{"toolsLectureRecorder":{"heroBadge":"Record → transcript + recap video","heroTitle":"The lecture recorder that turns every session into","heroTitleHighlight":"a transcript and a recap video","heroSubtitle":"Press record when a lecture, meeting, office hours or training starts, and actually listen. When you stop, Scholarly writes a timestamped transcript and structured notes automatically, and one click turns the recording into a narrated recap video lecture, flashcards or a quiz. Free includes 3 recordings of up to 60 minutes each.","heroCta":"Start recording lectures free","heroCtaSecondary":"See the recordings feature","heroTrust":"Free: 3 recordings, up to 60 min each · No credit card · Works in the browser on laptop and phone","heroUpdated":"Updated October 2026","heroSocialProof":"Used by 200,000+ learners and professionals worldwide","eyebrowAnswer":"Quick answer","answerTitle":"What does a lecture recorder do, exactly?","answerBody":"A lecture recorder captures a live class and turns it into something you can study from. In Scholarly, open the recorder in a browser on a laptop or phone and press Record, after checking your school's recording policy. Live transcript lines appear while you record. When you stop, Scholarly writes a timestamped, searchable transcript and structured notes automatically, in the language that was spoken. Free: 3 recordings in total (the allowance does not reset), each up to 60 minutes, and uploaded files up to 8 MB. Premium: 20 recordings a week, each up to 10 hours, and uploads up to 300 MB. Laureate: 100 recordings a week, each up to 10 hours, and uploads up to 1,000 MB. The transcript and notes do not use AI Creation Credits; flashcards, quizzes, and study guides made from a recording do. Downloading the audio requires a paid plan. Best for: turning a class, seminar, or meeting into notes, a transcript, and study tools in one place.","answerStep0":"Check your course's recording policy, then press record in the lecture recorder when class starts.","answerStep1":"Stop recording when class ends — transcription starts automatically.","answerStep2":"Read the structured notes and transcript, written automatically as soon as you stop.","answerStep3":"Turn the recording into a narrated recap video lecture, flashcards or a practice quiz for same-day review.","eyebrowTimeline":"A real class day","timelineHeading":"From 9 a.m. lecture to first review by lunch","timelineSubheading":"What the lecture recorder workflow actually looks like on a Tuesday with a 90-minute class.","t0Time":"9:05 AM","t0Title":"Record in class","t0Body":"Press record and put the laptop or phone down. Listen and think instead of racing to type every sentence — jot only board diagrams and anything the professor flags for the exam.","t1Time":"10:35 AM","t1Title":"Stop → transcript","t1Body":"Class ends; stop recording. Scholarly transcribes the full session into timestamped, searchable text within minutes.","t2Time":"10:45 AM","t2Title":"Skim the summary","t2Body":"Read the structured summary — main topics, definitions, examples — while the lecture is fresh, and fix anything you misheard before it hardens into a wrong memory.","t3Time":"12:30 PM","t3Title":"First review done","t3Body":"Generate flashcards and a quiz from the recording and run a first pass over lunch. Reviewing the same day, while you still remember the context, beats rereading notes a week later.","eyebrowDeepDive":"Deep dive","d1Title":"Do I still need to take notes by hand?","d1Para1":"A few, yes — but they change character. The lecture recorder catches the spoken thread, so your hand is free for the things audio can't capture: board diagrams, worked problems, and the moments the professor says \"this will be on the exam.\"","d1Para2":"That's the real win for understanding over memorization. Studies of lecture note-taking consistently find students transcribing instead of thinking — typing sentences they never process. When the recorder holds the words, the notes you do take become deliberate: structure, emphasis, and your own questions, not stenography. And because the AI builds flashcards and quizzes from concepts rather than trivia, review tests whether you grasp the material, not whether you memorized a date.","d2Title":"Is it OK to record a lecture?","d2Para1":"Rules vary by university, course, and country, so check before you record. Many professors are fine with it if you ask first; some courses prohibit recording outright; and some places require the speaker's consent by law. Your syllabus or course page usually states the policy — and if you have accommodations, your disability services office can often arrange recording permission formally.","d2Para2":"Two etiquette rules cover almost everything: ask before you record, and keep the recording for your own studying — don't post it or share it outside the class. The captured audio is a study aid, not a publication.","d3Title":"What does the AI actually produce after recording?","d3Para1":"Transcription starts automatically: you get timestamped, searchable text of the whole session, and the structured notes (main topics, definitions, and examples) are written as soon as the transcript is ready. From there the recording works like any other source in Scholarly: generate spaced-repetition flashcards, a practice quiz, or a study guide from it, and ask the AI chat questions that cite the exact moment in the lecture they came from.","d3Para2":"Everything downstream stays grounded in the recording itself. Flashcards use your professor's actual framing rather than a generic textbook's, the summary follows the order the material was taught in, and because the transcript is timestamped, you can always jump back to the exact minute a claim came from and hear it again.","d3GuidePrefix":"Just want the words?","d3GuideLink":"Use our lecture transcription tool","d3GuideSuffix":"to turn the audio into clean, timestamped text first, then layer notes and flashcards on top of it.","d5Title":"Does the lecture recorder work for online lectures too?","d5Para1":"In a physical classroom, the workflow is simple: laptop or phone on the desk, browser open, record. Sit near the front if you can — microphone distance is the biggest accuracy factor — and let the recorder carry the spoken thread while your hand covers board diagrams and worked examples.","d5Para2":"Online lectures are, if anything, easier. For a live Zoom or Teams class, record on the same device while the lecture plays. For courses that publish recordings, upload the audio or video file afterwards — it is processed exactly like a live session. Either way you land in the same place: a timestamped