Gistr
Hey HN, We (a small team of engineers and a designer) have been building Gistr to solve a personal pain point: we consume a lot of content daily—articles, videos, podcasts—and often struggle to retain or revisit the most meaningful parts. Most bookmarking tools felt too passive or generic. So we made Gistr a tool that lets you save links and capture "gists" (notes, insights, highlights, AI summaries) on top of them. It supports YouTube, articles, PDFs, and more. You can keep things private or share your gists publicly, almost like AI-enhanced social bookmarks. We’re bootstrapped and still in…
Gistr launched on May 21, 2026 with 55 votes, #755 of 20,538 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
What it does
There's no shortage of AI tools that summarise content. Gistr does something different - it's built for understanding. Save a YouTube video, podcast, article, or PDF. Gistr extracts what matters, grounds every insight in the source, and gives you an editable outline to think with - not just read from. Add your own ideas, connect multiple sources, and verify every claim. If you consume a lot and retain very little - Gistr was built for you.
Gistr is an AI-native smart notebook that helps you think, learn, and organize knowledge you discover online. Bring all your learning into one place for deeper understanding and active retention.
Gistr is an AI-native notebook that helps you think, learn, and organize knowledge you discover online. From videos to PDFs to podcasts, Gistr turns what you consume into knowledge you actually keep. Write, expand, and refine your thinking in a flexible, AI-enhanced editor. Format your content, highlight key insights, and ask AI follow-ups — all in one place. Structure your learning across sources. Combine insights into threads, organize them, and share your knowledge with thefrom gistr.so
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Hey HN, We (a small team of engineers and a designer) have been building Gistr to solve a personal pain point: we consume a lot of content daily—articles, videos, podcasts—and often struggle to retain or revisit the most meaningful parts. Most bookmarking tools felt too passive or generic. So we made Gistr a tool…
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