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Key Takeaways

  • What it is: NerdNotes is an AI tool that turns lecture audio, YouTube videos, and PDFs into structured study notes in minutes.
  • Who it's for: High school and college students — especially those preparing for AP® exams.
  • How it works: Paste a YouTube link or upload a file. AI transcribes the audio, then organizes it into headings, definitions, formulas, and worked examples.
  • AP® Mode: Generates authentic College Board–style multiple-choice questions with stimulus passages for 20+ AP® subjects.
  • Pricing: Free tier includes 2 hours of transcription per month. Student ($4.99/mo) gets 5 hours; Nerd ($14.99/mo) gets 20 hours.
  • Why it's different: Three note depths (Simple, Standard, Full Breakdown), live lecture recording, PDF processing, folders, and combined-note quizzing.
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How It Works

From raw lecture to polished notes in three steps

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Upload or Paste

Upload a lecture audio file (MP3, WAV, M4A…) or paste any YouTube URL. No setup or downloads needed.

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AI Transcribes & Organizes

NerdNotes transcribes the audio with AssemblyAI, then uses GPT-4 to structure the content into clear headings, key concepts, and definitions.

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Study & Export

Review your notes, generate a practice quiz, and export as PDF or plain text — ready for your next study session.

Everything You Need to Study Smarter

One tool for notes, quizzes, and exam prep

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YouTube & Audio Support

Paste any public YouTube URL or upload MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, OGG, WEBM, or MP4 files. NerdNotes handles content from seconds to hours long.

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Structured Study Notes

Notes are organized into clear headings, subheadings, key terms, and summaries — not just a raw transcript dump.

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AP® Mode — Exam-Ready Quizzes

Enable AP® Mode for APUSH, AP® World History, AP® Euro, AP® Biology, AP® Chemistry, AP® Psychology, AP® Calculus, AP® Stats, AP® CSA, and more. Generates authentic stimulus-based MCQs — including two-source comparison questions.

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Fast Processing

Most lectures process in 1–3 minutes. A 2-hour class session typically takes under 4 minutes start to finish.

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Export to PDF & Text

Download your notes as a formatted PDF or plain text — perfect for printing, sharing, or pasting into Notion, Google Docs, or Anki.

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Authentic AP® Exam Difficulty

AP® Mode quizzes follow actual College Board question patterns — causation, comparison, continuity and change over time, argumentation, and source evaluation. Difficulty is weighted toward hard questions (6 hard, 3 medium, 1 easy per set) with genuinely tricky distractors representing common student misconceptions.

AP® Mode

The Only Study Tool with Real AP® Exam-Style Questions

Most study tools give you generic flashcards. NerdNotes generates stimulus-based multiple-choice questions in the exact format used on AP® exams — complete with primary source excerpts, source attribution, two-source comparison sets, and detailed explanations.

  • AP® US History (APUSH)
  • AP® World History (APWH)
  • AP® European History
  • AP® Biology
  • AP® Chemistry
  • AP® Psychology
  • AP® Calculus AB/BC
  • AP® Statistics
  • AP® Computer Science A
  • + many more
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📋 AP® US History — Sample Question
Excerpt 1
"The accumulation of capital by the few and the poverty of the many are the inevitable results of a system which has no higher aim than the enrichment of the privileged classes…"
— Anonymous labor organizer, pamphlet distributed in Chicago, 1886
Excerpt 2
"The captains of industry who have built this country's railroads and factories have elevated the standard of living for every American worker and proved that free enterprise rewards those who apply themselves…"
— Industrial promoter, address to the Chicago Board of Trade, 1887
The above excerpts best support which of the following generalizations about the Gilded Age?
A. Labor organizers and industrialists agreed that regulation was necessary
B. ✓ Industrialization produced sharply divergent interpretations of economic inequality
C. American workers universally supported the free enterprise system
D. Government policy primarily benefited industrial workers over capitalists

Simple, Student-Friendly Pricing

Start free. Upgrade when you need more.

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  • 2 hours of transcription/month
  • YouTube & audio file support
  • AI-generated structured notes
  • AP® Mode quiz generation
  • Export to PDF & text
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Student
$4.99/mo
or $49/year — save 18%
  • 5 hours of transcription/month
  • Enhanced AI-powered notes
  • Priority processing
  • AP® Mode quiz generation
  • Export to PDF & text
Nerd
$14.99/mo
or $149.99/year — save 17%
  • 20 hours of transcription/month
  • Enhanced AI-powered notes
  • Fastest processing
  • AP® Mode quiz generation
  • Export to PDF & text
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Frequently Asked Questions

NerdNotes is an AI-powered study tool that converts lecture audio recordings and YouTube videos into clean, structured study notes. It also generates AP® exam-style multiple-choice quiz questions to help students practice and prepare for exams — all from a single paste or upload.
You upload an audio file (MP3, WAV, M4A, etc.) or paste a YouTube URL. NerdNotes uses AssemblyAI to transcribe the audio, then uses GPT-4 to organize the transcript into hierarchical study notes with headings, key concepts, definitions, and summaries.
Yes. NerdNotes has an AP® Mode that automatically detects the subject — APUSH, AP® World History, AP® European History, AP® Biology, AP® Chemistry, AP® Psychology, AP® Calculus, AP® Statistics, AP® Computer Science, and more — and generates authentic AP®-style multiple-choice questions. For humanities subjects, this includes two-source stimulus questions with primary source excerpts and detailed explanations. Questions are difficulty-weighted (6 hard, 3 medium, 1 easy per set).
Yes. NerdNotes has a free tier that includes 2 hours of transcription per month, AI-generated study notes, AP® Mode, and PDF export — with no credit card required. Paid plans (Student at $4.99/month and Nerd at $14.99/month) offer more transcription hours and priority processing.
NerdNotes supports audio and video uploads: MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, OGG, WEBM, and MP4. It also accepts any public YouTube video URL. Files can be up to several hours long.
Most lectures process in 1–3 minutes. A 2-hour recording typically takes 2–4 minutes end-to-end — far faster than rewatching or manually writing notes.

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