A complete video intelligence workspace.
Notes, transcripts, AI briefs, knowledge graph, and cross-video synthesis — all in one native Mac app.
Notes pinned to the exact moment.
Every note is anchored to the video’s current time. Click a note in the sidebar and the player jumps to that second. Search across every note in your library with one shortcut.
- ⌘↩ to save a note at the current time
- Drag-and-drop local files or paste a YouTube URL
- Full-text search across every note you’ve ever taken
Every word, searchable.
On-device transcription (Whisper or Parakeet) with visual slide-change detection. Your lectures and podcasts become a searchable text archive.
- Whisper or Parakeet, on your Mac (no cloud, no upload)
- Automatic slide-timeline from visual change detection
- Import public YouTube captions, paste from anywhere, or transcribe a downloaded MP4
Screenshots that read themselves.
Capture any frame. OCR, formula-to-LaTeX, and Swift/JS code extraction run automatically. Paste back into your notes or Anki deck with one click.
- Formula recognition with LaTeX export
- Code extraction with language detection
- Region capture for cropping slides or diagrams
A research brief per video.
Four layers of structured output: overview, key claims, entities, notable quotes, topic map, reading list, open questions, flashcards, and a draft research note.
- Every claim linked to a timestamp in the source
- Bundled on-device AI (Apple MLX) — no key needed
- Or bring your own OpenAI / Anthropic / Gemini key
Your library thinks for itself.
Entities (people, books, companies, tools) are extracted from every processed video and connected automatically. Click any node to see its full timeline across your library.
- Auto-resolves duplicate entities across videos
- Scope by video, playlist, or full library
- Export as Markdown, Obsidian wikilinks, or CSV
See where your sources agree.
Tension maps cluster overlapping claims, classify consensus vs. contested, and let you compile a citation-rich research document from your whole library.
- Find repeated themes across 2 to 200 videos
- Keep / merge / contrast / exclude per cluster
- Compiled document cites every source with timestamps
Your library never leaves your Mac.
Local SQLite, local transcription, local full-text search. AI calls go directly from your machine to the provider you configured — nothing passes through our servers (because we don’t have any).
- No telemetry, no account required
- Works fully offline with bundled Local AI; cloud providers optional
- macOS Sandbox compatible
Live classes and calls, too.
Session Mode puts your Zoom, Teams or Meet call, your notes and the recording in one window. When it ends, the recording opens with every note, key moment and slide screenshot on its timeline — ready to transcribe, brief and share.
- •Join by link, or by Zoom / Teams meeting ID + passcode
- •Watch the meeting window inside VidNotes
- •Timestamped notes, key-moment marks and screenshots
- •Save video + audio, or audio only
- •Both sides of the call: their audio and your mic
- •Recordings stay on your Mac — nothing is uploaded
What’s in which tier.
| Feature | Free $0 | Scholar $9.99 | Researcher $39.99 | Pro $79.99 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playback & Notes | ||||
| Local video playback (AVPlayer) | ||||
| YouTube video playback | ||||
| Timestamp-anchored notes | ||||
| Video library + playlists | ||||
| YouTube playlist import (with your own API key) | ||||
| Basic Markdown export | ||||
| Full-text search (notes) | ||||
| VidNotes Packs — share a video with its notes & captures | ||||
| Transcription & Capture | ||||
| On-device transcription — Whisper or Parakeet | ||||
| YouTube caption import (when public captions exist) | ||||
| Transcript search (FTS5) | ||||
| Frame capture from video | ||||
| Region capture (crop) | ||||
| OCR on captured frames | ||||
| Formula → LaTeX recognition | ||||
| Visual slide-timeline detection | ||||
| Transcript export (Markdown / text) | ||||
| Anki export (.apkg) | ||||
| AI Intelligence | ||||
| 4-layer AI Brief per video | ||||
| Chat with video (Q&A) | ||||
| Chat export | ||||
| Key claims extraction | ||||
| Notable quotes extraction | ||||
| Entity extraction | ||||
| Flashcard generation | ||||
| Draft research note | ||||
| Reading list extraction | ||||
| Cross-video synthesis / tension maps | ||||
| Compiled research documents | ||||
| Knowledge graph (entity network) | ||||
| Entity resolution across videos | ||||
| Multi-provider AI routing | ||||
| Provider fallback on rate limits | ||||
| Spotlight indexing | ||||
| Obsidian export (YAML + wikilinks) | ||||
| Live Sessions (Pro · direct download) | ||||
| Session Mode: join Zoom / Teams / Meet by link or meeting ID | ||||
| Watch the meeting window inside VidNotes | ||||
| Timestamped notes & screenshots during the call | ||||
| Record call audio + your mic, or video + audio | ||||
| Transcribe & brief the recording afterwards | ||||
| Packs that include the recording | ||||