Turn your notes into Anki flashcards, starting with a free sign up
Upload a PDF, slides, notes or a photo of a page. DeckOwl builds flashcards with spaced repetition, and you can start without a credit card.
Getting Anki flashcards without the setup
Making Anki flashcards from your own course material takes one free sign up and no credit card. You upload the reading, lecture slides or notes you already have, and DeckOwl turns them into question and answer cards.
- Free plan: 3 generations per month and studying in the browser.
- Plus plan: unlimited generations, plus PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export.
- Students get 40% off with a school email address.
- Pro plan adds a stronger AI model, bulk upload, and QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export.
Works from your own material
Upload PDFs, DOCX and PPTX files, plain text notes, or photos of pages. Text in images is read with text recognition.
Spaced repetition built in
Cards you find difficult come back sooner, and easier ones are spaced further apart, so review time goes where it helps most.
Export when you need it
Paid plans export to Anki, CSV, PDF and DOCX. The free plan lets you study in the browser.
How it works
Sign up
Create a free account with an email address. No credit card is needed to start.
Upload your material
Add a PDF, slide deck, set of notes or image. The free plan includes 3 generations per month.
Study and export
Review your flashcards with spaced repetition in the browser, or upgrade to Plus to export them to Anki.
The cards come with spaced repetition, so the facts you miss show up more often than the ones you already know. That makes a unit of anatomy or a set of chapter notes easier to keep in memory over several weeks.
If you later want the deck in Anki itself, the Plus plan exports to Anki, along with CSV and PDF. Students can get 40% off with a school email address.
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Frequently asked questions
How many flashcards should I make for an anatomy unit?
There is no fixed number. Keep each card to one fact so it tests a single idea, and start with the key terms from each chapter.
How often should I review flashcards with spaced repetition?
Review daily while you are learning new material, since spaced repetition schedules each card based on how well you recall it. Cards you miss will return sooner.
Do I need a credit card to sign up?
No. You can start on the free plan without a credit card, which includes 3 generations per month and browser study.
Can I export my flashcards to Anki?
Yes, but export to Anki is a paid feature on the Plus plan, which costs $39/year or $7.99/month. The free plan is for studying in the browser.
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