Welcome to HoverNotes: Where Videos Become Knowledge
We're excited to welcome you to the HoverNotes blog! This is where we'll share insights about transforming video learning, building knowledge systems, and maximizing your Obsidian vault for lasting understanding.
The Problem We're Solving
How many times have you watched an educational video, learned something valuable, then struggled to find that specific insight weeks later? Or rewatched the same tutorial multiple times because the knowledge just didn't stick?
We built HoverNotes because we believe video knowledge shouldn't be temporary.
What is HoverNotes?
Start Your Knowledge Revolution
Transform how you learn from videos. HoverNotes turns every tutorial into permanent, searchable knowledge that grows your expertise over time.
HoverNotes is a Chrome extension that transforms any video into permanent knowledge that lives in your Obsidian vault forever. It works on all platforms - YouTube, Udemy, Coursera, and all university and school websites.
Here's how it works: Click the HoverNotes icon on any video to open side-by-side mode with the video on the left and your notes on the right. Choose where to save in your Obsidian vault, and everything gets stored as markdown files on your computer.
What Makes Us Different
- Real-Time AI Notes: Our AI watches alongside you, seeing charts, equations, and visual content on screen
- Multilingual Support: Get notes in Chinese, Korean, Spanish, or any language - perfect for international students
- Timestamped Screenshots: Capture key visual moments with automatic timestamps
- Live Obsidian Sync: Notes sync directly to your vault as you write them
- True Video Understanding: We capture complex equations and visual content, not just transcripts
A Real Example
Imagine watching a complex math video on YouTube. Instead of pausing every few seconds to write notes, you:
- Click the HoverNotes icon on the video
- Choose your Obsidian folder where notes will be saved
- Let AI capture equations and explanations while you focus on understanding
- Take timestamped screenshots of key visual moments
- Watch everything sync to your Obsidian vault in real-time
The result? That complex equation the instructor just explained is now permanently captured in your knowledge system, connected to everything else you've learned. You'll never need to rewatch that video just to find that one piece of information.
This is how you build a real knowledge system from video content.
What You'll Find Here
This blog will focus on the intersection of video learning and knowledge management:
- Obsidian Workflows: How to integrate video learning into your vault
- Learning Strategies: Techniques for retaining and connecting video insights
- Knowledge Building: Creating lasting understanding from temporary content
- User Stories: How knowledge workers are transforming their video learning
Join the Knowledge Revolution
We're building HoverNotes for people who take their learning seriously. If you're someone who:
- Watches educational videos and wants to retain what you learn
- Uses Obsidian to build a personal knowledge system
- Values local storage and data ownership
- Believes knowledge should compound, not disappear
Then you're in the right place.
Try HoverNotes today and start transforming your video watching into knowledge building.
A Personal Note
HoverNotes was born from our own frustration with forgetting valuable insights from videos we'd watched. We tried existing tools, but they all missed something crucial - true integration with our knowledge systems and respect for our data ownership.
We built HoverNotes to solve our own problem, and we're excited to share it with fellow knowledge builders.
"Your knowledge belongs to you. HoverNotes ensures it stays that way while making it more accessible and connected than ever before." - HoverNotes Team
Welcome to a new way of learning from videos. We can't wait to see the knowledge systems you'll build.
Ready to transform your video learning? Install HoverNotes and connect it to your Obsidian vault today. Have questions? Check out our getting started guide or contact us.