transcript, a structured summary, flashcards, and a quiz.","d4Title":"What if I forgot to record — or already have the audio?","d4ParaPrefix":"Upload it after the fact: audio files (MP3, M4A, WAV) and video files are processed exactly like a live recording. If you only need the words, run the file through our","d4ParaLink":"audio to text tool","d4ParaSuffix":"first — you'll get the same timestamped transcript, and the notes, flashcards, and quiz follow from there.","eyebrowFaq":"FAQ","faqTitle":"Lecture recorder FAQ","faq0Title":"Can I record a live lecture with this lecture recorder?","faq0Body":"Yes. Scholarly records lecture audio directly in the browser on a laptop or phone — no separate app needed. When you stop, the recording is transcribed and ready to turn into notes, a transcript, flashcards, and quizzes.","faq1Title":"Can I record lectures at my university?","faq1Body":"Usually yes — with permission. Recording rules vary by school, course, and country: some require the professor's or institution's consent, and some jurisdictions require speaker consent by law. Check your syllabus or ask first, follow your course policy, and keep recordings for personal study only.","faq2Title":"How long can I record a lecture?","faq2Body":"On the Free plan, each recording stops at 60 minutes, and you get 3 recordings in total. Premium and Laureate record up to 10 hours per recording, so 2 to 3 hour seminars and long workshops fit in one recording. If you upload a file longer than your limit, the full audio is kept but only the first 60 minutes (Free) or 10 hours (paid) are transcribed. Longer recordings take a little more time to process after you stop.","faq3Title":"Can I upload audio I already have instead of recording live?","faq3Body":"Yes. Upload MP3, M4A, WAV, WebM, or OGG audio, or an MP4 video, and Scholarly processes it like a live recording: transcript and notes, then any study material you want. Uploads can be up to 8 MB on Free, 300 MB on Premium, and 1,000 MB on Laureate, and each upload counts as one recording. The recorder handles study groups, seminars, interviews, and meetings the same way.","faq4Title":"How fast are the transcript and summary ready?","faq4Body":"Usually within minutes of stopping the recording. Live transcript lines appear while you record, and the structured notes are written automatically as soon as the full transcript is ready; very long sessions take a bit longer.","faq5Title":"Can the lecture recorder make flashcards the same day?","faq5Body":"Yes — that's the point of the workflow. Generate flashcards from the recording right after class and do your first spaced-repetition pass the same day, while you still remember the context around each idea.","faq6Title":"What if the room is echoey or the professor is far away?","faq6Body":"Distance and echo are the main things that hurt transcription accuracy. Sit closer to the front or place the device nearer the speaker. The transcript is timestamped, so any garbled passage takes seconds to check against the original audio.","faq7Title":"Is the lecture recorder free?","faq7Body":"Yes, to start. Free includes 3 recordings in total (the allowance does not reset), each with up to 60 minutes of transcription and automatic notes, plus live transcript lines while you record. No credit card is needed. The transcript and notes do not use AI Creation Credits; Free's one lifetime AI Creation Credit can turn a recording into flashcards, a quiz, or a study guide. Premium includes 20 recordings a week and Laureate 100, each up to 10 hours. Downloading the audio is a paid feature.","faq8Title":"What is the best app to record college lectures?","faq8Body":"A plain voice-memo app captures the audio but leaves you with a 90-minute file you will never re-listen to. A lecture recorder for students should also transcribe the audio, summarize it, and turn it into study material. Scholarly does that whole loop in the browser: record or upload, get a timestamped transcript and summary in minutes, then generate flashcards and a quiz from the same recording.","faq9Title":"Does it transcribe in my language?","faq9Body":"Scholarly detects the spoken language automatically, so you do not choose it before recording, and the summary, topics, and title come back in that same language instead of being translated into English. Flashcards, quizzes, and other study material made from the recording can be generated in any of the 70+ output languages in Scholarly's language picker. If your language is less widely spoken, try a short recording first to check the transcript quality.","faq10Title":"Can I record a lecture and get notes from it automatically?","faq10Body":"Yes. When you stop recording, Scholarly transcribes the session and writes structured notes automatically: a summary of the main topics, definitions, and examples, plus timestamped topics. There is no extra button to press. From there you can generate flashcards, a quiz, or a study guide, all grounded in the recording, and ask the AI chat questions that cite the exact moment in the lecture.","relatedLinksHeading":"More lecture and audio study tools","relatedLink0Title":"Lecture Transcription","relatedLink0Description":"Turn lecture audio into searchable, timestamped text.","relatedLink1Title":"Audio to Notes","relatedLink1Description":"Convert voice memos, seminars, and recordings into notes.","relatedLink2Title":"AI Lecture Notes","relatedLink2Description":"Generate clean, structured notes from any lecture.","relatedLink3Title":"AI Lecture Recorder","relatedLink3Description":"How students use AI to capture and review lectures.","relatedLink5Title":"Audio to Text","relatedLink5Description":"Transcribe any audio file into accurate, clean text.","relatedLink6Title":"Recordings in Scholarly","relatedLink6Description":"See everything the recordings workspace can do.","eyebrowPricing":"Pricing","ctaTitle":"Record your next lecture or meeting","ctaSubtitle":"Free to start. Capture the audio, get the transcript and notes in minutes, and have a recap video lecture, flashcards or a quiz ready the same day.","seoTitle":"Lecture Recorder for Students — Record & Get AI Notes","seoDescription":"Free lecture recorder: record a live lecture and get a timestamped transcript and AI notes, then flashcards and quizzes. 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Scholarly transcribes the full session with timestamps and writes the structured notes automatically within minutes.","howToStep2Name":"Turn it into study tools","howToStep2Text":"Generate flashcards and a practice quiz from the recording and do your first review while the lecture is still fresh."}}