Paste a video. Get a writing-ready outline — hierarchical structure, key points, evidence, exactly the bones of an article.
I, II, III for sections. A, B, C for subsections. 1, 2, 3 for evidence. The shape every writer was taught.
The argument the video makes, distilled into one sentence at the top of the outline.
Quotes, examples, and statistics from the video grouped under the relevant argument.
Compatible with Notion, Roam, Obsidian, Google Docs. The outline survives the format change.
Best on argument-heavy videos — essays, talks, lectures, panels.
Thesis, claims, evidence — extracted and hierarchized in seconds.
The outline becomes the skeleton. You fill in the connective writing. Drafting time, halved.
Use a podcast as a source for your piece. The outline organizes your evidence before you start writing.
Lecture video becomes essay outline. Bibliographies, evidence, structure — all there.
Watch ten conference talks, generate ten outlines, synthesize one paper. The literature-review accelerator.
RecapGPT preserves the speaker's voice in pull-quotes and writes connective prose in a neutral editorial tone. Most users tweak 10-15% before publishing — far less than starting from a raw transcript. If you want a stronger personal voice, edit the connective sentences and leave the quotes alone.
Yes. You get 3 free conversions per month with no credit card required. Pro is $5.99/mo for unlimited conversions and longer videos. We don't run ads or sell your data.
Markdown, HTML, or plain text — your choice. Works with WordPress, Ghost, Substack, Medium, Notion, Obsidian, and anything else that accepts standard text. No lock-in.
Yes, if the video is public. The output is your draft, but the underlying ideas belong to the original creator — cite them, link to the video, and don't republish verbatim. Best practice is to use AI drafts as a starting point for your own analysis or commentary, not a substitute for it.
3 notes free every month. Pro is $5.99/mo. No credit card required to start.
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