AI summarizer for notes
See what a summary and its action items look like. Try the sample, no account needed.
Try the sample, then press Summarize to see a summary and its action items.
In the app, your text goes to third-party AI providers.AI summarizer for notes
An AI summarizer reads a longer text and writes a short version of it. Vespernote's summarizer works on notes you write and on voice note transcripts, and it lists the action items it finds next to the summary. You can try a sample here without an account. Summarizing your own notes happens in the Vespernote app and needs a free account.
Why use Vespernote's AI summarizer?
Summaries of your notes
AI writes a short summary of a note or voice note transcript, including the decisions.
Action items listed for you
The summary comes with a list of things to do. They appear in the note, and in the mobile app you can send them to your planner as tasks.
Ask questions about a note
On a desktop browser, open a note and ask about it in the side panel.
Write your own AI prompts
Save a prompt such as "Summarize as bullet points for my manager" and run it on a note.
How to summarize notes with AI in 3 steps
- Step 1
Pick a note
Open a note or a voice note transcript in the Vespernote app.
- Step 2
Get the summary
Choose Summarize and AI writes a short version with the action items listed.
- Step 3
Act on it
Copy the summary, or work through the action items.
Vespernote's AI summarizer helps you get to the point
Long notes are hard to come back to. The summary puts the decisions and the to-dos first, and the full note is still there when you need the details.
- Summary and action items together
- Works on typed notes and voice note transcripts
- Your own AI prompts
- Try the sample without an account
How the AI summary works, and where to be careful
What is automated
An AI model reads your note and writes the summary and the list of action items. Nothing is checked by a person.
How accurate is it?
We have not published an accuracy measurement. A summary leaves things out by design, and AI can misread a name, a number or who agreed to what. Check anything you will act on against the full note.
Use it responsibly
Your text goes to third-party AI providers for processing, so do not paste anything you are not allowed to share.
Go beyond AI summaries: Planner
Meeting notes vs minutes vs a summary: what's the difference?
Here is what each one is for.
| Meeting notes | Meeting minutes | AI summary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Your own notes, in your words | The formal record of a meeting | A short version of a note or transcript |
| Who writes it | Anyone in the meeting | Usually one named note taker | Vespernote's AI, from your note |
| What it covers | Whatever you thought was worth writing | Decisions, votes and who attended | The decisions and the action items |
| Best for | Remembering details | An official record | Seeing what was decided and what to do next |
Who can use the AI summarizer?
Students
Summarize lecture notes into the main points before an exam.
People in meetings
Get the decisions and the to-dos from a meeting note without reading the whole thing again.
Readers
Turn your reading notes into a short summary of the main ideas.
Do it all with Vespernote
AI summarizer FAQs
Free requests, accuracy, privacy and action items.
How do I summarize notes with AI?
Open a note in the Vespernote app and choose Summarize. You get a short summary and a list of action items.
Is the AI summarizer free?
You can try the sample here without an account. In the app, a free account can summarize your own notes.
Is an AI summary reliable?
Treat it as a first read and check names, numbers and decisions against the full note before you act on them.
Is an AI summary safe?
Your text goes to third-party AI providers for processing, so do not paste anything you are not allowed to share. You can delete a note or your account at any time.
Can you summarize my notes?
Yes. In the Vespernote app, open a saved note and choose Summarize.
Can AI summarize a voice recording?
Yes. Record a voice note, and once it has its transcript you can summarize it like any other note.
What is an AI summarizer?
A tool that reads a longer text and writes a short version of it. Vespernote's also lists the action items it finds.
How do I summarize meeting notes?
Write your meeting notes, or record the meeting as a voice note, and choose Summarize in the app. The summary covers the decisions, and the action items list what needs doing.
What are action items?
Tasks that come out of a meeting or a note.
Can I write my own summary prompt?
Yes. Save your own AI prompt, such as "Summarize as bullet points for my manager", and run it on a note.
Can I send action items to my planner?
In the mobile app, yes. Each action item can become a task in your planner. In the web app, action items are listed in the note.