From dense PDF to study-ready notes.
Drop a textbook chapter, research paper or report. Get back structured notes, a summary, flashcards and a self-quiz — without reading 60 pages first.
How it works
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Upload your PDF
Scanned, exported or born-digital — we extract the text with OCR when needed.
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We structure it
TranscriptAI breaks the document into sections, key concepts and definitions.
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Study, share, learn
Export notes, flashcards and quizzes. Built for students, analysts and curious humans.
OCR for scanned PDFs
Section-by-section summaries
Auto-generated flashcards
Quiz questions with answers
Action items and key quotes extracted
Export to Notion, Markdown, Anki or DOCX
How PDF to text works
Text-based PDFs have their text pulled out directly, so the .txt is exact. Scanned, image-only PDFs fall back to on-device OCR — very good, but not perfect on faint scans or complex multi-column layouts.
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Open this file in TranscriptAI to generate a transcript, summary, structured notes, flashcards, quiz questions or action items — automatically.
Common questions
Does it work on scanned PDFs?+
Yes. TranscriptAI runs OCR automatically when needed.
How long can the PDF be?+
Free tier handles up to 50 pages. Pro and Business handle full books.
Will it understand technical material?+
Yes — it preserves formulas, code blocks and citations, and adapts the tone of summaries to the source.
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