Transcription Modes

Before you submit a note for transcription, you configure how the transcriber handles content errors — mistakes in logic, calculation, or factual content. You also choose whether to enable Study Buddy, which enriches your notes with educational annotations.

Writing errors like misspellings, unclear handwriting, and grammatical mistakes are always corrected automatically. These surface-level fixes don't change the meaning of your content and are indistinguishable from OCR artifacts in most cases.

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 content errors

This setting controls what happens when the transcriber identifies logical inconsistencies, factual mistakes, or reasoning errors in your document — especially in math and algebra.

Annotate (default) Errors are preserved and marked with inline callout blocks so you can review them. You'll see two severity levels:

• Warning — the transcriber suspects something is wrong but isn't certain
• Caution — the transcriber is confident this is an error

These callouts appear immediately after the problematic content, so you see the mistake first and then the explanation.

Correct Errors are silently corrected based on context. The output reads as if the writer got it right from the start. Choose this when you trust the transcriber's judgment and want a clean result without annotations.

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.