# Gist

Turn source material into answers and study tools.

Bring PDFs, web pages, videos, or audio into one workspace. Ask questions about the content and turn the answers into mind maps, flashcards, or structured reports.

- Author: Mohammed Husamuddin
- Case study: https://projects.ihusam.tech/projects/gist
- Status: live
- Year: 2025
- Topics: AI, Content, NLP, Document Intelligence
- Technology: Next.js, TypeScript, AI Models, Google Drive API
- Project URL: https://gist.ihusam.tech/

## Everything In, Intelligence Out

You have a 40-page PDF. You need the three things that actually matter. You don't have 40 minutes.

Gist takes anything — documents, web pages, videos, audio — and turns it into exactly the format you need. A mind map. A set of flashcards. A slide deck. A five-bullet summary.

Upload once. Extract forever.

### The Gist Pipeline
Upload Any Content → Mind Maps, Flashcards, Slide Decks, Data Tables, Reports

## The Content Problem

We produce more content than we can consume. Research papers, meeting recordings, technical docs, lecture videos — they pile up faster than anyone can process them.

The bottleneck isn't access. It's extraction. Getting the signal out of the noise. And doing it in a format that's actually useful.

- Avg paper read time: 30min (Most get skimmed)
- Retention from reading: ~10% (After 1 week)
- Retention from flashcards: ~80% (Spaced repetition)
- Formats supported: 6+ (PDF, URL, video, audio...)

## Chat With Your Documents

Ask Gist specific questions about your uploaded content. You can review a methodology, summarize a section, or create flashcards from the key findings.

Gist uses your uploaded content as context for its answers. Keep the source available so you can review the response alongside the document.

### Example Conversation
```
You: What are the three main findings?

Gist: Based on the uploaded paper:
  1. Treatment group showed 34% improvement
  2. Effect was strongest in ages 25-35
  3. No significant side effects observed

You: Create flashcards from Section 4

Gist: Generated 8 flashcards from "Methodology"
  → Exported to your flashcard deck
```

## Multi-Format In, Multi-Format Out

Most tools handle PDFs. Gist handles everything. Paste a URL and it extracts the content. Upload a video and it transcribes and analyzes. Import from Google Drive with one click.

Then choose your output: mind maps for visual thinkers, flashcards for studying, slide decks for presenting, data tables for analysis.

### Input Formats

- PDF documents
- Website URLs
- Video files
- Audio recordings
- Google Drive import
- Pasted text

### Output Formats

- Mind maps
- Infographics
- Slide decks
- Data tables
- Flashcards & quizzes
- Structured reports