For students and educators

Turn a lecture recording into text and study notes

Add audio from a recorder or a video. AnyBrief transcribes it locally, keeps a working transcript, and lets your configured LLM draft definitions, key ideas and review questions.

Importing a lecture recording for transcription

Keep the transcript beside concise notes

Review the topic quickly, then check uncertain wording against the saved recording.

Transcript

A local model converts speech to text. Speaker separation is available for discussions.

Course-specific notes

Define a structure for topics, definitions, formulas, examples, reading and practice questions.

Lecture archive

Find lectures by title, listen to audio and export text materials to your own folder.

Reuse one prompt across a course

Save a study-note template and match it to lecture titles. Create a different structure for another subject.

  • Key ideas while keeping the working transcript
  • Terms and definitions
  • Review questions and unclear points
  • Local Ollama or your chosen LLM
Prompt for structured lecture notes in AnyBrief

Lecture transcription questions

Can AnyBrief transcribe a long lecture?

Yes. Processing time depends on your Mac, recording quality and recognition engine.

Does AnyBrief run on iPhone?

No. It is a macOS app. Transfer an iPhone or recorder file to your Mac and import it.

Can I use it during an exam?

Use recording and AI tools only where your institution's rules allow them.

Start with one lecture recording

Import the file and keep the full text locally.

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