Turn any video into usable notes (lecture, tutorial, meeting)
A two-hour lecture, a YouTube tutorial, a recorded all-hands. Crade watches what is on your screen and gives you structured notes: key points, action items, timestamps for the parts worth re-watching.
Video into notes you can actually use.
Take notes on this video.
Wrote react-19-notes.md (12 min vid, 5 key points): • 0:42 — use() replaces useEffect for data fetching • 3:18 — server actions are forms-only by default • 5:51 — cache() is per-request, not per-user • 8:04 — Suspense needs explicit fallback • 10:33 — migration story for React 18 → 19
Video is the slowest format to extract information from. A 90-minute talk usually contains 15 minutes of actual content. Watching at 2x speed helps but does not solve it. Crade compresses the workflow by reading the video frame and transcript on your screen and giving you structured notes you can actually use, instead of "yeah I watched it".
What you put on your screen
- A YouTube video with captions visible
- A recorded Zoom or Google Meet call
- A Loom or async video walkthrough
- A conference talk or webinar
- A tutorial video with on-screen code or slides
Crade reads what is visible: the video frame, any captions, and the surrounding context (title, channel, comments). For best notes, turn on captions if available. The AI can extract more from visible transcript than from frame-by-frame OCR.
What you say to Crade
Or focused: "What are the key takeaways?", "List the action items", "At what timestamp do they talk about X?".
Step-by-step: how to do this in Crade
Open the video with captions on
YouTube, Loom, Zoom recording. Enable captions if the platform supports them. They help Crade read what is being said.
Click the Crade icon
Expand Crade. Stays on top of the video player.
Ask for notes
"Take notes on this". Crade reads the visible captions and frame and gives you structured notes.
Pause and ask for specifics
"What did they just say about pricing?". Crade reads the current visible state.
Ask for timestamps
"Give me timestamps for the part about Section 5". Crade matches your question to the visible content.
Save the notes
Copy the structured notes from Crade, paste into Notion, Obsidian, or your notes app. On Pro Agent mode, Crade can save them directly as a markdown file.
What you get back
Structured notes: a one-line summary, key takeaways in bullet form, action items if any, and timestamps for the parts worth re-watching. The notes prioritise meaning over completeness. Crade tries to give you what is useful, not transcript-verbatim.
Tips for better video notes
- Turn captions on. Visible transcript is the single biggest accuracy boost.
- Pause at key moments and ask Crade to summarise just that section. Better than asking for the whole video at once.
- For tutorials, ask for a step list: "Give me the steps the presenter is demonstrating, in order".
- For meetings, ask for decisions and action items separately: "What was decided?" and "What is anyone supposed to do?".
- Save notes immediately. Crade's chat history holds them but a permanent place (Notion, Obsidian) is better long-term.
Free vs Pro vs Premium
- Free ($0): summarises and notes what is visible. Plenty for occasional video review.
- Pro ($7.99/mo or $49.99/yr): higher daily usage, Agent mode (Crade saves notes as files automatically). Right tier for people who watch multiple talks or tutorials a week.
- Premium ($19.99/mo or $149.99/yr): 10x more daily usage. Right tier for researchers, journalists, anyone processing video at volume.
Frequently asked questions
Does Crade watch the whole video for me?
Crade reads what is on screen at the moment of the prompt. For a long video, you can either let it play at 2x and ask Crade for summaries every few minutes, or scrub to key moments and ask there. Crade does not run the video for you in the background.
Can Crade transcribe audio?
Not directly. Crade reads the screen, not the audio. Use a transcription tool (built into Zoom, Otter, Loom auto-transcripts) and feed the visible transcript to Crade.
What about copyright?
Notes you take for personal use are fine. Republishing transcripts verbatim of someone else's video is a different question. Check the source's terms before sharing.
Does it work for podcasts?
Indirectly. Podcasts are audio-only. Open a transcript (most podcasts publish them) in your browser and ask Crade. The flow is identical to video with captions.
Can Crade make me flashcards from a lecture?
Yes. "Turn these notes into 10 flashcards in Q&A format" works after the notes are generated. Useful for studying.
The whole loop in one sentence
Video on screen, one prompt, structured notes back. Two hours of lecture compresses into a one-page summary you can actually reference later.
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