HoverNotes vs Glasp
Glasp is the better pick for highlighting and sharing what you read across articles, PDFs, and Kindle. HoverNotes watches videos with you and turns every course, lecture, and tutorial into AI study notes — automatically, capturing the on-screen code and diagrams a highlighter misses.
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Notes that capture what transcripts miss
HoverNotes sits right beside the video and turns what you watch into AI study notes — automatically, as you learn, capturing the code and diagrams a transcript misses.
Watches the video live and writes structured AI study notes as you go
Captures timestamped screenshots of on-screen code, equations & diagrams
Saves everything privately to your own Obsidian vault
The honest comparison
HoverNotes vs Glasp — side by side
Both are great — at different jobs. Glasp is a social highlighter for everything you read. HoverNotes is the focused tool for turning the videos you watch into notes you keep.
Choose HoverNotes if…
You learn from video — courses, lectures, coding tutorials — and want AI notes plus timestamped screenshots of on-screen code and diagrams, saved privately to your own Obsidian vault.
Choose Glasp if…
You highlight as you read across the web, PDFs, and Kindle, and you like saving and sharing those highlights in a public, social library with an AI memory across everything you read.
| Feature | HoverNotes | Glasp |
|---|---|---|
| Watches the video itself — works even without a transcript | Transcript-based | |
| Timestamped screenshots saved into your notes | ||
| Captures on-screen code & diagrams visually | ||
| Built for course platforms — Udemy, Coursera & 20+ sites | YouTube-focused | |
| Local-first — notes stored on your device, not the cloud | Cloud library | |
| Exports notes to Obsidian (Markdown) | ||
| Highlight web articles, PDFs & Kindle | ||
| Social / public highlight sharing & community feed | ||
| AI memory chat across everything you've saved | ||
| Free plan to start |
Questions
HoverNotes vs Glasp — common questions
Is HoverNotes better than Glasp?+
For learning from video, HoverNotes is purpose-built: it watches the footage itself, captures timestamped screenshots of on-screen code and diagrams, and saves private notes to Obsidian. Glasp is the stronger choice for highlighting and sharing what you read across articles, PDFs, and Kindle.
What is the difference between HoverNotes and Glasp?+
HoverNotes watches videos and turns them into structured, screenshot-rich notes saved locally to your Obsidian vault. Glasp is a social highlighter for the web, PDFs, YouTube transcripts, and Kindle that keeps highlights in a shareable cloud library with an AI memory.
Is HoverNotes cheaper than Glasp?+
Both offer a free plan to start with no credit card required. Glasp Pro adds unlimited private highlights from $12.50/month. HoverNotes is free to install, with paid plans for heavier use.
Can HoverNotes replace Glasp?+
For video-based learning, yes — HoverNotes captures more from courses, lectures, and tutorials than a transcript highlighter does. If you also highlight articles, PDFs, and Kindle books and share them socially, Glasp covers reading workflows HoverNotes does not.
Who should use Glasp instead of HoverNotes?+
Choose Glasp if your main workflow is highlighting and saving passages across web articles, PDFs, and Kindle, sharing them in a public library, and chatting with an AI memory built from everything you read.
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