Reports, contracts, papers, readings: import the PDF and Phrase writes a note with a summary and organized sections. The original stays attached. Ask about the note, then open the PDF to check an important detail.
Images and video tooAnswers with sourcesOriginal PDF attached
From a PDF to answers and finished work, in four steps
Import the PDF
Choose it from Files, or drop it on Phrase in the Mac’s Dock. The PDF stays attached as the note’s source.
Get the structured note
A title, a summary and organized sections you can edit, ready when processing finishes.
Ask the document
Chat with the note, or use Ask AI in search. Answers link to the notes they came from.
Make it useful
A one-page brief for the team, a deck for the meeting, flashcards for the exam.
The note
Forty pages in. One note out.
The dense document you meant to read becomes the note you needed: what it claims, why it matters and where to be skeptical, in blocks you can edit. The PDF stays a tap away for the details.
SummaryKey claimsEditable blocksOriginal attached
PDF
Attention Is All You Need.pdf
🧠 Transformers, in plain termsWhy attention replaced recurrence, and what that meant for scale.
Key claims, as editable blocks Quotes tied to page positions Original PDF attached as source
Ask with sources
Answers that show their sources.
Ask about methods, numbers or definitions, and the answer links to the notes it drew from. Open them, read the original wording, and decide for yourself.
Chat with the noteAsk AI in searchLinked sources
Ask AI about your notes
What does the paper say about sample size?
The main study had n = 1,204 across three cohorts. The authors flag the smallest cohort as underpowered and rerun the analysis without it in the appendix.
Methods and limits · reading note Research review · Mar 18
Built for dense material
An editor that speaks formula and diagram.
Notes on serious material need more than paragraphs. The editor handles formulas, diagrams, code with syntax highlighting, quotes and links between notes, so the note can match the rigor of the document.
Follow a complete example from a source note to a five-slide outline.
FAQ
PDF to notes, answered.
What happens when I import a PDF?
Phrase uploads the PDF for processing in the cloud and creates a note with a title, a summary and an organized body you can edit. The original PDF stays attached to the note, and you can open it at any time.
Can I ask questions about the document?
Chat with the note directly, or use Ask AI from search to get an answer with links to source notes. Open the original PDF to check important claims; a source-note link is not a page-level citation.
Can a paper become flashcards or slides?
Yes. From the reading note, Phrase can generate flashcards, quizzes, and mind maps for study, or a slide deck and one-page brief when you need to present the material.
What else can I import alongside PDFs?
Audio files, videos (Phrase keeps the video and transcribes its audio) and up to 8 images per note, so scanned pages, screenshots and photographed slides can become notes too.
Phrase for Apple devices
Your reading list, finally searchable.
Free to download for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Your documents and notes stay on your devices and sync through your own iCloud with Pro.
Start with up to 100 notes and one free media-to-note conversion. Pro adds unlimited notes, further conversions, AI features and iCloud sync, with the current usage allowance shown in the app.
