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Turn any PDF or slide deck into Anki-ready flashcards with AI

Upload lecture slides, PDFs, notes or photos of a textbook page. DeckOwl writes the flashcards and schedules your reviews with spaced repetition.

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Making Anki flashcards from your own material

Most students who need an Anki flashcard maker already have the content they want to memorize, sitting in slides, a PDF chapter or handwritten notes. The hard part is turning that material into clear question and answer cards without spending an evening typing them out.

Upload PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or photos of pages
Review and edit each card before you study it
Study with spaced repetition in the browser
Export to Anki, PDF, DOCX or CSV on Plus

Example immune system flashcards

What is the difference between innate and adaptive immunity?Innate immunity responds quickly with general defenses such as skin, phagocytes and inflammation. Adaptive immunity is slower but targets specific antigens and builds immunological memory.

What do B cells do?They produce antibodies. After activation, some become plasma cells that secrete antibodies, and others become memory B cells that respond faster on reexposure.

What is the role of helper T cells (CD4+)?They coordinate the immune response by releasing cytokines that activate B cells, cytotoxic T cells and macrophages.

What is an antigen?A molecule, often a protein or polysaccharide, that the immune system can recognize and trigger a specific response against.

What do cytotoxic T cells (CD8+) do?They recognize and destroy cells infected with viruses or carrying abnormal markers, such as some cancer cells.

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Works from your own material

Upload PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or images. Photos of pages are read with text recognition, so your course material becomes cards without retyping.

Spaced repetition built in

Cards come back at the intervals your memory needs, so you review what you are about to forget instead of rereading everything.

Export to Anki on Plus

Plus exports your deck to Anki, along with PDF, DOCX and CSV. The free plan lets you study every card in the browser.

How it works

Upload your material

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

Review the generated cards

Check the flashcards DeckOwl writes, then edit or delete any that are off.

Study or export

Study in the browser with spaced repetition, or export to Anki if you have Plus.

DeckOwl reads your file and proposes flashcards with a front and a back. You keep the cards that matter, rewrite any that are vague, and study them with spaced repetition. Because the deck comes from your own course material, it matches what your instructor will test.

Free accounts get 3 generations per month and browser study. Plus, at $99.90/year or $9.99/month, removes the generation limit and adds PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export. Students get 40% off with a school email.

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Frequently asked questions

How many flashcards should I make for the immune system?

Aim for one fact per card, so a topic like innate versus adaptive immunity becomes several short cards instead of one long one. Cover the cell types, their roles and how they interact, then add cards for the terms you keep missing.

What is the best way to study flashcards with spaced repetition?

Review cards on the schedule the app gives you rather than cramming a whole deck the night before. Say the answer out loud before you flip the card, and mark it honestly so the interval matches how well you actually knew it.

Can I export my DeckOwl flashcards to Anki for free?

Export is a paid feature. Plus, at $99.90/year or $9.99/month, includes Anki export, and the free plan lets you study in the browser with 3 generations per month.

Do I need a credit card to start?

No. You can start on the free plan without a credit card, and students get 40% off with a school email.

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