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Use case · Lecture notes

Record the class. Walk out with the study notes.

Phrase turns a 50-minute lecture into a structured note — searchable transcript, clean summary, organized sections — with the original audio attached. Then it turns that note into flashcards, quizzes, and slide decks.

100+ languagesAudio stays attachedStudy tools built in
  1. Record the lecture

    From the app, Control Center, a widget, or your Apple Watch — then put the phone away.

  2. Get the structured note

    A transcript in 100+ languages, a summary, and organized sections when processing succeeds.

  3. Find any moment

    “Where did she explain the second theorem?” Search the transcript, tap, replay.

  4. Make it study material

    Flashcards, quizzes, mind maps, and decks — generated from the same trusted note.

The write-up

Fifty minutes in. The part that matters, out.

Processing runs as a visible task: uploaded, transcribed, organized — and the note appears only when it succeeds, so a dropped connection never leaves a half-empty note before the midterm. Failed tasks simply retry.

SummaryKey termsOrganized sectionsFull transcript
Replay the moment

Seconds to the exact sentence. Not a re-listen.

The Source Viewer plays the lecture with live transcript segments. Search inside the transcript, jump to the line, and hear it in the professor’s own words — with CJK-friendly search for classes that aren’t in English.

Transcript searchTap to replayFull-screen reading
Study tools

The note becomes the study plan.

Ask for flashcards and get a deck built from this lecture. Quiz yourself with scoring and feedback. See the topic as a mind map. Each artifact links back to the note, so a surprising answer can be checked against the class itself.

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How students study with Phrase
More than audio

Slides, readings, and whiteboards live here too.

Import the professor’s PDF handout, snap up to 8 whiteboard photos into one note, or drop in a recorded seminar video. Everything becomes a searchable, source-backed note, refined in a native block editor built for long, mixed-media material.

PDF handoutsWhiteboard photosSeminar videosBlock editor
FAQ

Lecture notes, answered.

Can Phrase record a full lecture?

Yes. Phrase records in the app, from Control Center and Lock Screen controls, from a Home Screen widget, or from Apple Watch. When the recording is processed, Phrase creates a structured note with a transcription, summary, and editable content — the original audio stays attached.

What languages does lecture transcription support?

Phrase can record and transcribe in 100+ languages, and search supports CJK substring matching alongside Latin prefix matching, so lectures in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean stay searchable.

Can I search inside a lecture transcript?

Yes. The Source Viewer supports transcript search, transcript copy, full-screen transcript viewing, and active transcript segments during playback, so you can jump back to the exact moment something was said.

Can Phrase turn lecture notes into study tools?

Yes. From a lecture note, Phrase can create flashcards, quizzes, and mind maps as Artifacts, plus slide decks and pages. Artifacts keep links back to the source note when available, so answers can be checked against the lecture.

Can I import lecture slides or readings?

Yes. Phrase imports PDFs, image sets (up to 8 images per note task), audio files, and videos, so slide handouts, whiteboard photos, and recorded seminars can become notes too.

Do my lecture recordings stay private?

Phrase is local-first: notes live on device and sync through your own iCloud. Media is processed only to build the note, and nothing is kept on Eversight servers afterwards. Always follow your school’s recording policies and ask permission where required.

Phrase for Apple devices

Bring Phrase to your next lecture.

Free on the App Store for iPhone, with Apple Watch companion surfaces. Lectures become notes on your device, synced through your own iCloud.

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