Video and recordings
Turn a video lecture into notes and cards
Paste a YouTube link or upload a recording. Nila listens to what is said, reads what is on the slides, and writes cards that take you back to the exact moment in the video
How it works
- Step 1
Paste a link or upload
Any public YouTube video, or a recording: MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV video, or MP3, M4A, WAV audio.
- Step 2
Pick the part you need
Choose where to start and stop, so a three-hour stream becomes the forty minutes on your topic.
- Step 3
Study from it
Get cards for review, or full notes with a map. Each one links to its timestamp.
It watches the slides, not just the words
A transcript misses everything the lecturer points at. For video, Nila reads both: what is said, and what is written on the slides at that moment, so a formula on the board or a labelled diagram makes it into your cards. For YouTube, captions are used when the video has them.
Back to the moment it was said
Each card and each part of your notes keeps the time in the recording it came from. Open the source and the recording opens at that moment, so you can hear the explanation again in the lecturer’s words.
Lengths and limits
- Recordings up to three hours. Video files up to 2 GB, audio up to 500 MB.
- YouTube videos must be public.
- The free plan includes 30 minutes of audio and video in total. Paid plans include 5 to 40 hours a month.
- Cards from video are on every plan; full notes from video are part of Learn and Learn+.
Questions
Does it work with private or unlisted YouTube videos?
Only public videos. For a private recording, download it and upload the file instead.
Can I record a lecture inside Nila?
Not yet. Record it with your phone or laptop, then upload the file.
What languages does it understand?
Nila writes in the language of your material, and it works best in English, Italian and French. Add a note if you want the cards in a different language from the video.
Read on
- FeaturesNotes that show how a lecture fits togetherNila turns lecture slides, recordings and readings into study notes: processes step by step, comparisons side by side, formulas explained, your lecture’s own figures, and a map of how it connects
- FeaturesTurn your PDFs and slides into cards worth reviewingUpload a PDF, PowerPoint or Word file and Nila writes cards from it: questions, cloze, tables, step-by-step pathways and quizzes, each linked to the page it came from
- FeaturesSpaced repetition that brings each card back at the right timeNila schedules every card with FSRS, the open spaced-repetition algorithm, with presets for retention, steps and daily limits, review statistics and an exam planner
- GuideHow to study a lecture so it staysWhat to do before, during and after a lecture, based on the evidence: questions first, notes that show how ideas connect, recall instead of rereading, and reviews spaced over the semester
- GuideRetrieval practice: why testing yourself beats rereadingThe testing effect, explained from the studies: how much recalling helps, why it feels worse than rereading, which kinds of questions work best, and how to practice it
Start with one lecture
Upload one lecture and read it as notes with a map of how its ideas connect. Free to start