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Gistr is an AI-native notebook that helps you think, learn, and organize knowledge you discover online.

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From videos to PDFs to podcasts, Gistr turns what you consume into knowledge you actually keep.

Gistr walkthrough: adding a source and taking notes

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

I stopped re-doing research I'd already done. Two weeks into a new project, Gistr surfaces the exact piece I'd forgotten I'd read. That used to cost me hours I didn't notice I was losing.

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

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