Make an Anki deck from your own PDFs and notes
Skip the hunt for a ready-made deck. Upload your course material and get flashcards with spaced repetition, ready to study or export.
Why build your own Anki deck
Opening someone else's Anki deck only helps when its cards match your course. With DeckOwl, you can skip the search for a ready-made anki deck opener and generate a deck from the exact PDFs, slides, notes or page photos your class uses.
- Cards match your lecture slides and readings, not someone else's deck.
- Spaced repetition schedules reviews around what you still find hard.
- Upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or photos of pages.
- Export to Anki on Plus, with a 40% discount for students using a school email.
Works from your material
Upload PDFs, DOCX or PPTX files, plain text notes, or photos of pages read with text recognition.
Spaced repetition built in
Cards come back at the intervals where you are most likely to forget them, so review time goes to what you need.
Anki export on Plus
Plus exports your flashcards to Anki, along with PDF, DOCX and CSV, so you can keep studying in the app you already use.
How it works
Upload your material
Add a PDF, slide deck, set of notes, or a photo of a textbook page.
Generate your flashcards
DeckOwl writes flashcards from your content, and you can also create quizzes and mind maps.
Study or export
Review in the browser on the free plan, or export to Anki and other formats on Plus.
Flashcards use spaced repetition, so reviews are scheduled around when you are likely to forget a card. Free accounts can study in the browser, and Plus adds exports to PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV.
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Frequently asked questions
How many flashcards should I make for one exam topic?
Start with the key terms and definitions from one lecture or chapter, which is often 15 to 30 cards. Add more cards for any answers you keep missing.
How often should I review flashcards before an exam?
Review new cards every day and let spaced repetition space out the ones you already know. Short sessions of 15 to 20 minutes usually work better than one long cram.
Can I open my DeckOwl cards in Anki?
Yes, the Plus plan exports to Anki along with PDF, DOCX and CSV. The free plan lets you study in the browser without exports.
Does DeckOwl work with photos of textbook pages?
Yes, images are read with text recognition, so a photo of a page can become flashcards. You can also upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX or plain text notes.
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