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Learn from YouTube videos without losing the key points
Structured study notes from any educational video, with key ideas, timestamps to revisit and a few questions to test yourself.
When to use it
After watching a tutorial or lecture
Step by step
Open the transcript
On many YouTube videos you can show the transcript from the description area. Copy it. Some AI assistants, such as Gemini, can also read a YouTube link directly.
Turn it into notes
Paste the transcript or link into your AI assistant with this prompt.
Prompt to copyTurn this video transcript into study notes for someone learning [topic] at [level]. Include: a 2-sentence summary, the key ideas as headed bullet points, any steps or methods as a numbered list, important terms with simple definitions, the timestamps of the 3 most important moments, and 5 questions to test my understanding (answers at the end). Only use what's in the transcript. [paste transcript]Save and test yourself
Paste the notes into your notes app. Try the questions the next day without looking.
What you get
Summary: How to make a basic budget formula in a spreadsheet. Steps: 1) Put categories in column A, 2) amounts in B, 3) type =SUM(B2:B10). Key moment: 04:12 absolute references. Q1: What does the $ sign do in $B$2?
Tips
- Auto-generated transcripts can mishear technical terms, so check unfamiliar words.
- Notes are no substitute for trying it yourself. Pause and practise as you go.