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See your Anki deck progress at a glance, from your own study material

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What a progress bar can and cannot show

A visual bar showing how far you are through a deck is the reason most people go looking for an Anki deck progress bar add-on, and it helps to know what that bar actually measures.

Anki's deck overview shows today's new, learning and due counts.
Daily new card and review limits in deck options cap what appears each day.
Suspended and buried cards are hidden from regular study until they return.
Generating cards from your own material keeps the deck aligned with your course.

Example Anki deck progress tracking cards

What three card counts does the Anki deck overview show?New, learning and due (to review) cards for today, capped by the daily limits in deck options.

What is a suspended card in Anki?A card removed from study until you unsuspend it, so it does not appear in reviews or count as due.

What does a buried card in Anki mean?A card hidden until the next day, usually because a sibling card from the same note was reviewed.

Where do you find review history charts in Anki?The Statistics window, opened from the main window or a deck overview. · Shows today's reviews, the future due forecast and card counts by interval.

Why can an Anki deck progress count look lower than the deck size?Only cards due or allowed by the daily new and review limits appear each day. · Cards not yet due are not counted in today's totals.

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Flashcards from your material

Upload a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text notes or a photo of a page, and DeckOwl turns it into flashcards.

Spaced repetition built in

Cards come back on a schedule, so your study load stays steady instead of piling up before an exam.

Export to Anki on Plus

The Plus plan exports to Anki, so the generated deck can be tracked with Anki's own counts and statistics.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, slides, notes or images from the course you are studying.

Generate and review your cards

DeckOwl creates flashcards you can study in the browser right away.

Export and track in Anki

On Plus, export to Anki and follow your progress through the deck overview and statistics.

Anki's built-in deck overview already shows new, learning and due counts for the day, and the Statistics window shows review history. Those numbers reflect today's workload, not how well you know the material, so a bar based on them tracks effort more than mastery.

If you want the deck itself to match your course, DeckOwl can generate it from your own notes, then export it to Anki on the Plus plan.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I check how much of an Anki deck I have finished?

Open the deck overview to see today's new, learning and due counts, or use the Statistics window for review history. These counts reset each day, so they show today's workload rather than total mastery.

How many cards should I study per day in a large Anki deck?

Pick a number you can finish in one sitting without skipping reviews, then adjust after a week of steady study. Keeping reviews manageable matters more than hitting a high daily count.

Can I export DeckOwl flashcards to Anki?

Yes, the Plus plan ($99.90/year or $9.99/month) includes export to Anki along with PDF, DOCX and CSV export. The free plan does not include exports.

Is there a free plan?

Yes, the free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser, with no credit card needed to start. Exports require a paid plan.

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