Step 1
Ask and learn
Ask anything about the source. Every answer links to the part it came from.
Make notes from text
Paste your text and get short, clear notes to revise from.
Free, no sign-up. Up to 120,000 characters.
How to turn text into notes
Three steps, no account needed.
- 1
Paste your text
Copy your text and paste it into the box. It starts with a short sample to try.
- 2
Get your notes
Select Get notes. Gistr turns your text into short notes with the key points.
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Copy or download
Copy the notes in one click, or download them to revise offline.
Do more with your notes
Ask about the source, turn it into slides or quizzes, and practice until it sticks.
Step 2
Create
Turn it into notes, slides, docs, infographics or images.
Step 3
Practice
Follow a study plan with reading, flashcards and quizzes that come back before you forget.
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Group notes by subject so related ideas stay together.
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PDFs, videos, podcasts and web pages live side by side.
Pick up where you left off
Come back to any saved source with its notes ready.
Text to notes FAQ
Quick answers on length, results and downloading your notes.
How do I turn text into notes?
Paste your text into the box at the top of this page and select Get notes. The text to notes tool gives you short notes with the key points. Copy them, or download them as a file.
Is the text to notes tool free?
Yes. It is free and needs no account. There is a limit per visitor, shared across the free tools. If you reach it, the page tells you how long to wait.
Do I need an account?
No. You can paste text, then copy or download the notes without signing up. You need a free account to ask about the text, make flashcards or save it to your library.
How much text can I paste?
Up to 120,000 characters. Split longer text into parts and make notes from each one.
What kind of text works?
Any text you can copy, such as class notes, an article, a chapter or a transcript. The box takes plain text only, so images do not come across.
What do the notes include?
The key points from your text, written as short lines that are quick to revise from. Each point keeps the terms your text uses.
Can I download the notes?
Yes. Copy them in one click, or download them as a TXT or Markdown file to revise offline.
What is the text in the box when I open the page?
A short made-up sample, so you can see a result right away. Its result is prewritten. Change or replace the text to make notes from your own.
Can I make notes from a file or link instead?
Yes. Gistr has separate free tools for PDFs, YouTube videos, podcasts, web pages and audio files.
What happens to my text?
Your text goes to a third-party AI model to write the notes, and that provider’s own data policy applies. Gistr keeps the notes for up to 30 days, matched to a fingerprint of the text, so the same text gets the same result faster.
What is Gistr?
Gistr is an AI knowledge companion that turns YouTube videos, podcasts, articles and PDFs into knowledge you keep. Ask questions and get answers that cite the exact source, make notes, slides and flashcards, and keep everything in one searchable library.
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