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Turn your lecture notes into AI flashcards you can take into Anki

Upload a PDF, slide deck, set of notes or a photo of a page. DeckOwl reads the text and builds flashcards you can review with spaced repetition.

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Why students build their Anki decks with AI

Many students want an AI flashcard maker for Anki because typing every definition by hand takes longer than the studying itself. Lecture slides and textbook chapters already contain the terms and relationships you need to memorize, so the work is turning them into clear question and answer pairs.

Upload PDFs, PowerPoint slides, Word files, text notes or photos of pages.
Get flashcards that you can edit before studying.
Review with spaced repetition so hard cards return more often.
Export to Anki, CSV, PDF or DOCX on the Plus plan.

Example plate tectonics flashcards

What is the lithosphere?The rigid outer layer of Earth, made of the crust and the uppermost mantle, which is broken into tectonic plates.

What drives seafloor spreading?Magma rises at mid-ocean ridges and cools into new oceanic crust, pushing older crust away from the ridge.

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?Divergent boundaries, where plates pull apart; convergent boundaries, where they collide; and transform boundaries, where they slide past each other.

What typically forms at a subduction zone?Deep ocean trenches, and often volcanic arcs on the overriding plate, because the denser plate sinks into the mantle.

Which type of boundary produces the San Andreas Fault?A transform boundary, where the Pacific and North American plates slide horizontally past each other.

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Works with your own material

Upload PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or images. Photos of pages are read with text recognition, so handwritten-free printed notes work too.

Spaced repetition built in

Cards come back at the intervals that help you remember them, so you spend less time rereading and more time recalling.

Export to Anki on Plus

The Plus plan exports your cards to Anki, along with CSV, PDF and DOCX, so your decks stay in the tools you already use.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a lecture PDF, slide deck, notes file or a photo of a textbook page.

Review the generated cards

Check the flashcards DeckOwl creates, edit anything that needs fixing, and keep the ones that matter.

Study or export

Study in the browser with spaced repetition, or export to Anki on the Plus plan.

DeckOwl reads your own files and proposes cards from them, which keeps the deck tied to what your instructor actually covered. You can then trim, rewrite or add cards before you start reviewing, so the final deck reflects your course rather than a generic list.

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Frequently asked questions

How many flashcards should I make for a plate tectonics unit?

Aim for one card per term, process or boundary type, and keep each answer short. Cards that test a single idea are easier to review consistently over time.

Is it better to study plate tectonics with flashcards or diagrams?

Use both. Flashcards drill definitions such as divergent and convergent boundaries, while sketching a cross-section of a subduction zone shows whether you understand how the parts connect.

Can DeckOwl export my flashcards to Anki?

Yes, on the Plus plan, which also includes PDF, DOCX and CSV export. The Free plan lets you study in the browser but does not include exports.

Which file types can I upload?

You can upload PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or notes, and images. Photos of pages are read with text recognition before the cards are generated.

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