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Turn your Ubuntu notes into flashcards you can export to Anki

Upload a lab handout, a slide deck or a photo of your terminal cheat sheet. DeckOwl writes the flashcards and schedules reviews so the commands you forget come back sooner.

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Why Ubuntu flashcards work better when they come from your own notes

Ubuntu has a lot of commands, file paths and config settings to remember, and Anki flashcards for Ubuntu work best when they come from the material you are actually learning. Upload the handout, slides or notes you already use and DeckOwl turns them into cards with spaced repetition, so the terms you miss come back sooner.

Generate cards from lecture slides, lab handouts or notes without retyping them.
Photos of pages are read with text recognition, so a snapped cheat sheet works too.
Spaced repetition schedules reviews for you instead of a fixed daily stack.
Export to Anki is available on Plus, which is also what makes a deck portable to your machine.

Example Ubuntu terminal flashcards

What does sudo do?Runs a single command with superuser privileges after you authenticate with your password.

Which apt command refreshes the package lists?sudo apt update. It downloads the latest package information but does not upgrade installed software.

What permissions does chmod 755 give a file?The owner can read, write and execute it, while the group and others can read and execute it.

What does ls -la show that plain ls does not?Hidden files whose names start with a dot, plus permissions, owner, size and modification dates in long format.

Which prompt symbol indicates a root shell?A hash sign (#). A regular user prompt ends in a dollar sign ($).

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Cards from your own files

Upload PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or images. Photos of pages are read with text recognition.

Spaced repetition built in

Cards you miss come back more often, and cards you know spread out over longer gaps.

Export to Anki

Paid plans export to Anki, so your Ubuntu deck can sit alongside the rest of your study materials.

How it works

Upload your material

Add the PDF, slides, notes or photo you are studying from.

Generate flashcards

DeckOwl creates question and answer cards from the content, which you can edit before studying.

Study or export

Review in the browser on the free plan, or export to Anki on Plus.

Most people studying Ubuntu are either learning Linux for a course or certification, or setting up a machine and want the commands to stick. You can generate cards from a lab sheet or a photo of a terminal cheat sheet, and the text recognition reads the image for you.

The free plan lets you study in the browser with 3 generations a month. Export to Anki, PDF, DOCX and CSV is part of the Plus plan, so you can move the deck onto your Ubuntu desktop once it is ready.

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Frequently asked questions

What Ubuntu commands should I learn first?

Start with navigation (cd, ls, pwd), file permissions (chmod, chown) and package management (apt update, apt install). These show up in almost every Ubuntu course and everyday task.

How often should I review Linux command flashcards?

Short daily sessions work better than long cramming sessions. Spaced repetition spaces out reviews automatically, so cards you know appear less often and missed ones come back sooner.

Can I export my flashcards to Anki on Ubuntu?

Yes, export to Anki is available on the Plus plan at $39 per year or $7.99 per month. The free plan lets you study in the browser with 3 generations per month.

Do I need a credit card to try DeckOwl?

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

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