Turn any pasted text into structured study notes
Paste an article, email, essay or copied web page and get short headed study notes with key terms in bold. Figures and quotes stay exactly as written.
This preview shows the first 180 words and does not keep your file.
Need a different result? Turn anything into anything: drop any file, pick what you want out of it.Try it →Long articles and essays are hard to revise when they arrive as one unbroken block of text. This tool reads the text in its original order and writes headed notes: short headings that follow the material, two to four bullets under each, and key terms in bold. Names, figures and quotes are kept exactly as they appear in the text.
What you get
Headings in the order of the text
Each heading follows the sequence of the material, so you can find the matching section in the original quickly.
Key terms in bold
Terms you need to recall are bolded inside the bullets, so the important words stand out when you scan the notes.
Figures and quotes kept exact
Numbers, names and quoted wording are copied as written rather than reworded, so you can rely on them when you cite the source.
How it works
- Step 1
Paste your text into the box, or drop a plain text file onto it.
- Step 2
Read the preview: headed notes with two to four bullets under each heading, in the order of the text.
- Step 3
A free account gives you the full notes for longer files as an editable document, at a different level of detail, and can build flashcards and a quiz from the same notes.
Who uses it
Students revising a long reading
Paste a chapter or journal article and get notes to review the night before an exam, with key terms already in bold.
Team members summarising a report
Paste meeting minutes or a status report and get the headings and bullets with every figure left unchanged for a team update.
Anyone catching up on a long email thread
Paste a long thread or newsletter and get the points in the order they were written, with names and dates kept as they appear.
Questions
How much text can the preview handle?
The preview reads about the first 6,000 characters of your text and shows notes for that part. A free account handles longer text, so the notes cover the whole document.
Are the notes copied word for word from my text?
No. Headings and bullets are written in shorter form using only what the text says. Names, figures and quotes are kept exactly as written.
Which language are the notes in?
The notes are written in the same language as your text. An English article gives English notes, and a French email gives French notes.
Can the notes contain mistakes?
Yes, results can contain mistakes. Check the notes against the original text when it matters, for example before you quote a figure in an essay, exam answer or report.
What if I only want the main ideas as a short list?
Notes keep the order of the text under headings. If you only need a short list of the main ideas, the key points tool on this site is built for that.
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See it on real examples
Three actual runs of this tool. Open one to see the input and the whole result.