
The lecture didn't click
Find a captioned explainer on the same topic and compare the two notes.
A flipped classroom
Courses that ask you to watch videos before the session become easier to prepare: arrive with notes and a few questions.
Reading linked in the syllabus
Paste the public article and get its main points before the seminar.
Good to know
- The video needs captions. Live streams, Shorts and videos without captions won't work.
- The note is written from the caption text, so anything only shown on screen and never spoken may be missing.
- Web pages must be public. Content behind a login or a paywall can't be read from the link.
Questions
How do I get the transcript of a YouTube video?
Paste the link of a captioned video into NotizAI. The caption text is kept in the transcript tab, and a structured note is written from it.
Which YouTube videos work?
Videos with captions. Shorts, live streams and videos without captions are not supported.
Can I turn a YouTube lecture into notes?
Yes. You get a note with key points and terms marked, plus flashcards, a quiz and a mind map from the video's content.
Does it work with other video sites?
No. NotizAI reads YouTube links and public web pages.
Can I add a page from my university's learning platform?
Not by link if it needs a login. Copy the text and paste it into a typed note instead.
Does the note include what's shown on screen?
Only what is in the captions. Formulas or diagrams that are shown but not spoken won't appear.
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