Lecture to notes
Listen in class. Turn the lecture into study notes.
Record a lecture in Examo or upload an audio or video recording you are allowed to use. Examo prepares a structured summary in your course section, so the explanation, revision tools and questions stay together.
- Record or upload
- Audio and video
- Saved by course section
From lecture explanation to revision structure
Example with sample content.
Sample lecture excerpt
A confidence interval takes an estimate and adds or subtracts a margin of error. The margin depends on uncertainty and the confidence level.
Lecture note
Confidence interval = point estimate ± margin of error. A higher confidence level gives a wider interval when the data and method stay the same.
Check your understanding: why does asking for more confidence require a wider range?
How it works
Select a step to see what happens in it.
- A lecture recorded in Examo, or an audio or video file.
- Permission to record and use the lecture material.
- The course section for that lecture.
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Try it
Explore a sample structured summary before adding your own lecture.
This example runs in your browser on made-up course content. It does not use your data or AI.
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What you add, what you get
You add
- A lecture recorded in Examo, or an audio or video file.
- Permission to record and use the lecture material.
- The course section for that lecture.
You get
- A structured summary rather than only a raw transcript.
- Lecture notes beside related course material.
- Prepared material for practice questions, flashcards and Loki.
What makes it different
- A recording with a purposeThe result lives in the lesson it belongs to, not in a separate meeting-notes workspace.
- Keep the structureThe lecture becomes organised summary material you can review alongside slides or reading.
- From listening to recallUse the prepared summary for questions and flashcards instead of just replaying the recording.
Examo vs a general AI chat
| Topic | Examo | A general AI chat |
|---|---|---|
| Where it lives | One summary per week or section, kept in your course. | A chat thread you keep track of yourself. |
| Long books | Examo finds a textbook's chapters and lets you match them to your course weeks. | You decide how to split a long book and where each part goes. |
| Lectures | Record in Examo, or upload audio and video files up to 1 GB. | You usually prepare a transcript or file first. |
| What comes next | Practice questions, flashcards, mind maps and Loki in the same course. | Each new task starts from a new prompt. |
Examo as it works today. General AI chat apps differ, and many can do more with careful prompts.
Good to know
- On Free, PDFs up to 100 MB and other files up to 20 MB, with larger files on Pro. Up to 300 pages per addition (150 recommended).
- Recordings up to 3 hours each. Free includes 60 recording minutes in total; Pro includes more each month.
- AI summaries can contain mistakes. Check definitions, numbers and citations against the original.
Plans
Free includes summaries within a monthly allowance. Pro adds audio summaries and podcasts, larger files and a bigger recording allowance. Plans in the FAQ.
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Can Examo take notes from a lecture recording?
Yes. Record the lecture in Examo or upload audio or video, then save its structured summary in the relevant section.
Can I record a lecture directly?
Yes. Use the recording flow in Add content. Your browser needs microphone access, and you should have permission to record.
What are the recording limits?
Recordings can be up to 3 hours each. Free includes 60 recording minutes in total; Pro includes a larger monthly allowance. Audio and video uploads can be up to 1 GB.
Will it capture every formula perfectly?
No transcription or AI summary is error-free. Check technical terms, equations and important details against the lecture and slides.
Can I use a YouTube lecture instead?
Yes. Choose YouTube in Add content and paste the link instead of recording it again.
Works with the rest of your course
- YouTube to notesTurn a YouTube lesson into structured notes in the right section.
- AI summary generatorStructured summaries of lectures, slides, PDFs and books.
- AI study notesCornell-style notes you cover and recall, with 5 review questions.
- AI tutor for studentsYour AI study helper: explanations drawn out step by step, plus voice tutoring and files on Pro.
Comparing study apps? Read our guide to the best AI for studying, or see every Examo study tool.
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