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Ready-made decks rarely match your course. Upload your own material and get flashcards with spaced repetition, ready to study in the browser or export to Anki.

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Why generate your own instead of downloading a deck

If you want Anki cards to download, the most useful ones come from the material you are actually studying. A deck written for another course often skips the terms your professor stressed and includes details you do not need.

Cards come from your PDFs, slides, notes or photos, not a generic deck.
Spaced repetition schedules reviews based on what you still miss.
Free plan: 3 generations per month and browser study, no exports.
Plus ($39/year or $7.99/month) adds unlimited generations and Anki, PDF, DOCX and CSV export.

Example biology flashcards on cell structure

Which organelle produces most of a cell's ATP?The mitochondrion, through cellular respiration, which releases energy stored in glucose.

What is the function of the Golgi apparatus?It modifies, sorts and packages proteins and lipids for transport within or out of the cell.

What is osmosis?The net movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from lower solute concentration to higher solute concentration.

What does the nucleolus produce?Ribosomal RNA, and it is where ribosome subunits are assembled.

How do prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ?Prokaryotes lack a membrane-bound nucleus and membrane-bound organelles, while eukaryotes have both.

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Built from your material

Upload PDFs, DOCX files, PPTX slides, plain text notes or photos of pages. The flashcards cover what your class actually taught.

Spaced repetition included

Cards are scheduled so you review the ones you are about to forget, instead of rereading the whole deck.

Export to Anki on Plus

Plus exports your cards as PDF, DOCX, Anki or CSV files. The free plan lets you study in the browser without exports.

How it works

Upload your source

Add a PDF, slide deck, set of notes or a photo of a textbook page. Text recognition reads images.

Review the generated cards

Check the front and back of each flashcard and edit anything that is unclear before you start studying.

Study or export

Study in the browser with spaced repetition, or upgrade to Plus to export the deck to Anki.

Generating from your own files keeps the wording and emphasis of your lectures. You can start with the free plan, which gives you 3 generations per month, and move to Plus when you want unlimited generations and Anki export.

Review the cards once after generating. Fixing a wrong answer now is faster than relearning a mistake later.

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Frequently asked questions

How many flashcards should I make per topic?

Aim for one fact per card, so each card tests a single term, definition or relationship. A typical chapter section may need anywhere from 10 to 30 cards, depending on how dense it is.

What is the best way to study biology flashcards?

Study them in short daily sessions and say the answer aloud before flipping the card. Mark the cards you miss and review them more often than the ones you know well.

Can I export my generated cards to Anki?

Yes, but Anki export is part of the Plus plan. The free plan lets you study generated flashcards in the browser without exports.

Do I need a credit card to start?

No credit card is needed to start on the free plan. Students with a school email get 40% off Plus.

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