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A source-first study desk

Study with summaries you can check against the source

Use a summary as a first pass, not as the final authority. Choose the source, create the format you need, and keep a page, section, or timestamp beside every important note. Then attempt recall before looking, correct errors from the original, and plan a later review.

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Choose your source

Different inputs need different checks

PDF

Start with selectable text, preserve page references, and inspect layout-heavy details in the original.

Open the pdf workflow

Research paper

Separate question, method, sample, findings, and limitations instead of flattening the paper into one paragraph.

Open the research paper workflow
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Choose your study action

A format is useful only when it matches the task

Orient

Overview

Use a short prose summary to find the source’s shape, then reopen the sections that matter.

Map

Key Points

Build a compact list, attach a source location, and look for omitted qualifiers or duplicate ideas.

Retrieve

Q&A

Hide the answer, attempt it from memory, and correct both your response and the generated pair from the source.

Explain

Visual summary

Use an image as a memory cue, not as evidence. Check every represented idea against the text.See the visual workflow

Current access conditions can change. Check the product page and the in-app purchase screen before relying on a particular mode.

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A checked study loop

Five passes, one source of truth

  1. SourceDefine the pages, sections, or timestamps actually covered.
  2. Generated notesChoose an overview, Key Points, Q&A, or visual explanation.
  3. Retrieval attemptAnswer before looking when the goal is active study.
  4. Source feedbackCorrect names, claims, quantities, context, and omissions from the original.
  5. Later reviewSet a reminder outside the app; a saved result is not a spaced-review system.

Roediger and Karpicke’s experiments found a delayed-retention advantage for repeated testing over repeated study under their reported conditions. Karpicke and Blunt’s experiments found retrieval practice outperformed their concept-mapping comparison. Neither study tested Summarise Visually or generated Q&A. Source-based feedback in this loop is a correctness check, not a claimed learning effect.

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Reviewed guides

Go deeper by task

How to check an AI summary for accuracy

Break a summary into checkable claims, trace each consequential claim to the original source, correct errors, and record important omissions.

Read the checked guide

How to summarize a PDF on iPhone without losing context

Prepare readable PDF text, choose a useful summary format, and verify the notes against the original document.

Read the checked guide

How to turn a YouTube video into checked notes on iPhone

Check transcript eligibility, turn supported video text into notes, and verify important points at the source timestamp.

Read the checked guide

Turn a research paper into notes you can verify

Create structured, source-located notes and retrieval prompts without mistaking a generated summary for research evaluation.

Read the checked guide

Use Key Points and Q&A as an active study loop

Turn checked notes into answer-hidden retrieval attempts, correct mistakes from the source, and plan a later review.

Read the checked guide
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Product workflows

Choose the current app route

Important limits

The source still does the proving

  • Generated summaries can omit context or misstate details.
  • The verified PDF branch requires extractable text; the YouTube route depends on an available transcript.
  • Summarise Visually is not fact checking, peer review, citation validation, or academic advice. Use the AI summary accuracy checklist before relying on consequential details.
  • The current app is not a verified spaced-repetition system and does not replace source-based feedback.