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Podcast to Notes
Upload an episode file and get a timestamped summary, the guest's best quotes, and a show-notes draft you can edit. No re-listening, no typing while you listen.
- Input
- MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC, WebM, MP4 — one file at a time, up to 200 MB / 120 minutes
- Output
- Summary · timestamped section notes · key points · quotes · show-notes draft · flashcards & quizzes
- Languages
- 50+ languages
- Speakers
- up to 10 labels, on Plus and above
- Not supported
- Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and RSS links. Export or download the episode file first.
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Upload a podcast episode and get a timestamped summary, key quotes, and a show-notes draft. MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC, WebM, MP4 up to 120 minutes. Free account, no credit card.
What is Podcast to Notes?
Podcast to Notes turns one episode into written notes you can search, quote, and reuse. HyNote transcribes the audio, labels who is speaking, and builds a summary with timestamps so you can jump back to the moment a claim was made. You get the same episode twice: once as audio, once as something you can control-F.
Most people listen to a 90-minute interview and keep three sentences. This gives you the other 87 minutes back in written form — the argument, the numbers, the guest's own words — without a second listen.
How to turn a podcast episode into notes
Get the episode file
Most shows put the audio on their own site or in their RSS feed. Download it, or export it from the app you use. HyNote can't pull audio from Spotify or Apple Podcasts links.
Upload it
Drag in MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC, WebM, or MP4. One file, up to 200 MB and 120 minutes. Longer episodes: split them into parts first.
Read, edit, export
Your notebook gets a transcript with speaker labels, timestamped notes, a summary, and a show-notes draft. Fix names and numbers, then export to PDF, Google Docs, or Notion.
What you get from every episode
Summary
The through-line of the episode in a short block, not a list of topics.
Timestamped sections
Every section links back to the audio; click to hear it in context.
Key points
The claims worth remembering, grouped by topic.
Quotes
Sentences you can paste into a post, a paper, or an episode description.
Show-notes draft
A starting point for the description, with the structure already there.
Flashcards and quizzes
Generated from the episode's content, for review later.
Who uses it
Students and researchers
A three-hour panel on a topic you're writing about is not three hours of your week. Get the argument and the citations in ten minutes.
Podcast listeners
Keep the ideas from an episode without keeping a notes app open while you drive.
Podcasters
Draft show notes from the episode you just published, with timestamps and quotes already pulled. What used to take 45 minutes takes about five.
Analysts and sales
A competitor's founder did a 70-minute interview. Pull their exact claims, with timecodes, before the next call.
Podcast to Notes vs transcription and summary tools
| Feature | HyNote | Transcription tools | Podcast summary apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Works from an uploaded file | ✅ | ✅ | usually link-only |
| Speaker labels | ✅ Plus+ | often paid | rarely |
| Timestamped section notes | ✅ | transcript only | summary only |
| Quotes pulled out | ✅ | ❌ | sometimes |
| Show-notes draft | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Flashcards and quizzes | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Also handles PDF, YouTube, lectures, web pages | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
FAQ
No. HyNote works from an audio file, not a streaming link — those platforms don't expose the file, and HyNote won't try to pull it. Download the episode from the show's own site or RSS feed, or export it from your podcast app, then upload the file.
Not from a Spotify or Apple Podcasts link — ChatGPT can't open those. It can work from a transcript you paste in, which means you still need one. Uploading the episode to HyNote produces the transcript, the timestamped notes, and the summary in one step.
Up to 120 minutes and 200 MB per file on every plan, including Free. Split longer episodes into parts before uploading. Monthly transcription allowances vary by plan.
Yes, if the file is MP4. The video is processed as audio — you get the transcript and notes, not a clipping tool.
Yes, up to 10 speakers, with speaker identification on Plus and above. Labels are auto-assigned (Speaker 1, Speaker 2) and you can rename them; the rename applies across the whole transcript. It works best when people don't talk over each other.
A summary, timestamped section notes, key points, quotes, and a show-notes draft, plus flashcards and quizzes. Everything is editable before you export.
You can create a free account and generate notes without a credit card. Usage limits and features vary by plan; pro plans add transcription minutes and export, and Plus and Unlimited add high-accuracy speaker identification and export to Google Docs and Notion.
No. Audio and transcripts are private, encrypted in transit and at rest, and deletable at any time.