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Turn PowerPoint slides into AI flashcards you can review

Upload a PPTX deck and DeckOwl reads the text on each slide, then builds flashcards you review with spaced repetition so the material sticks.

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Why turn slides into flashcards at all

Lecture decks are built to be presented, not studied, so a slide that says "Action potential: threshold and all-or-none response" tells you little on its own. AI flashcards from PowerPoint turn each slide's key terms and claims into question-and-answer pairs you can test yourself on.

Upload .pptx files directly, with PDF and notes as alternatives
Each card's front is a term or question and the back is the answer from that slide
Review in the browser on the free plan, with no credit card needed to start
Export to Anki, PDF, DOCX or CSV on the Plus plan for offline study

Example nervous system flashcards for lecture slides

What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?The central nervous system, made up of the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system, made up of the nerves outside them.

What is the function of a myelin sheath?It insulates the axon and speeds up signal transmission, which jumps between gaps called nodes of Ranvier.

What do the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems do?The sympathetic system prepares the body for fight or flight, while the parasympathetic system supports rest and digest functions.

What is the blood-brain barrier?A selective barrier formed by tight junctions between capillary cells that limits which substances pass from the blood into brain tissue.

What is a synapse?The junction where a neuron passes a chemical or electrical signal to another neuron or to a target cell.

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Reads every slide

Titles, bullet points, speaker-facing text and text in photos of printed slides are all picked up for card creation.

Cards from your own deck

Flashcards come from your lecture, not a generic template, so the terms match what your instructor emphasized.

Spaced repetition built in

Cards you miss come back sooner and cards you know fade to longer gaps, so you spend time on what you are about to forget.

How it works

Upload your deck

Drop in a PPTX file, or add a PDF export of the slides, notes or an image of a printed page.

Review the generated cards

Check the front and back of each flashcard and edit any that are vague or missing a key term.

Study on a schedule

Work through the day's cards in your browser. The spaced repetition schedule decides what comes back and when.

Converting slides also forces you to recall the answer before you flip the card, which is the part of studying that does the most work. Spaced repetition then brings each card back at the point you would otherwise forget it, so the deck you already paid attention to becomes material you can recall in an exam.

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Frequently asked questions

How many flashcards should I make from one lecture deck?

Aim for one card per distinct term, definition or cause-and-effect fact on the slides. Skip title slides and decorative images, since they rarely contain material worth testing.

How should I study flashcards made from slides?

Try to answer each card from memory before flipping it, and rate how hard it was. Let spaced repetition set the timing so you review difficult cards more often than ones you already know.

Can I export my PowerPoint flashcards to Anki?

Yes, Anki export is included on the Plus plan at $99.90/year or $9.99/month. The free plan lets you study the flashcards in the browser without exports.

Is there a free plan for making flashcards from slides?

The free plan includes 3 generations per month and browser study. You can start without a credit card, and students get 40% off with a school email.

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