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Lecturno is an AI-powered platform that transforms videos into interactive, educational slide presentations. Our advanced AI extracts key concepts, generates insights, creates quiz questions, and produces beautiful visualizations—all from any video URL or uploaded file.

Key Capabilities

• Multi-Platform Support: Works with YouTube, TikTok, Instagram Reels, Twitter/X, and Facebook videos
• File Upload: Direct upload support for MP4, WebM, MOV, MP3, WAV, and M4A files (up to 500MB)
• AI-Powered Generation: AI creates structured, educational content with insights
• 98+ Languages: Hybrid transcription system supports global content
• Interactive Learning: Quiz slides, AI tutor, bookmarks, and notes
• Multiple Export Formats: PDF, PowerPoint, HTML, and plain text

Step 1: Create Your Account

Sign up for a free account to get started. You'll receive 1,000 credits valid for 12 months—enough to convert approximately 10 short videos or explore all platform features.

Step 2: Add Your Video

You have two options for adding video content:

Step 3: Choose a Template

Select from 4 distinct presentation templates, each with unique visual styling and tone:

• Minimal: Clean, simple design with monochromatic styling
• Tech: Dark mode with neon accents and code-editor aesthetics
• Academic: Traditional scholarly style with warm amber tones
• Creative: Vibrant gradients with playful, engaging visuals

Step 4: Wait for Processing

Our AI processes your video through 5 stages: Analyzing Video → Fetching Transcript → AI Processing → Creating Slides → Finalizing. Most videos under 30 minutes complete in 2-5 minutes. You can play mini-games or read learning tips while waiting!

Step 5: View and Interact

Once complete, explore your interactive presentation with navigation, bookmarks, notes, AI tutor, and export options.

Supported Platforms

File Upload

For videos not on supported platforms, you can upload files directly:

• Video formats: MP4, WebM, MOV
• Audio formats: MP3, WAV, M4A
• Maximum size: 500MB
• Processing: Files are transcribed using our hybrid transcription system

Lecturno generates 5 types of slides to create a comprehensive learning experience:

Each template affects both the visual styling and the language/tone of your generated content:

The AI Tutor is your interactive learning companion powered by AI. Ask questions, get explanations, and deepen your understanding of any presentation content.

Quick Actions

Features

• Context-Aware: AI understands the full transcript, all slides, and your conversation history
• Slide-Specific: Responses reference specific slides and video timestamps
• Conversation Persistence: Chat history is saved per presentation
• Concise Responses: Optimized for clarity—detailed explanations on request

Credit Costs

• Regular Q&A message: 10 credits
• Explain slide: 15 credits
• Create content slide: 50 credits
• Create quiz slide: 60 credits
• Create visual slide (with image): 150 credits

Every slide can be customized after generation. Click the edit button on any slide to open the full-featured editor.

Editable Fields by Slide Type

Visual slides can include AI-generated images that match your presentation's template and content.

Image Generation System

We use a multi-tier fallback system for maximum reliability:

1. Primary Model: High-quality educational diagrams with optimal accuracy
2. Fallback 1: Superior instruction following and text rendering
3. Fallback 2: Fast, cost-effective generation
4. Fallback 3: Maximum availability backup

Supported Diagram Types

Template-Specific Styling

Images are automatically styled to match your template—minimal uses clean vectors, tech uses dark backgrounds with neon accents, academic uses warm sepia tones, and creative uses vibrant gradients.

Bookmarks

Mark important slides for quick reference. Bookmarked slides are highlighted in the thumbnail view and can be accessed through the tools panel.

• One-click bookmark toggle in slide header
• Visual indicators on thumbnails
• Bookmark counter in presentation
• Navigate quickly to bookmarked slides
• Bookmarks persist across sessions

Personal Notes

Add your own notes to any slide. Notes are private to your account and saved automatically.

• Slide-level note organization
• Auto-save as you type
• Access notes from the tools panel
• Notes included in some export formats

Export your presentations in multiple formats for different use cases:

Credit Tiers

Video Conversion Costs

Failed conversions are automatically refunded. See the Pricing page for complete details.

We take your privacy and data security seriously. Here's how we protect your information:

Data Protection

• Encryption: All data encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest
• Authentication: Secure authentication via Clerk with industry-standard practices
• Storage: Data stored in Convex cloud infrastructure with enterprise security
• Access Controls: Strict access controls limit employee access to personal data

Your Rights

• Request a copy of your data (data portability)
• Delete individual presentations, notes, and bookmarks
• Request complete account deletion
• GDPR and CCPA/CPRA compliance for EU and California residents

What We Don't Do

• We never sell your data
• We don't store original videos (only URLs, transcripts, and generated content)
• We don't use your content to train AI models

For complete details, see our Privacy & Policy page.