Medical lectures can have long silent parts between explanations, demonstrations and questions.
5cut cuts the silence from lecture recordings on your iPhone. Then transcribe the recording, export notes to Anki and review in less time. A dense lecture has fewer pauses, so 5cut cuts less from it.
What 5cut does for medical students
- Less silence to review: 5cut cuts the silence before you study.
- Your recordings stay on your iPhone: every engine runs on the device.
- Transcripts in 30+ languages: international medical students can transcribe the lecture and translate the transcript into their language.
- Export to Anki: make study cards from the transcript.
- Batches: add the recordings of one week to a batch and process them together. Keep 5cut open while the batch runs.
Privacy matters in medicine
Medical lectures often discuss patient cases, clinical scenarios and sensitive health information. Cloud transcription uploads these recordings to the server of another company. Your recordings never leave your iPhone. 5cut cuts, transcribes and makes notes on the device. There is no 5cut server.
Test it yourself: download a transcription model one time, then turn on Airplane Mode. 5cut works the same.
The medical school workflow
- Record: use the recorder in 5cut during the lecture, or import a recording.
- Cut the silence: 5cut finds the silence and cuts it.
- Transcribe: make a transcript with timestamps. With Premium, speaker identification separates the professor from student questions.
- Export: save the shorter video, export subtitles, or send the transcript to Anki for spaced repetition.
Anatomy, pharmacology, pathology
Anatomy lectures
The professor stops to point at specimens or to turn 3D models. 5cut can cut these long pauses.
Pharmacology
Fast explanations of drug mechanisms, with short pauses at slide changes. 5cut leaves short pauses alone, so the speech sounds natural.
Clinical case discussions
Many speakers: attending physicians, residents and students. With Premium, speaker identification gives up to 4 speakers a color each.
Free to start
5cut is free to download. The free version includes the recorder, silence removal and 5 exports each month. Recordings that you make in 5cut get a full transcript. Imported files get a transcript of the first 5 minutes. Premium adds unlimited exports, full transcripts of imported files, speaker identification, AI notes and search in all transcripts.
Frequently asked questions
Can I make Anki cards from a lecture?
Yes. Export the transcript to Anki. In the free version, 5cut makes fill-in-the-blank cards from sentences of the lecture. With Premium, AI makes flashcards on your iPhone.
How much shorter does a lecture get?
It depends on the lecture. A dense lecture has few pauses, so 5cut keeps most of it. On a typical phone recording, Gentle keeps about 80% of the time, Moderate about 70% and Aggressive about 60%.
Do patient cases in my recordings leave my iPhone?
No. Your recordings never leave your iPhone. 5cut cuts, transcribes and makes notes on the device. There is no 5cut server. Always follow the recording rules of your school.
Can I process a week of lectures at once?
Yes. Add the recordings of one week to a batch. 5cut processes them one after the other. Keep 5cut open while the batch runs.
