🆚🆚🆚If you’re watching this video and you don’t have a lot of time, please just read the summary. That’s actually the beauty of Coconote. You can let Coconote summarize, take notes, and generally help you learn something in less time. With that said, if you want to watch this entire video, the choice is absolutely yours. I’m happy to give you an introduction to Coconote. I am one of the creators, and I’m going to be walking you through how to use Coconote on your iPhone, iPad, Android, or desktop.
Right now, Coconote is available for iPhone and iPad, but we also have a web app, which you can use, of course, on your Android, desktop, PC, or Mac. So, I’m going to be walking you through this. Over here, I have our web app pulled open with a lot of notes because I spend a lot of my time QAing the app and ensuring its quality. I also have a screen recording from my phone, which I’ll be going through.
Let’s go ahead and open up Coconote on the iPhone. The first thing you’ll see is your home screen. Initially, you may not have a lot of notes—it could be very empty, or you might only have the introductory note on how to use Coconote. But eventually, this will fill up. In the future, we plan to add the ability to organize notes into folders or better categorize them, but for now, we just have a list that is reverse chronological, meaning the most recent notes are at the top.
We also aim to make it easy to contact us if you encounter any problems or want to submit feedback. Right now, you can tap the button in the top right corner to send us a message. We read every single one of these messages. Soon, this feature might be behind the settings page, so keep an eye there. On the web app, you can also send us messages via the support tab.
Now, let me show you how to create a note. On iPhone, tap the “New Note” button at the bottom. You have three choices: upload audio, record audio, or use a YouTube video link. First, I’ll show you how to use the YouTube video option. You just paste the link, and we can auto-detect the language. I recommend leaving it on auto-detect, especially if the video is in English. If it’s in another language, you can manually select it for better accuracy.
Next, let me show you how to upload audio. You’ll go through two steps: tap “Upload Audio,” select the file, and again, you can use auto-detect for the language. If you’re unsure how to import audio from your Voice Memos app, we provide step-by-step guidance. On the web, the process is similar—either drag and drop your file or browse for it from your computer or Android device.
The last option is recording audio directly. Once you tap “Record Audio,” you’re live. You’ll see an indicator confirming the recording is happening. For better note quality, it’s helpful to specify the topic you’re recording. For example, I added “amino acids” as my topic, though I’m no expert on the subject! You have three options: delete, continue recording, or save. The audio quality will be best if you leave the app open while recording because of the way iPhone development handles microphone access.
After saving, we ask that you keep Coconote open while the AI processes your audio. The longer your recording, the longer this will take, as our AI transcribes the audio and generates notes, flashcards, quizzes, and more. Once the note is ready, you’ll see it in the background, just like on iOS, web, or Android.
Let me show you a note I created from a YouTube video. We display the video at the top, and beneath it, you’ll see the beautiful notes generated, complete with chapter headings, subheadings, and takeaways. You can also give feedback on the quality of the notes, view or edit the transcript, and do all this on both web and mobile.
You can also take quizzes based on the notes. It will tell you if you got an answer right or wrong. If something seems wrong, you can always report the issue. We also generate flashcards from the notes, which you can review anytime. Additionally, you can translate any note—here, I’ll show you a translation from English to German. We support 100 languages for both recording and note creation.
Lastly, you can share your notes. Every note has a unique link that anyone with the URL can access. If you want to share it with a classmate, simply provide the URL. In the future, we’ll add more ways to share notes and export them to platforms like Google Docs or Notion.
That’s basically it! We are always here for you. Feel free to reach out with feedback on how we can improve Coconote for you. As the app creator, I can assure you we are responsive and dedicated to solving any issues you might have.
Let me know if you’d like any further adjustments!