Recorded, in the room or on file · free to start
The lecture ends.
Your notes don't.
Share a recorded lecture from a browser tab, record the one in the room with your laptop mic, or upload a file you already have. NoteAlong writes sectioned, timestamped notes. From a tab, it also puts the slides in where the professor talked about them.
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What is the best way to get AI notes from a lecture?
If the lecture is recorded (Panopto, Echo360, Canvas, a Zoom recording), play it in a Chrome or Edge tab and share the tab with NoteAlong. You get timestamped notes with the slides placed where they were discussed. If you're sitting in the room, record it with your laptop's mic. If you already have the audio or video, upload the file. The Free plan covers 120 minutes and 5 notes a month.
However you attend
Four ways to get a lecture in.
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Recorded lecture: share the tab
Open it in Panopto, Echo360, Kaltura, Canvas or a Zoom recording, logged in as usual. Share that tab in Chrome or Edge. Slides go into the note as the professor reaches them.
02
In the room: record with your mic
Open Record with your microphone on your laptop. A short mic check runs first, so you know it can hear the lecturer before class starts. Check your course's recording policy before you use it.
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Already have a file: upload it
Drop in the lecture's mp4, mov, m4a or mp3, up to 4 hours long. The audio is prepared in your browser, so the file itself never leaves your laptop.
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Open course on YouTube: paste the link
MIT OpenCourseWare and other YouTube lectures work from the link alone, even with no captions.
Side by side
What you get from each kind of lecture
| Lecture | How it gets in | Slides in the note | Counts against |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded, in Panopto, Echo360, Kaltura, Canvas or Zoom | Share the browser tab (Chrome or Edge) | Yes, picked for you, plus Snap | Minutes and 1 note |
| Live, in the lecture hall | Your laptop mic | Add the deck afterwards | Minutes and 1 note |
| A file you already have | Upload, up to 4 hours per file | Add the deck afterwards | Minutes and 1 note |
| A lecture on YouTube | Paste the link | Add the deck afterwards, or share the tab | 1 note, no minutes |
| Just the slide deck | Upload the PDF or PowerPoint file | Yes: the slides are kept, and the note cites them by number | 1 note, no minutes; on Free, its pages too |
Free: 120 minutes, 5 notes and 50 document pages a month, 3 Snaps per note. Pro: 3,000 minutes, 500 notes and unlimited Snaps. Adding a deck to a note uses 1 note. Limits as of November 2026. Only have the audio? Turning an audio file into notes has its own page. Have the deck as a PDF or PowerPoint file? Here's how to add the slide deck to a recorded lecture.
After the lecture
What a lecture note gives you.
The slides, where they were discussed
Most AI note takers only hear the lecture. When you share a tab, NoteAlong also watches it for slides, diagrams and code. It keeps the few that help and puts each one next to what the professor said about it. If it skips the slide you wanted, press Snap and that frame goes in. Free gets 3 Snaps per note; Pro has no limit. Have the deck as a file? Press Add slides on the note afterwards.
Made for the back row
A lecture hall is not a quiet room. The mic check shows a live level before you start, and a boost switch lifts a quiet lecturer. If your mic goes silent halfway (a mute key, a privacy switch), NoteAlong warns you within seconds, not after class.
Notes in your language
Lecture in English, notes in Spanish? Notes can be written in 20 languages. Set a default, or open a note and choose Get notes in. Free makes 3 language versions a month. The lecture itself can be in about 100 languages.
Every line points back to the lecture
Sections cite the moment they came from, like (at 41:07). Click one and the transcript jumps there. Ask your notes a question and the answer names the note it came from.
Study it the same night
One click turns a note into flashcards and a quiz, reviewed on a spaced schedule. Prefer your own setup? Anki and Obsidian exports are free.
Filed under the right course
A new note suggests a folder, like Biology 101. One click accepts it. Undo puts it back.
Where it falls short
A mic recording of a room hears the professor, not the screen, so the note starts without slides. If your professor posts the deck, add it to the note afterwards and each slide goes where it was discussed. Sharing a tab needs Chrome or Edge on a computer. There's no phone app: if your phone is the only thing you bring to class, use its voice recorder and upload the file from your laptop afterwards. And if you want to keep the raw audio, NoteAlong is the wrong tool. Audio is deleted once it becomes text.
Asked by students
Lecture questions, answered short.
Can I use it in an in-person lecture?
Yes. Open Record with your microphone on your laptop, run the short mic check, and leave it running. Press Stop & generate notes when class ends. If you sit far back, switch on the boost. Mic time counts against your monthly minutes like any other lecture. Check your syllabus first, since some professors set rules about recording.
Does it work with Panopto, Echo360 or Canvas?
Yes. If the lecture plays in a Chrome or Edge tab, share that tab. No integration is needed, because your own browser does the listening while you're logged in as usual. Your school's rules for posted lectures still apply.
Will the professor's slides be in my notes?
Yes, two ways. Share the tab the lecture plays in and NoteAlong places the slides worth keeping next to what was said; press Snap for one it skipped. Or, if you have the deck as a PDF or PowerPoint file, press Add slides on the note and each slide goes where it was discussed.
Can I add the slides after a mic recording?
Yes. When your professor posts the deck, open the note, press Add slides and choose the PDF or PowerPoint file. NoteAlong rewrites the note slide by slide and keeps the version without slides. It uses 1 note; on Free the slides count toward 50 pages a month. If it doesn't work, no note is used.
Can it handle a 2-hour lecture?
Yes. Long lectures are the normal case. The transcript stays timestamped to the end, and the note is split by topic so the second hour doesn't blur into the first. The Free plan includes 120 minutes a month.
Can I get the notes in another language?
Yes. Notes can be written in 20 languages, including Spanish, Chinese, Hindi and Arabic. Set a default in settings, or open a note and pick a language under Get notes in. Free includes 3 language versions a month.
What about fast talkers, accents or technical terms?
The speech engine covers about 100 languages and holds up on dense material, but no transcription is perfect. The full timestamped transcript is kept, so you can check any line before the exam.
Does it work on Zoom class recordings?
Yes. Open the Zoom cloud recording in your browser and share the tab. NoteAlong listens to the playback, so the host doesn't need to have turned on Zoom's own transcript.