Explain It Back: Study by Teaching Your Notes
Open any note, explain the concept in your own words, and Noto's AI tutor checks your explanation against the source, flagging gaps, asking follow-ups, and tracking which concepts you've truly mastered.
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Everything Explain it back does for you
Built for students who'd rather study than set up tools.
Teach to learn
Explain a concept in your own words and Noto compares it to your notes, so you find the gaps in your understanding, not just your memory.
AI follow-up questions
The tutor asks targeted follow-ups when your explanation is vague, pushing you to articulate the parts you glossed over.
Concept-by-concept mastery
Every concept in your note earns a mastery checkmark once you explain it clearly, so you know exactly what's left to revise.
How it works
Three steps. Under a minute.
Open a note
Open the note or document you want to understand deeply.
Explain it back
Explain the concept to Noto in your own words, by voice or text.
Get feedback + master it
Noto grades your explanation, asks follow-ups, and marks the concept mastered once you nail it.
Questions, answered
How much does explain-it-back cost?
Explain it back is part of the Noto Plus plan, which you can try free for 7 days. After the trial, Noto Plus keeps your concept mastery tracking and AI feedback going.
Does it work from any note?
Yes. Open any note or imported document and start explaining. Noto reads the source to check your explanation against it.
Can I explain by voice?
Yes. You can dictate your explanation and Noto transcribes it, then checks your understanding against the note's content.
How does it know what I mastered?
Noto tracks every concept in the note and marks it mastered once your explanation covers it accurately, so you see exactly what's left to revise.
More study tools in Noto
Flashcards
Paste your notes or upload a lecture PDF and Noto builds a deck of flashcards automatically, with spaced-repetition scheduling built in, so you review the right card at the right time.
Focus timer
A Pomodoro timer that lives right next to your notes: start a 25-minute focus sprint, and Noto logs the session to your study streak and insights automatically.
Quizzes
Open any note and Noto generates a practice quiz: multiple-choice, short-answer, and explain-it-back questions with instant grading, so you can test yourself before the exam.
Exercises
Open any note and Noto generates practice exercises at the difficulty you choose, with model answers, instant grading, and hints when you're stuck, so you drill the exact material you need to learn.
Podcast
Open any note and Noto turns it into a narrated audio lesson, split into topic segments with natural voices, so you can listen to your own material while walking, commuting, or cooking.
Revision sheets
Open any note and Noto builds a structured revision sheet, with definitions, examples, key-term callouts, and retrieval-practice questions, all tied back to the exact page in your source.
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Free to start. No credit card. Your notes, flashcards, and quizzes in one place.
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