Transcription Modes

Before you submit a note for transcription, you configure how the transcriber handles two kinds of problems it might find in your document: writing quality issues and factual or reasoning errors. You also choose whether to enable Study Buddy, which enriches your notes with educational annotations.

These settings are chosen once, on the upload screen, before transcription begins. After transcription completes, you can check which options were used by opening the note's details.

Handling unclear writing and misspellings

This setting controls what happens when the transcriber encounters spelling mistakes, grammatical errors, or unclear writing.

Correct (default) Spelling and grammar errors are silently fixed based on context. Your transcribed document reads cleanly without any visible markers — errors are just gone. This is the best choice for most documents where you want a polished result.

Flag Errors are preserved and marked for your review. You'll see inline callout blocks highlighting where something unclear or misspelled was found. This is useful when you want to check every correction yourself before accepting it.

Ignore Your document is transcribed exactly as-is, errors and all. Choose this if accuracy to the original source matters more than readability.

Handling factual and reasoning errors

This setting controls what happens when the transcriber identifies logical inconsistencies, factual mistakes, or reasoning errors in the content.

Correct (default) Errors are silently corrected based on context. This is the best choice for most documents — factual and logical mistakes are fixed without cluttering your transcription with callout blocks.

Flag Potential factual or logical errors are identified and marked with inline callout blocks so you can review them. Choose this when you want to verify every correction yourself before accepting it.

Ignore Reasoning and factual content is transcribed as-is, with no error detection.

Study Buddy

Study Buddy is enabled by default. It enriches your transcription with educational annotations that make notes easier to study from. When enabled, the transcriber goes beyond reading your document — it acts as a tutor, adding context and filling in gaps.

Study Buddy adds two kinds of annotations:

• Tips ([!TIP] callout blocks) — helpful context placed inline where it's most relevant. These define terms used without introduction, label key concepts and techniques the first time they appear, and provide brief explanations. For example, if your chemistry notes mention "Le Chatelier's principle" without defining it, Study Buddy adds a tip. The same goes for a history lecture that references "Westphalian sovereignty" or a math class that invokes "the chain rule."

• Bridging notes ([!NOTE] callout blocks) — fill in missing intermediate steps. If an algebraic derivation skips from one step to a result, a biology explanation glosses over a mechanism, or a logical argument assumes prior knowledge you might not have, Study Buddy inserts the missing steps so you can follow along.

Study Buddy works across subjects — math, science, humanities, social sciences, and anything else where notes benefit from added context.

Both types of annotation appear in the editor preview as styled callout blocks and are included in your exports.

You can toggle Study Buddy off on the upload screen if you prefer a clean transcription without annotations. You can also edit or remove any annotation after transcription — they're just regular callout blocks in your note's markdown.