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Edit your Anki deck by turning your own notes into cards

Upload a PDF, slides, notes or photos of pages. DeckOwl drafts flashcards with spaced repetition, so you can rebuild a weak deck from your own material instead of fixing card by card.

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Why rebuilding from source beats hand-editing

If you need an Anki deck editor, the faster route is often to regenerate cards from the material they came from rather than rewording dozens of them one at a time. DeckOwl reads your PDF, slides, notes or photos of pages and drafts flashcards with spaced repetition already set up.

Works from PDFs, slides, notes and photos of textbook pages
Flashcards come with spaced repetition for review
Free plan includes 3 generations per month with no credit card
Plus adds unlimited generations and Anki export

Example cell biology flashcards (a common study topic)

Organelle that produces most of a cell's ATP through cellular respirationMitochondrion. It is where the later stages of aerobic respiration take place.

Function of the rough endoplasmic reticulumSynthesizes and transports proteins, and it is studded with ribosomes.

What does osmosis describe?The movement of water across a semipermeable membrane toward a higher solute concentration.

Phase of mitosis in which chromosomes line up at the cell's equatorMetaphase. Spindle fibers attach to each sister chromatid pair at the metaphase plate.

Main role of the Golgi apparatusModifies, sorts and packages proteins and lipids for secretion or delivery to other organelles.

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Cards from your material

Upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or images, and get flashcards drafted from the content.

Spaced repetition built in

Review cards on a schedule that brings back the ones you are about to forget.

Export to Anki on Plus

Plus includes Anki export, along with PDF, DOCX and CSV, so your cards can move into your existing workflow.

How it works

Upload your source

Add a PDF, slide deck, note file or photo of a page. Images are read with text recognition.

Review the generated cards

Check the flashcards DeckOwl drafts and study them in the browser with spaced repetition.

Export to Anki

On Plus, export your cards to Anki, PDF, DOCX or CSV and keep studying wherever you prefer.

The free plan gives you 3 generations a month and lets you study in the browser. Exporting to Anki, along with PDF, DOCX and CSV, is part of Plus at $39/year or $7.99/month.

Students with a school email get 40% off, and no credit card is needed to start.

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Frequently asked questions

How many flashcards should I make for cell biology?

Aim for one fact per card, and focus on the terms and processes your course emphasizes, such as organelle functions and the phases of mitosis. Ten to twenty well-chosen cards per chapter is a practical starting point for most students.

What makes a good flashcard front?

A good front asks one specific question or names one term, such as "Which organelle makes most of the cell's ATP?" Vague prompts make it hard to tell whether you actually recalled the answer.

Can I export my cards to Anki?

Yes, exporting to Anki is available on the Plus plan at $39/year or $7.99/month. The free plan lets you study in the browser but does not include exports.

Does DeckOwl work with photos of my textbook?

Yes, you can upload images of pages and they are read with text recognition before cards are generated. You can also upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX or plain text notes.

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