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Notes

Capture, organize, and enhance your study notes

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What Are Notes?

The Notes feature helps you capture information from lectures, readings, and study sessions. With AI assistance, your notes become powerful study tools that can generate flashcards, summaries, and practice questions.

Creating Notes

Text Notes

Type or paste notes directly into the editor with rich formatting support.

Voice Notes

1

Click the microphone icon to start recording

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Speak naturally - record a lecture, your thoughts, or verbal notes

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Click stop when finished

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AI transcribes your recording into searchable text

Document Import

Upload PDFs, images, or documents to extract text and create notes automatically.

Tip: Record your teacher's lecture (with permission) and let AI transcribe it. You can then highlight key points and generate study materials from the transcript.

AI Note Features

Smart Summarization

Click "Summarize" to get a concise overview of your notes. Great for quick review before exams.

Key Point Extraction

AI identifies and highlights the most important concepts in your notes.

Generate Study Materials

From any note, you can:

  • Create flashcards from key terms and definitions
  • Generate practice questions
  • Create a quiz to test your understanding
  • Build a lesson outline

Ask Questions

Chat with your notes! Ask questions about the content and get answers based on what you've written.

Organizing Notes

Folders

Create folders for each class, project, or subject.

Tags

Add tags like "exam-prep," "chapter-5," or "important" to find notes quickly.

Search

Full-text search across all your notes, including voice transcripts.

Favorites

Star important notes for quick access.

Note Editor Features

  • Rich Text - Bold, italic, headings, lists
  • Highlighting - Color-code important information
  • Checklists - Track to-dos and study tasks
  • Images - Embed diagrams, photos, and screenshots
  • Links - Connect related notes together
  • Math - Write equations with LaTeX support

Collaboration

Share notes with study partners:

  • Generate a share link for view-only access
  • Export as PDF for printing
  • Send directly to classmates on Cocovox

Sync Across Devices

Your notes sync automatically across all your devices. Start on your phone, continue on your computer.

Best Practices

  • Take notes in your own words to improve retention
  • Review and clean up notes within 24 hours
  • Use AI summarization to create study guides
  • Generate flashcards right after class while the material is fresh
  • Link related notes together to build a knowledge network
Recording Tips: Always get permission before recording lectures. In quiet environments, your device's microphone will capture clear audio. In noisy settings, consider using an external microphone.
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