NotesBuddy: A Notes Sharing Platform

Overview

NotesBuddy is a modern notes sharing platform that allows users to read notes, give quizzes, revise from flashcards, execute code snippets, and also have PYQs, more.

What Users Can Do

• Find Notes: Search and access notes by year or semester (1st to 4th year).
• Share Resources: Share notes and materials with friends.
• Use Flashcards: Practice with interactive flashcards for active recall.
• Attempt Quizzes: Test your knowledge with practice quizzes.
• Access PYQs: Get previous year questions (PYQs) with answers.
• One-Shots: Quick review materials for last-minute prep.
• Topper Notes: Handwritten notes from top-performing students.
• AI Study Assistant: (Coming soon) Get instant answers to your study questions.
• Video Material: Watch video explanations for better understanding.

Why I Built This

I built this platform to solve a fundamental issue I faced while studying:

• Professors don't share notes with students.
• Topper's notes are not available to everyone.
• Notes are scattered & not organized.
• Reading one notes and then another is a pain with no sync, same examples and tone of writing.
• I don't want to read notes from a PDF; I want to customize my reading experience.

Tech Stack

• Next.js
• TypeScript
• React
• Tailwind CSS
• Shadcn UI
• Zod
• React Hook Form
• Razorpay SDK
• Monaco Editor
• MDX Integration

After Launch & Impact

• Got 1700+ users in 2 months.
• Got 200k views in 3 months with average 15k views during exams.
• Got 90+ Premium users in the same duration.
• Learned a lot about SEO, optimization, and how to build a useful product.
• Found a memory leak issue in velite that was causing slow performance.
• Built my own CMS for the platform.
• Used full potential of MDX and custom components.

Future Plans

• Improve the CMS system to make it more efficient and scalable.
• Add AI Study Assistant.
• Scale it to enterprise level.