Skolight vs Turbo AI
Two lecture-to-notes apps that part ways after the notes: memory, mock exams and planning.
- Skolight
- Turbo AI
Lecture recording
AI lecture recorder. The transcript writes itself as you listen.
Press record in your browser and Skolight transcribes the lecture live, then saves it to the subject's Space - ready to turn into notes, a quiz, or flashcards. Live transcription supports English, in sessions of up to 90 minutes.
The Free plan includes 30 minutes of transcription a month. No credit card required.
Recording · 42:17
…so opportunity cost isn't the money you spend.
It's the value of the next best alternative you give up.
Think about the hour you're spending in this lecture
How it works
Three steps. From your own material.
Step 1: Press record
Open Record lecture in a Space, allow the microphone, and start. Pause and resume whenever the lecturer takes a break.
Step 2: Watch the transcript
The words appear as they're spoken, and you can see how many transcription minutes you have left this month.
Step 3: Save and study
Stop and save: the transcript lands in the Space as a source for notes, a summary, a quiz, flashcards, or questions to Skolar.
What you get
Everything it does.
Live transcription
Text appears as the lecturer speaks, in sessions of up to 90 minutes. Live transcription currently supports English.
Pause, resume, or discard
Pause through the break and pick up where you left off, or throw a recording away if it wasn't worth keeping.
Already recorded? Upload it
Upload an audio file instead and Skolight transcribes it for you.
Saved to the right subject
Each recording is saved to the Space you recorded it in, next to that course's slides and notes.
Minutes on every plan
Transcription minutes a month: Free 30 minutes, Starter 3 hours, Pro 8 hours and Max 20 hours.
The start of everything else
A transcript is a source like any other: make notes, a mind map, a quiz, flashcards, or a podcast from it, or ask Skolar about it with citations.
Listen in the lecture, write it up later
Trying to write down everything a lecturer says splits your attention: you capture the words and miss the argument. Recording takes that job off your hands, so you can follow the reasoning, look at the board, and note only what strikes you.
The transcript then becomes the raw material for real studying. Skim it the same day, turn it into notes or a summary, and generate a short quiz while the lecture is still fresh - retrieval practice works best when it starts early.
Ask first: many universities have rules about recording lectures, and some lecturers record their own. Where recording is allowed, a transcript means you never lose the part of the lecture you were too busy writing to hear.
Questions.
How it compares. Honest side-by-sides.
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- Skolight
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Free tool
Cornell Notes Template
A printable Cornell notes sheet in Letter or A4, ruled, dotted or blank, with your own header.
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AI Note Taker
Structured notes and summaries from lectures, slides, PDFs, and audio.
AI Podcast Generator
Alex and Sam talk through your material in the format you choose.
AI Flashcard Generator
Decks generated from your material, reviewed with spaced repetition.
Your next A+ starts with one upload.
Upload a lecture and Skolight makes the notes, flashcards, quizzes and more, with a tutor that has read every page. Free to start, no card needed.
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