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Turn your notes into AnkiDroid flashcards with AI

Upload PDFs, slides, notes or images and get flashcards with spaced repetition. Export to Anki and study the deck in AnkiDroid on your Android phone.

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Making AnkiDroid cards from your own material

Between classes, most students have a few minutes and a phone, not a stack of index cards. An AnkiDroid flashcard maker workflow starts with your own material: upload a PDF, slide deck or photo of notes, and DeckOwl generates cards you can export to Anki and review in AnkiDroid.

  • Start from your lecture slides or textbook chapter instead of a generic deck.
  • Keep each card to one fact so reviews stay quick on a phone.
  • Reword the cards you miss rather than repeating them unchanged.
  • Export to Anki on Plus or Pro, then import the deck into AnkiDroid.
Example AnkiDroid study cards
What is the difference between a note and a card in Anki?A note holds the field content, and one note can generate several cards, such as a forward and a reverse card, so you learn both directions.
What does pressing Again do during an AnkiDroid review?It marks the card as forgotten, so it comes back soon within the session and its next interval resets to a short gap.
What is a cloze deletion card in Anki?A card with one term hidden in a sentence, such as "Mitochondria produce most of the cell's [...]", so you recall the word from context.
What does the ease factor control in Anki's default scheduler?How much a card's interval grows after each successful review. A lower ease makes a card repeat more often, and a higher ease stretches the gap.
Which file format does Anki use to share a deck?The .apkg package, which holds the cards and media, so the deck can be imported into AnkiDroid.
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Flashcards from your files

Upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or photos of pages, and the AI turns the material into cards.

Spaced repetition built in

Cards you miss return sooner, so review time goes to what you are actually forgetting.

Export to Anki

On Plus and Pro, export your deck to Anki and study it in AnkiDroid on Android.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, slides, notes or a photo of a page.

Generate your cards

Review the flashcards, then study them in the browser.

Export and study in AnkiDroid

Send the deck to Anki on a paid plan and review it on your Android phone.

Spaced repetition matters more than the raw number of cards. Cards you forget come back sooner, and cards you know get longer gaps, which keeps each session focused on what you are most likely to lose.

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Frequently asked questions

How many flashcards should I make for a chapter?

Make one card per fact you need to recall rather than one per page, and keep each card to a single idea. Let the review schedule show you which cards need more practice.

Should I use cloze cards or question-and-answer cards in AnkiDroid?

Cloze cards suit definitions and sentences with a key term hidden, while question-and-answer cards suit concepts that need a full explanation. Mixing both keeps practice from feeling repetitive.

Can I export flashcards to AnkiDroid?

Yes, on paid plans you can export to Anki and import the deck into AnkiDroid on Android. The free plan lets you study in the browser but does not include exports.

Is there a free plan?

Yes, the free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser. No credit card is needed to start.

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