{"toolsAiLectureRecorder":{"heroBadge":"Lecture Recorder","heroTitle":"The lecture recorder that lets you","heroTitleHighlight":"record lectures and take notes","heroSubtitle":"Press record when class starts and actually listen. By the time you're home, Scholarly's AI Meeting Notes has the transcript, a structured summary, and flashcards built from exactly what your professor said. The same recorder works just as well for study groups, office hours, and project meetings.","heroCta":"Start recording lectures free","heroCtaSecondary":"See the recordings feature","heroTrust":"Free to start · No credit card · Works on laptop and phone","heroUpdated":"Updated June 2026","heroSocialProof":"Used by 200,000+ learners and professionals worldwide","eyebrowAnswer":"Quick answer","answerTitle":"How do you record a lecture and get notes?","answerBody":"Open Scholarly in your browser on a laptop or phone, start the lecture recorder, and press record when class starts — after checking your school's recording policy and asking your professor where required. When the lecture ends, stop recording: Scholarly transcribes it with timestamps, and from the same recording one click writes a structured summary, flashcards, or quiz questions within minutes. That's the whole loop — record lectures and take notes in one place, without re-uploading anything.","answerStep0":"Check your course's recording policy, then press record in Scholarly when class starts.","answerStep1":"Stop recording when class ends — transcription starts automatically.","answerStep2":"Read the structured summary while the lecture is still fresh.","answerStep3":"Generate flashcards and a practice quiz from the recording for same-day review.","eyebrowTimeline":"A real class day","timelineHeading":"From 9 a.m. lecture to first review by lunch","timelineSubheading":"What the workflow actually looks like on a Tuesday with a 90-minute lecture.","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 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. Studies of lecture note-taking consistently find students transcribing instead of thinking — typing sentences they never process. When you record lectures and take notes this way, the notes you do take become deliberate: structure, emphasis, and your own questions, not stenography.","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 happens after recording stops?","d3Para1":"Transcription starts automatically: AI Meeting Notes gives you timestamped, searchable text of the whole session, and Generate notes adds a structured summary of the main topics, definitions, and examples. From there the recording works like any other source in Scholarly — generate spaced-repetition flashcards, practice quizzes, or clean notes 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":"Want the full step-by-step?","d3GuideLink":"Read our guide on how to turn lecture recordings into study notes","d3GuideSuffix":"for the whole record-to-review workflow, including what to do with the transcript once you have 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: timestamped transcript, structured summary, flashcards.","d4Title":"What if I forgot to record — or the lecture is online?","d4ParaPrefix":"Upload it after the fact: audio files (MP3, M4A, WAV) and video files work the same way as a live recording. If the lecture is on YouTube, paste the link into","d4ParaLink":"YouTube to Notes","d4ParaSuffix":"instead — no download needed, and you get the same structured notes and flashcards from it.","eyebrowFaq":"FAQ","faqTitle":"Lecture recorder FAQ","faq0Title":"Can I record a live lecture with Scholarly?","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, 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 a recording be?","faq2Body":"Paid plans transcribe up to 10 hours per recording, so full 2–3 hour seminars and labs are fine; the Free plan transcribes up to 60 minutes. Longer sessions should be split into a second recording, and longer recordings take a little more time to transcribe after you stop.","faq3Title":"Can I upload audio I already have?","faq3Body":"Yes. Upload MP3, M4A, WAV, WebM, or OGG audio — or a video file — and Scholarly processes it exactly like a live recording: transcript, summary, then any study material you want. It's not only for lectures either — AI Meeting Notes handles study groups, seminars, and interviews the same way.","faq4Title":"How fast are the transcript and summary ready?","faq4Body":"Usually within minutes of stopping the recording. A 90-minute lecture is typically transcribed before you've left the building, and notes follow within minutes of pressing Generate notes; very long sessions take a bit longer.","faq5Title":"Can it make flashcards from the lecture 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":"Scholarly is free to start with no credit card, including recording and transcription. Paid plans unlock longer recordings and unlimited uploads.","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 quizzes from the same recording.","faq9Title":"What's the best lecture recorder for students?","faq9Body":"The best lecture recorder for students doesn't just save audio — it turns the lecture into something you can study. Scholarly records in the browser (no install), transcribes with timestamps, writes a structured summary, and generates flashcards and quizzes from the same recording. Everything stays grounded in what your professor actually said, so you record lectures and take notes in one workspace instead of juggling a recorder, a transcriber, and a flashcard app.","faq10Title":"Can I record a lecture and get notes from it automatically?","faq10Body":"Yes. That's the entire point: record a lecture and get notes with one click. When you stop recording, Scholarly transcribes the session automatically; press Generate notes and it writes a structured summary — main topics, definitions, and examples — within minutes. From there you can generate clean notes, flashcards, or a quiz, 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 podcasts into notes.","relatedLink2Title":"AI Lecture Notes","relatedLink2Description":"Generate clean, structured notes from any lecture.","relatedLink3Title":"YouTube to Notes","relatedLink3Description":"Paste a video link and get organized study notes.","relatedLink4Title":"Recordings in Scholarly","relatedLink4Description":"See everything the recordings workspace can do.","relatedLink5Title":"AI Lecture Recorder Guide","relatedLink5Description":"How students use AI to capture and review lectures.","relatedLink6Title":"AI Lecture Summarizer","relatedLink6Description":"Condense a recorded lecture into a structured summary.","eyebrowPricing":"Pricing","ctaTitle":"Record your next lecture","ctaSubtitle":"Free to start. 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Scholarly transcribes the full session with timestamps, and Generate notes writes a structured summary within minutes.","howToStep2Name":"Review the same day","howToStep2Text":"Generate flashcards and a practice quiz from the recording and do your first review while the lecture is still fresh."}}