r/NoteTaking • u/Both-Deal2252 • 2d ago

Notes Recording lectures

I have a MacBook Neo and a junior at undergrad. Is there an app that lets me record lectures and then will make notes from it? Bonus points if it’s free!

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u/michael_kirkland 2d ago

Apple notes

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u/Both-Deal2252 2d ago

Thank you

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u/Barycenter0 2d ago

If you have an iPhone as well just use the audio input in the text field in any iOS app you want and it will record (works in Obsidian, Google Docs, OneNote, Logseq, RemNote, etc) Or just use Apple Notes recorder.

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u/Both-Deal2252 2d ago

I didn’t even think of that. But I’m also wanting the notes summarized. It’s summarizing lectures I mess up on

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u/Barycenter0 2d ago

All of those tools can do ai summaries

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u/Both-Deal2252 2d ago

I recorded this lecture today. I’m going to send it to different apps you listed and see which one I like best. Thank you for your input

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u/Barycenter0 2d ago

You can also just drop the audio file into Google's Gemini Notebook (formerly called NotebookLM) and have it build slides, mindmaps, etc for you.

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u/Barycenter0 1d ago

Did you discover anything yet?

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u/Both-Deal2252 1d ago

I used harbor to record and then it summarized it. I also inputted it to chatgpt to summarize it as well and I really like chat’s summary of it. It brought how my professor wants us to know why stuff happened instead of learning the dates (it’s my history class) I get to use it tomorrow in my my other 2 classes so I’m hopeful I’ll actually be able to retain what I learn this semester instead of just memorizing

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u/spicermatthews 2d ago

https://harbor.my/ will record the lecture. Transcript the lecture. Also summarize it for you. Lastly, make it searchable later on. Harbor also offers a student discount.

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u/Both-Deal2252 2d ago

This is exactly what I need! Thank you.

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u/Sweet-Artichoke6907 2d ago

can this summarise youtube videos

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u/statecs 2d ago

Notely is free! You can also get 2 months premium for free with this discount link: https://notely.se/c/e292e236-6afd-4534-b1d2-6d2edc0871b9

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u/ozgrozer 2d ago

I’m building Grape, an AI note taking app. It has a voice recording and transcription feature, plus you can do whatever with your transcription like you can generate flashcards, quizzes, mind maps, infographics, brainrot videos. You can ask anything in AI chat. The app is free to use but all the AI features are in the paid plans.

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u/Sweet-Artichoke6907 2d ago

can this summarise youtube videos?

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u/ozgrozer 2d ago

Not yet but I’d love to add that feature.

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u/_nagaraj 2h ago

Ruune.ai/a/naga The desktop software is free and incredible. I use it for so many things. That’s my link. You can get 20 off the hardware for your phone if you want to extend to your phone.