What does it cost?
Participants pay nothing. The institution gets one quote per program, based on how many hours you record. Tell us about your program and we will send a number.
Do participants need a Mac?
The person who records does. Participants on a Mac join the cohort with the code and read, ask and tick inside the app. Everyone else gets the notes as a PDF or text file that you export and send, however you usually share things. A way to read notes in any browser is something we are looking at next.
Who can see a session?
Only the people in the cohort it was shared into, until the cohort’s end date. Sessions you don’t share stay private to whoever recorded them. Participants can read a shared session but can’t change it.
Can someone sign up for Courses on their own?
No. A course is something an institution sets up, and participants are enrolled with a code. If you are studying on your own, ask your program whether it can use Scrolls.
Does it work with online sessions?
Yes, if the recording Mac’s microphone can hear the session. Play the call through the laptop speakers, not headphones. Scrolls doesn’t capture a call’s audio directly yet, and it never joins the call.
What about weak internet at a venue?
Scrolls needs a connection to start a session and to write the transcript and notes. If the connection drops in the middle of a session, recording carries on on the Mac, and the part the transcript missed can be transcribed from the recording afterwards. If there is no connection at all, record on a phone and upload the file when you are back online. Scrolls turns an uploaded recording into the same notes and lists.
Which languages work?
English and Hindi, including sessions where speakers move between the two. Hindi is written in Devanagari. Other languages aren’t supported yet.
Are we allowed to record our own sessions?
That’s the institution’s decision and responsibility. Tell speakers and participants that sessions are recorded, for example in the program brief, and get a guest speaker’s agreement first. Recording laws differ by country and state.
Why does my Mac warn me when I open it?
Scrolls isn’t signed with an Apple developer certificate yet, so macOS stops it the first time it is opened. The Download page walks through opening it anyway, with screenshots.
How do we get a newer version?
Come back to the Download page and download the latest version. Scrolls tells you when a newer one is available and points you here. Your sessions carry over.