The lecture recorder that lets you record lectures and take notes

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.

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.

Full classes are fine, including 2–3 hour seminars and labs. Longer recordings just take a little more time to transcribe after you stop.

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.

Usually within minutes of stopping the recording. A 90-minute lecture is typically transcribed and summarized before you've left the building; very long sessions take a bit longer.

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.

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.

Scholarly is free to start with no credit card, including recording and transcription. Paid plans (from about $12/month) unlock longer recordings and unlimited uploads.

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.

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.

Yes. That's the entire point: record a lecture and get notes without a second step. When you stop recording, Scholarly transcribes the session and 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.