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One place to learn from anything
From videos to PDFs to podcasts, Gistr turns what you consume into knowledge you actually keep.
A better way to learn, research, and think with AI
Guided Prompts
Unlock smart, structured prompts—tailored for beginners, experts, or quick learners with just one click.
Ask AI
Chat with Gistr AI and get answers grounded in multiple sources you choose.
Auto Highlight
Surfaces the key moments from any video or podcast, so you can get through them faster.
Ask from Anywhere
Select any text in a source to ask Gistr AI for explanations, context, or clarity.
Chapters
Break down any source into navigable chapters, so you can jump to what matters.
Rich Notes Editor
Write, expand, and refine your thinking in a flexible, AI-enhanced editor. Format your content, highlight key insights, and ask AI follow-ups — all in one place.
Edit text styles easily — Make your notes clear and expressive with rich formatting - from bold highlights to code blocks.
Keep notes connected — Link your notes to exact video timestamps or PDF page numbers.
Interactive cards — Instantly add moments from YouTube, and highlights from PDFs and articles, all woven into your notes.
Threads, Collections, Sharing
Structure your learning across sources. Combine insights into threads, organize them, and share your knowledge with the world.
Multiple sources in one thread — Combine insights from YouTube, PDFs, and articles into a single narrative.
Stay organized with collections — Perfect for building your own mini-courses or research hubs.
Share your threads — Publish and share threads with peers, teams, or the public to showcase your learning.
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25k+Learners joined
I read constantly, but nothing stuck . Three months in, I can pull up an argument from a podcast I half-listened to in March. That wasn't possible for me before.
Reid CardwellGrowth PM
My watch-later was a graveyard of guilt. I was saving things I knew I'd never get back to, just to feel productive. Now I save fewer things and remember more and that pile stopped growing faster than I was.
CliffeGraduate Student
Not a museum of intentions. Not a folder of clippings. My highlights actually come back to me now, connected to things I read months apart. It finally feels like mine.
Priya MenonSelf-directed Learner
I was bookmarking everything out of FOMO, articles, videos, podcasts, all of it. Gistr quietly turned that pile into things I've actually thought about. The anxiety of missing something just stopped.
Lizzy CookCreator
I always wanted my notes to connect what I'm learning now to what I read months ago. Every system I tried made me do that work manually. Gistr just does it.
Raj PatelEngineering Student
50k+Notes prepared
Mei ChenMarketing Strategist
Three hours of podcasts, the fifteen minutes that matter. Not the obvious points. The ones I'd have skimmed past, the ones that actually change the angle of the piece.
Chad WilliamsResearcher
I walked into the review with a take, not a tab graveyard. I had the references, the thread, the argument. First time in a while I felt like I'd actually done the work, not just collected it.
Carlos AlvarezPhD Candidate
There's always a half-remembered passage. The one you know you read somewhere months ago, that would be perfect for what you're working on now. Gistr pulls it back the moment you need it.
Richel GomezStrategy Consultant
I save with intent now. Before I'd clip things into a void and hope. Now I know I'll actually find it when the brief lands so I save better, and I use what I save.
Sara WilliamsUX Designer