How can I take notes from YouTube lectures?

Use the Pip Cue Chrome extension. Launch Cinematic PiP (Alt+Shift+M) to float the lecture on top of your notes, open the transcript sidebar to search every line, bookmark the exact second of any important quote, and send the saved video to NotebookLM to ask questions about it.

Can I download the transcript of a YouTube lecture?

Pip Cue's transcript sidebar lets you read every line of the lecture's captions inside YouTube. You can copy the line that's currently playing in one click. Translation to 100+ languages is included, free.

How do I bookmark a YouTube video at a specific timestamp?

Install Pip Cue. A red Save button appears next to YouTube's Like and Share. Click it at any moment in the video — the bookmark stores the video URL, title, thumbnail, and the exact second you stopped. First 20 saves are free and local; sign in with Google to sync.

Can I send YouTube videos to NotebookLM?

Yes. Every bookmark in the Pip Cue dashboard has a one-click Send to NotebookLM action. Pip Cue opens NotebookLM, creates or opens a notebook, and pastes the YouTube URL (with the exact timestamp where you saved) into the Add-source dialog.

For students

Watch the lecture. Catch every word. Pick it up tomorrow.

Float YouTube lectures above your notes. Search the full transcript. Bookmark the exact second of every quote. Send saved lectures straight to NotebookLM. Free Chrome extension.

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Four things you'll do with every lecture

The workflow Pip Cue is built around.

Float the lecture while you take notes

Cinematic PiP keeps the professor on top of your Notion / doc / Obsidian. ←/→ skips ±10s when you need to re-hear a sentence.

Search the transcript for the bit you missed

The transcript sidebar shows every line. Type a phrase to filter, click any matching line to jump the video there. No more 30-minute lecture rewatches.

Bookmark the exact second

Hit the red Save button when the professor says the thing. The bookmark stores thumbnail, title, and the precise timestamp — open the dashboard, click resume.

Send saved lectures to NotebookLM

One click on any saved bookmark sends the YouTube URL with timestamp into NotebookLM's Add-source flow. Chat with the video, summarize it, build study notes.

Turn any saved lecture into a notebook you can chat with.

One click on any saved bookmark sends the YouTube URL — with your exact timestamp — straight into NotebookLM's Add-source flow. Open the lecture, ask it questions, generate study guides, get summaries. The transcript is already in NotebookLM's hands.

One click on any saved bookmark
URL sent with your exact timestamp
Creates a new notebook or adds to current

Free for the whole semester

20 saved lectures, kept locally

The first 20 bookmarks live in your browser, no account needed. Sign in with Google any time to sync across devices — phone, laptop, lab computer. The web dashboard at /bookmarks shows every saved lecture with thumbnail and resume link.

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Your transcripts and notes stay yours

PiP Cue never uploads transcripts. Bookmarks live locally by default. The NotebookLM hand-off sends only the YouTube URL you saved — no Pip Cue data, no profile, nothing else. Read the full privacy policy.

Make YouTube part of your study workflow.

Free. No account needed. Works on every lecture.

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