Knomi Notes

Knomi Notes · Free

YouTube Video to Notes

Paste a YouTube link into Knomi Notes and it reads the video's transcript and writes structured notes: a summary, sections and key terms, then flashcards or a quiz if you want them. It is free with no paid plan. YouTube sometimes withholds a video's captions; when it does, Knomi says so and asks you to paste the transcript, which takes a few seconds.

Knomi reads the video's transcript. If YouTube keeps it, you can paste it instead.

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

How it works

  1. 1

    Paste the link

    Any YouTube link to a lecture, lesson or explainer: a full URL, a youtu.be link or a Shorts link.

  2. 2

    Knomi reads the transcript

    The video's captions become notes. If YouTube keeps them back, Knomi names the video and asks you to paste the transcript instead.

  3. 3

    Study it

    Flashcards, a quiz or a practice test from the video, or ask the note what the speaker meant.

Who it's for

  • Students who learn from YouTube

    Crash courses, recorded lectures and worked examples, kept as notes you can revise.

  • Online course students

    Lecture videos posted to YouTube, written up one by one.

  • Anyone short on time

    A one-hour video read as notes in a few minutes, so you know which part to watch again.

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.

Why does it sometimes ask me for the transcript?

Knomi reads a video through its captions, and YouTube does not always hand them over to other sites. When that happens Knomi tells you and opens a box for the transcript. On the video, open More, then Show transcript, copy it and paste it in.

Does the video need captions?

Yes. Notes come from the words in the video, so a video with no captions at all (neither uploaded nor automatic) can't be read. Most lectures and lessons have automatic captions.

Can I combine the video with my slides?

Yes. Add the slides, a PDF or pasted notes to the same note and Knomi writes one set of notes from all of it.

Does it watch the video?

No, it reads what is said. Anything only shown on screen and never spoken, such as a worked equation on a whiteboard, will be missing unless you add the slides or a photo.

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.

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