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Gistr
✓ verifiedFreemium

AI-native notebook that turns videos, PDFs and podcasts into organized notes, highlights and threads you can query.

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MindMap AI
✓ verifiedFreemium

AI mind-map generator turning prompts, PDFs, audio, and video into editable maps you can chat with and restructure.

372K visits/mo20K saves
Pricing

No public pricing

Free: $0 (50 AI credits/mo)
Basic: $9.99/mo (2,000 credits)
Pro: $14.99/mo (5,000 credits)
Lite lifetime: $157 (100,000 credits)
Core features
  • AI chat grounded in your chosen sources
  • Auto-highlight of key video/podcast moments
  • Rich notes editor linked to timestamps and pages
  • Chapters for navigating sources
  • Threads and collections to organize learning
  • Guided prompts and shareable threads
  • Generate maps from text, PDFs, audio, and video
  • Chat-based expansion and reorganization
  • Manual editing kept in sync with AI
  • Multiple layouts (mind map, logic, org, outline)
  • 29+ languages and RTL support
  • Export and import across major formats
Use cases
  • Studying from videos, PDFs and podcasts
  • Organizing research across sources
  • Building mini-courses or knowledge hubs
  • Taking connected, AI-assisted notes
  • Brainstorming and research
  • Turning meeting recordings into action items
  • Studying from lectures and textbooks
  • Team planning across shared workspaces
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