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Turn YouTube lectures into
clear study notes in under 60 seconds

Perfect for university lectures, guest lectures, recorded classes, and academic presentations.

How Gistilo turns a YouTube link into a clear summary
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Start with the key concepts, then revisit the lecture if you need more detail.

Turn YouTube lectures into structured study notes you can review anytime.

A faster way to review lectures

Concise lecture notes
Turn a long class recording into organized points without copying a transcript line by line.
Review before exams
Refresh the central concepts, examples, and conclusions while preparing for a test.
Save study time
Spend less time replaying material you already understand and more time on difficult concepts.
Remember key concepts
Use a structured summary to reinforce the ideas the lecturer returned to throughout the class.
Cover many lecture formats
Useful for university lectures, guest speakers, recorded classes, and academic presentations.
Review claims with sources
Use optional fact-checking for research-heavy lectures where evidence and attribution matter.

Create lecture notes in three steps

  1. Paste the YouTube link for a lecture, class recording, or academic presentation
  2. Choose Detailed Summary for structured notes or 7 Key Insights for rapid review
  3. Use the summary to revise concepts, prepare for exams, and identify topics to study further
Quick Demo

Compare quick review and detailed summary formats

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Intro to Aristotle's Ethics | Lecture 1: The Good
7 Key Insights
23m

Ethics as the study of character: The speaker defines ethics as the study o… The significance of choice: Choice is highlighted as a crucial element in c...

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2. Chemical Bonding and Molecular Interactions; Lipids and Membranes
Detailed Summary
49m

Premise This lecture introduces key concepts in chemical bonding and molecu… The speaker aims to explain the significance of these molecules in biologic...

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Verifies key claims and links sources.
Fact-check (Optional)
49m

Non-covalent bond energies range from 1 to 10 kilocalories per mole. — Supp… Covalent bond energies range from 90 to 100 kilocalories per mole. — Refuted...

Rated 4.8/5 on average (167 ratings)

Study support for busy learners

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45-minute lectures summarized in seconds
I get the key points before my coffee is ready. No more constant pausing and rewinding to take notes.
Zahra N., Grad Student
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Exam prep, zero rambling
Instead of zoning out, I stick to the 7 main points. It is easier to review and actually remember.
Kasra T., University Student
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Not a wall of text
The layout is easy to scan. I can grab the key takeaways without digging through a giant block of text.
Anna R., Marketing Consultant

FAQ

Yes. Gistilo works well with university lectures, guest lectures, recorded classes, seminars, and academic presentations.

Detailed Summary organizes the lecture into clear sections, while 7 Key Insights isolates the most important takeaways for quick review.

Yes. Summaries are useful for refreshing concepts and reviewing the structure of a lecture before an exam.

Pro supports individual lecture videos up to 5 hours long.

Based on video duration, rounded up. Example: 7:30 uses 8 minutes.

Free supports videos up to 90 minutes each. Pro supports videos up to 5 hours each.

Included hours reset each billing cycle. If you run out, you can purchase an optional top-up pack.

Included hours reset monthly. Pro top-ups roll over while Pro is active.

Optional on Pro. We verify key claims and include sources you can review. If we cannot verify something, we clearly label it.

No. We store summaries and minimal metadata. You can delete history anytime.

Turn Your Next Lecture Into Notes

Paste a lecture link and get a concise review you can use before class, after class, or before an exam.
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