Notecast

Turn your notes into audio and interactive quizzes.

Notecast is an AI-powered study tool that transforms your PDFs, Word docs, and PowerPoints into audio discussions and interactive quizzes. Upload your notes, choose how you want to learn, and start studying.

Try it live: notecasting.vercel.app

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Features

• Upload – Drag & drop PDF, Word, PowerPoint, or text files
• Listen – Hear your notes as a discussion, story, or calm voice
• Quiz yourself – Multiple-choice, identification, or enumeration questions
• Timer – Challenge yourself with or without a time limit
• Track progress – Instant feedback, score tracking, and weak area identification

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Tech Stack

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript · Web Speech API
• Backend: Node.js · Express · Groq AI (LLaMA 3)
• Deployment: Vercel

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Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/jhames001/notecast.git
cd notecast-backend
npm install
cp .env.example .env
# Add your API_KEY to .env
vercel dev

Project Structure

notecast-backend/
├── index.html          # App UI
├── style.css           # Design system
├── script.js           # Upload, playback, and quiz logic
├── api/                # Vercel serverless functions
│   ├── extract.js
│   ├── generate-script.js
│   ├── analyze-quiz.js
│   └── generate-quiz.js
└── lib/                # Helpers
    ├── extractText.js
    └── modePrompts.js

Known Limitations
Uses browser's Web Speech API (voices are OS/browser dependent)

20MB file size limit

~24,000 character text limit

No OCR for scanned PDFs/images

License
MIT © Jhames Gequinto