Knomi Notes

Knomi Notes · Free

Turn Lecture Slides into Study Notes

Knomi Notes turns lecture slides into study notes you can read: the bullet points become full sections with a summary on top and the key terms pulled out. Upload a PowerPoint file (.pptx) or slides saved as a PDF, and it is free with no paid plan.

Add material: upload a file, paste a link, record, or paste text.

How it works

  1. 1

    Upload the slides

    A .pptx file up to 30 MB, or the deck exported as a PDF. Google Slides and Keynote decks export to either.

  2. 2

    Add the lecture if you have it

    Slides plus the recording or a YouTube link make one note that has what was said, not just what was shown.

  3. 3

    Turn it into practice

    Flashcards, a quiz marked as you go, or a timed test, made from the same note.

Who it's for

  • University students

    Slide decks that make sense in the lecture hall and none afterwards, turned into notes that stand on their own.

  • High school students

    A teacher's slides from the unit, condensed into what to revise.

  • Anyone who missed the class

    The slides plus the recording, written up as if you'd been there.

Questions

Is it free?

Knomi Notes is free, with no paid plan and no trial that runs out. You need a free Knomi account to save what you make; you can set everything up before you make one.

PowerPoint or PDF: which is better?

From a .pptx file Knomi reads the text on every slide; pictures and charts on the slides are not read. If your slides are mostly images or diagrams, export them as a PDF: a PDF is read whole, pictures included.

Does it work with Google Slides or Keynote?

Yes, through an export. In Google Slides choose File, Download, then Microsoft PowerPoint or PDF. In Keynote choose File, Export To, then PowerPoint or PDF.

My slides are only a few words each. Will the notes be thin?

Notes can only be as full as the material. Add the lecture recording, a YouTube video of the lecture, or the reading, and the note fills in what the slides leave out.

Will it make things up?

Knomi is told to use only your material. Every flashcard and quiz question carries the line of your material it comes from, and those lines are checked against your text in code.

What happens to my slides?

Your files are read once to write the note, then deleted. The note and what you make from it are saved to your account and nobody else's.

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